Drug bust at Renfrew home

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has seized a variety of illegal drugs from a home in Renfrew. Officers from the Street Crime Unit, OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and OPP Canine Unit executed a search warrant on October 1, 2020 at a home …

Can your child go to school?

Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) has today issued the following updated advice on the COVID-19 School and Childcare Screening Tool (scroll down for link): The new Ontario screening tool has been updated to help parents make informed decisions about whether their children should attend school or childcare, need …

Ontario adds more public health and testing measures

Effective at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday October 3, 2020, the Ontario government is tightening public health guidelines and introducing amended testing measures. Premier Doug Ford, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Dirk Huyer, Coordinator of the Provincial Outbreak Response, …

Ontario adds more public health and testing measures

Effective at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday October 3, 2020, the Ontario government is tightening public health guidelines and introducing amended testing measures. Premier Doug Ford, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Dirk Huyer, Coordinator of the Provincial Outbreak Response, …

Renfrew County paramedics update COVID-19 testing schedule

In a media release received September 24, the Renfrew County Paramedics provided an update on COVID-19 testing as follows: Renfrew County Paramedics have updated the COVID-19 public testing schedule for the period September 28 to October 9, 2020. They are now offering simultaneous clinics during the weekdays.  It is important to note that …

RCDHU confirms a COVID-19 case in another school in Renfrew County

A media release this evening from Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) confirms that a positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Our Lady of Grace Catholic School in Westmeath. The release states: Today, Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) confirms a positive laboratory-confirmed case of novel …

Killaloe & District Housing responds to complaints about broken elevator at Millstream Apartments

Editor’s Note: Recently The Current was notified of concerns expressed by members of the public about the out-of-service elevator at Millstream Apartments, the seniors’ residence in Killaloe (Above, photo E. Hugh Petrie). We reached out to the management and Board of Directors of Killaloe & District Housing Inc., and received …

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