Putting local foods on the menu for holiday celebrations in the Ottawa Valley
By Lynn Jones, The Ottawa River Institute
December is not normally a time when one thinks about celebrating Earth’s bounty with a feast of local...
Women’s Institute Meeting
Submitted by Elaine Hennessey
The District Directors for the North Renfrew District met recently for their meeting. Ruth Douma acted as President/Secretary. Minutes from the...
Fifty-one years of planting trees on the Dobson Farm in the Upper Ottawa Valley
Lynn Jones, Ottawa River Institute
Fifty-one years of planting trees on the Dobson Farm in the Upper Ottawa Valley
by Lynn Jones, Ottawa River Institute
Bob Dobson...
Lots of ‘eyes’ on Watersheds Canada’s work to restore critical walleye spawning areas
November 1, 2022, Renfrew, Ontario – Since 2000, the Muskrat River in Renfrew County, Ontario has seen various stages of rehabilitation completed to help the...
NFU Pleased with Grain Grading Decision
Press ReleaseNFU
Hanley, SK - The National Farmers Union (NFU) is pleased with the changes to the Canadian Grain Commission’s grain grading dispute resolution service...
Bromley Historical Society Presentation on Federal Election 1917
The Bromley Historical Society is honoured to welcome Sean Conway, former Member of the Provincial Parliament, to give a presentation on the so-called “khaki”...
Women’s Institute Westmeath Victory Garden
North Renfrew District Women's Institute (WI) was honored to be part of a Victory garden which has been planted and harvested at Our Lady...
Thanksgiving is about Gratitude, not Turkey
I was perplexed by Reader’s Digest 66 reasons to be thankful this Thanksgiving. Many of their reasons seem to be way off my way...
Bob’s Meanderings: “The People’s Princess” 25 years later
September 1st brought back a vivid memory. It was a quarter of a century after the Paris tunnel car crash that Diana, Princess of...
Professor to Speak on Irish Potato Famine History
Submitted by Blaine Marchand
The Bromley Historical Society is honoured to have Professor Mark McGowan, Canada’s leading authority on the Irish potato famine and immigration...
