The Renfrew County & District Health Unit has confirmed a new case of COVID-19 in the Pembroke area, and is recommending that residents self-monitor for symptoms if you visited two locations where the person was known to be. Continue reading →

Police say they have now identified a body found in Pembroke Sunday as that of a missing 17-year-old girl. Continue reading →

Weather radar shows that the worst of the storm should pass to the south, but the Deep River area is included in a “severe thunderstorm warning” for early this afternoon. Continue reading →

Tragic news this morning from the Upper Ottawa Valley OPP. Continue reading →

Why did the chicken cross the road? Maybe it wanted to take part in Deep River’s great backyard chicken debate.

The issue of allowing town residents to keep up up to four chickens in residential areas will be back on the table for town council tonight, with at least five letters and a report from town staff on the agenda. Continue reading →

Both Renfrew County school boards will see increases in funding next year, although the amounts may not seem quite as historic as the province suggests. Continue reading →

Police have recovered the body of an unidentified individual from the Ottawa River near Pembroke. Continue reading →

The Ontario Provincial Police are warning county residents to beware of scam phone calls that pretend to be from government services. Continue reading →

Traffic was backed up in both directions on Highway 17 this morning following a single vehicle accident on Highway 17. Continue reading →

Taxes on a “typical” home in Deep River will go up roughly $78 this year.

That figure was part of a report to Deep River council Wednesday night on the setting of the town’s municipal tax rates for 2020. Continue reading →