The Renfrew County OSPCA is gearing up for their Friends for Life Walk-a-Thon this weekend.
Virgilia Partridge the Humane Education and Volunteer Coordinator for the Renfrew County Branch of the OSPCA says there is still time to sign up and take part...
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Partridge says the donations will help the Renfrew County Branch with their every day operations.
The walk will be taking place at noon on Sunday May the 26th and will start at Riverside Park in Pembroke.
Today is Draw the Line Day.
A day to create awareness about everyday situations we are involved with and where do we DRAW THE LINE?
Jancy Brown says the online campaign includes moral dilemmas we are often faced with and they want to know what we think about them...
The Draw the Line campaign will be presented in some schools across the valley and is online at www.draw-the-line.ca
The month of May has been declared Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the province of Ontario and the Renfrew County Women's Sexual Assault Centre is getting the word out!
Jancy Brown with the Renfrew County Women's Sexual Assault Centre says the biggest thing for anyone that's a victim of sexual violence is that you are not alone, and there are many service to help everyone involved...
There is a 24/7 Crisis & Support Line, and even a drop-in face-to-face support program that's been in the Valley for 20 years.
Have plans this weekend? Stay safe and donate your empties!
Natural Resources Canada is reporting the following...
Automatic detection of seismic event: magnitude 4.8 - 17 May 9:43 EDT - BRAESIDE, ON region
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Natural Resources Canada has listed an automatic detection of a seismic event: magnitude 4.8 - 17 May 9:43 EDT. It originated from the BRAESIDE, ONTARIO region.
Daycare's across Renfrew County have closed up shop today to hold the largest meeting of daycare owners and operators in the county, as well as the province.
9 months ago the idea was formed to have childcare workers and operators to have a P.A. Day to allow them to take part in a day of learning and discussion to improve upon the standards of childcare in the county.
Judy Mulvihill the County of Renfrew Manager of Childcare Services says the County's standards for care are extremely high...
Today's meeting is being held at the Best Western in Pembroke and more than 181 people are taking part.
The Renfrew County District School Board has signed and adopted the Renfrew County Violence Threat Risk Assessment Protocol.
The Protocol is signed by several community groups, include police and social services groups to help assess the risk of violent behaviours and prevent them before they can happen.
Ivan Saari the RCDSB Operations Leader says this initiative is a huge step toward creating safer communities...
Other local businesses and groups involved in the Assessment Protocol include the RCDSB, Renfrew County Catholic School Board, OPP Detachments, PMFRC, FCS, the Phoenix Centre, Pembroke Police, Pembroke Hospital, and the Bernadette McCann House for Women.
The County Of Renfrew is focusing on the joy of reading, sharing and nature, as they launch Book Trees in four municipalities across the county.
The idea behind the Book Tree's are to be able to share books freely across the county by taking books from a tree and returning them to another book tree or even putting your previously read books in the tree's for someone else to enjoy.
Judy Mulvihill the County of Renfrew Manager of Childcare Services says the concept, which originated in Germany seemed to fit this area perfectly...
Pembroke, Petawawa, Killaloe, and Arnprior will all be taking part and the books will be shared freely between the "Book Tree's" in those communities.
The tree's launched today will be put in place over the next month.
The OPP have released a photo of the possible suspects involved in the Eganville Bank Robbery.
Killaloe OPP say on the morning of May 12 a Red Dodge, single cab Pickup truck was found abandoned in the field of Serenity Bay Campground located just East of the town of Eganville on Highway 60.
This vehicle, which has business logos "The Woodcrafters" on its doors, had been reported stolen from the City of Ottawa on the 8th of May and they have officially released a photo of the stolen pick-up with two men inside the vehicle.
If anyone can identify any of the men in the photo or remembers seeing the vehicle on May 10th in Eganville between 4:30 and 6:30 PM is asked to call Killaloe OPP.
To see the pictures: http://opp.ca/newsportal/files/273728226.2.pdf