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Today: Pembroke Community EXPO - Pembroke Memorial Centre, Pembroke Street West, Pembroke - Fri May 9, 2025 4:00 PM - Sat May 10, 2025 3:00 PM Friday Night at the Petawawa Container Market - Petawawa ...
May 09, 2025

Mental Health Week: Standing Proud- a poem born from tragedy and the power of artistic coping
A Valley-based poet and artist says his work often taps into a profound sense of empathy for the subjects he writes, paints, and draws about. As part of Canadian Mental Health Week, we caught up with ...
May 09, 2025

Mental Health Week- Unmasking Mental Health: Forging Forward Counselling Services leads the conversation in the Valley
One thing most people have in common is dealing with some sort of mental health. Forging Forward Counselling Services have been helping to promote mental wellness since 2003 here in the Ottawa Valley....
May 09, 2025
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June 1st at Festival Hall à L’Équinoxe
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This event is in support of the Renfrew County Community Poverty Action Network (CPAN)
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McHappy Day attracts hundreds to Pembroke McDonald's location
Thursday, May 8 marked McHappy Day right across the province, including here in Pembroke and all locations in the Ottawa Valley. A portion of all of the proceeds from food and beverage sales today wil...
May 08, 2025

Ontario invests over $106,000 to boost festivals in Renfrew County
The Ontario government is investing $106,000 in seven local festivals and events across Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke through the 2025 Experience Ontario program. The funding is part of a province-wide i...
May 08, 2025

Cardinal Prevost elected Pope Leo XIV
White smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel Thursday, signalling that the cardinals had chosen a new leader for the Catholic Church. American Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected as the 267th pope o...
May 08, 2025