Laurentian Hills firefighters remain on the scene tonight of a chimney fire at a home on Gleason Lane. Continue reading →

The Mackenzie Mustangs’ first high school football home game of the season has been cancelled in the wake of province-wide job action by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). Continue reading →

by Vance Gutzman

A Deep River councillor has been cleared of conflict of interest allegations.

In a decision dated September 15, the the town’s integrity commissioner, Guy Giorno, ruled that Terry Myers did not violate the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (MCIA) over the appointment of one of his co-workers to the town’s police services board. Continue reading →

Deep River Police crime report for July 2019

Anyone with information regarding these crimes or any other crime is asked to call the Deep River Police Service at 613-584-3500 or the Renfrew County Crimes Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. Continue reading →

by Terry Myers

The townships of Head, Clara, Maria are willing to go part way on a promise to help support the opening of a proposed graphite mine near Bissett Creek. Continue reading →

Many arts groups throughout the province have suffered funding losses from the Ontario government’s cutbacks and changes in the funding priorities of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC).

Locally, this is affecting one of Deep River’s longest standing organizations, the Deep River Symphony Orchestra (DRSO). Continue reading →

Tragic news out of Petawawa this morning as the Ontario Provincial Police report that the body of a seven-year-old boy was recovered from the Petawawa River Sunday evening. Continue reading →

Deep River is no longer number 1 in Renfrew County – and that’s a good thing when it comes to tax rates. Continue reading →

by Terry Myers

Laurentian Hills Councillor John Hoyle has been cleared on allegations that he violated Ontario’s Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. Continue reading →

The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests is reporting a small fire in Algonquin Park, about 30 km from Chalk River as the crow flies. Continue reading →