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Putting local foods on the menu for holiday celebrations in the Ottawa Valley

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...