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No deal, McNab-Braeside at impasse over recreation, library agreements
By John CarterEMC news - McNab-Braeside council decided Tuesday to end recreation and library service deals with Arnprior by year's end and replace them with a subsidized user pay system. However,...
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McNab-Braeside council wraps up budget with five per cent tax boost
By John CarterEMC news - Having finally made the difficult decision on recreation and library service agreements with Arnprior, McNab-Braeside council completed its budget deliberations...
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ADHS boys finish first in high school soccer
By John CarterEMC sports - The Arnprior District High School senior boys soccer team is off to a strong start in Upper Ottawa Valley play. The Redmen won their first three games, setting...
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Strike closes Arnprior Ontario Works office
By John CarterEMC news - While the County of Renfrew Ontario Works is continuing to provide service and money to clients despite a strike by its employees, the Arnprior office has been...
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Legendary Arnprior race horse named to hall of fame, Dalyce Blue dominated the track in late 1950s
By John CarterEMC news - A famous Arnprior horse will enter the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame May 25. Dalyce Blue, bred at Dr. John S. Findley's renowned Madawaska Farm of Arnprior,...
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Scholarship fundraiser to keep teen's memory alive
By John CarterEMC events - The public can help the family of Kay Lyman keep her memory alive through a scholarship by supporting a fundraiser this Saturday, May 12. The Lyman family...
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Legendary Arnprior race horse named to hall of fame, Dalyce Blue dominated the track in late 1950s
By John CarterEMC news - A famous Arnprior horse will enter the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame May 25. Dalyce Blue, bred at Dr. John S. Findley's renowned Madawaska Farm of Arnprior,...
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Arnprior coach helps Canadian women earn gold in Vermont
By John CarterEMC sports - Arnprior native Doug Derraugh has another feather in his hockey helmet. The 2011 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year was an assistant captain with the gold medal-winning...
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Rugby powerhouses clash at Dochart Park, Redmen suffer first defeat of 2011-12 season
By John CarterEMC sports - After several lopsided wins, the Arnprior Redmen girls rugby team was looking for a strong test as they gear up for the Eastern Ontario championships. They...
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McNab-Braeside residents asked for opinions on library, recreation, user-pay
By John CarterEMC news - The amount McNab-Braeside residents pay for recreation and library services in its neighbouring towns should be "consistent and equitable across the township,"...
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Post office offer withdrawn
By John CarterEMC news -McNab-Braeside council, on a 3-2 vote, decided Tuesday to withdraw its offer of the Braeside fire hall for a post office in the village. Coun. Aldene Styles,...
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More education, health workers join hundred grand club
By John CarterEMC news - The number of public-sector employees making $100,000 or more continues to rise in Renfrew County. The 2011 'sunshine' list released by the Ontario's Ministry...
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Liberal letter-writers target local MP Gallant
By John CarterEMC news - The federal Liberal Agriculture critic is the latest to pen a letter to local media attacking Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke MP Cheryl Gallant. In a letter entitled...
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Party-Atelier attracts large number of line-dancers
By John CarterEMC lifestyle - There was a great deal of fun and learning going on at the Nick Smith Centre April 14 as line-dancers from all over the area participated in the annual Arnprior...
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Litter a concern at Braeside post boxes
By John CarterNow it's messy, now it isn't. McNab-Braeside wrote to Canada Post earlier this year asking it to ensure the area around the post boxes in front of the Braeside fire hall...
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Braeside building offer reconsidered, Delay in hiring postmaster has council rethinking fire hall as post office plan
By John CarterEMC news - As the process to hire a new postmaster for Braeside drags on, McNab-Braeside council may be having second thoughts about offering its fire station building to...
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Arnprior Jiu Jitsu dojo to open its doors May 7
By John CarterEMC sports - It's hard to believe that Rob Dodd was bullied as a child. The Jiu Jitsu black belt exudes strength and confidence. But it wasn't always that way. However,...
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Wetlands expert to address local naturalists May 1
By John CarterEMC news - An expert in wetlands will be the guest speaker at the May 1 meeting of the Macnamara Field Naturalists. Ecology professor Dr. Paul Keddy will speak about some...
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The grape escape, Oregon Grape, trash targeted, as public urged to join work bee in Grove Saturday
By John CarterEMC news - The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is inviting volunteers to help get rid of some unwelcome visitors in Gillies Grove this Saturday, April 28. The first...
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EP zoning compromise worked out by M-B, MNR
By John CarterEMC news - Not everyone's happy, but at least it is better than it originally was. That seems to be the general feeling of McNab-Braeside landowners affected by the Environmental...
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