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1 week ago | 
insideottawavalley.com | Olivia Barrett |Taylor Clark Insideottawavalleycom |Taylor Clark
With strong-mayor powers set to go into effect on May 1, councils across Lanark County met this week to discuss what it means for their municipalities ahead of the April 16 deadline to submit comments to the province.
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2 weeks ago | 
insideottawavalley.com | Taylor Clark |Olivia Barrett |Tara Gesner Insideottawavalleycom |Tara Gesner
Ontario plans to extend strong-mayor powers to the heads of another 169 municipalities, including those in the Ottawa Valley. With the new powers, heads of council would be able to appoint the chief administrative officer, hire certain department heads, create committees, propose the municipal budget, propose and veto certain bylaws, and bring forward matters for consideration.
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1 month ago | 
insideottawavalley.com | Tara Gesner |Olivia Barrett |Taylor Clark Insideottawavalleycom |Taylor Clark
The Progressive Conservative (PCs) Party of Ontario, led by Doug Ford, achieved a historic majority government three-peat on Thursday. After the results — which are still unofficial — finished rolling in on Feb. 27, the PCs had won a total of 80 seats — one more than before the snap election was called.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
insideottawavalley.com | Olivia Barrett
Received a message about an unpaid parking ticket? You might want to contact the Town of Renfrew’s bylaw department before making any payments. In a public notice on Jan. 23, the Town of Renfrew said both it and Ontario Provincial Police were made aware of a parking ticket scam affecting residents in the town and surrounding areas.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
insideottawavalley.com | Olivia Barrett
More multi-use paths, a new West Bonnechere River crossing and a commuter bus to Ottawa could all be on the way for Renfrew. These are a few ideas outlined in the Town of Renfrew’s Master Transportation Plan, which aims to improve and build infrastructure to support the expected population growth with the extension of Highway 417. Here’s what you need to know Council unanimously adopted the master transportation plan on Jan. 14.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
insideottawavalley.com | Olivia Barrett
When Jeff Collver learned that Algonquin College’s Perth Campus may close next year, he was disappointed but not surprised. “I don’t have any arguments to keep Algonquin here other than the arguments from the town, how our whole town benefits from the school,” said Collver, a graduate of the heritage carpentry and joinery program. He explained that he moved to Perth in 1991 for the program.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
insideottawavalley.com | Olivia Barrett
The Town of Renfrew says it’s ready to start working with its cultural plan a year after it asked for residents’ input, but local organizations say they have received little information throughout the process. In January 2024, the Town of Renfrew began holding public input sessions on its first-ever cultural plan, with in-person sessions and an online survey open over the course of a few weeks at the beginning of the year.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
insideottawavalley.com | Olivia Barrett
Thanks to colder temperatures, the Horton Outdoor Arena is set to open on Jan. 17. “The weather has been treating us very nicely,” said Rachel Eden, the community liaison officer for Horton Township. To able to flood the ice, the temperature needs to range between -7 C and -20 C for several days.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
insideottawavalley.com | Olivia Barrett
This new year meant a new owner, and a new name, for one of Renfrew’s second-hand stores. On Jan. 2, Subin Ramadhas reopened a beloved thrift store in Renfrew under a new name: “Love Again Thrift Store.”“People are saying they are really happy to have the store back,” Ramadhas said, adding that while the cold weather may slow down traffic in the store sometimes, the response from the community has been good.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
insideottawavalley.com | Olivia Barrett
The Perth Citizens for Sensible Development group is holding a public forum on Caivan’s revised proposal to build housing at the Perth Golf Course. This meeting is being held as mediation talks are expected due to Caivan’s 2023 appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal. The appeal was filed after the town did not make a decision on its official plan amendment and zoning bylaw amendment applications. The community group is hosting the forum on Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Perth Legion.
