However, the town remains adamant that it won't enter into an agreement based on user pay fees, said Arnprior Mayor David Reid in response to McNab-Braeside council's ...

Spearheaded by Megan Noel, the petitions were at town pet stores and elsewhere, then presented to council at the May 14 meeting.

Noel lives downtown and finds it a challenge to navigate sidewalks with her new baby and two big huskies. ...

BUY GAS IN BULK?

Reeve Walter Stack is pressing to find out how much the recent spike in gasoline is affecting county government coffers.

He said the operations committee learned of a $100,000 over budget deficit. It could rise to $500,000, ...

"People are people and there's nothing you can do about that."

"Life is life."

"It's a small world in a small town."

"I'm a straight shooter, you know that. Right or wrong it's how I feel."

In a five-minute conversation with any or all of these aphorisms, these insights drawn from life ...

The township budget, if approved unchanged June 5, will boost the municipal residential tax rate by five per cent (89 per cent of the township's taxable properties ...

In the name of defending its "rural culture," council has rejected Arnprior's proposed dollar figures and payment structure.

Rural culture, according to council's interpretation, is about self reliance and ...

I am writing to voice my opinion re the user pay for use of the Arnprior Library by McNab-Braeside residents.

First, I would like to make it very clear that I use the library on a regular basis. I am glad that we have use of it, no question. What I am against is having everyone pay for my library card.

Years ago, a library ...

I take exception to your article in Arnprior Chronicle Guide EMC of May 10.

The heading reads "User-pay support surprises M-B council," yet the opening sentence says "The vast majority ... agreed ... with taxes going up to pay for services."

Seems like a conflict between the heading and the text. I can identify myself as the ...

What's your reaction to the publishing of the annual sunshine list of civil servants who make $100,000 or more?

A) It's valuable because it shows that government is out of touch and is spending far too much of taxpayers money on salaries. 67%

B) It's valuable because it dispels the myth that civil servants are overpaid, In fact, ...

I am writing in response to Val Hemphill's letter that appeared in the April 26 Arnprior Chronicle Guide EMC concerning Bill 47, my private member's bill.

The letter was written by her on behalf of the Arnprior and District Humane Society board of directors.

I feel I need to correct the errors in the letter and set the record ...

Re: 'Liberal letter-writers target local MP Gallant' (Arnprior Chronicle Guide EMC, May 3).

It was with thorough disgust that I read the letter from the third party opposition critic for defence, John McKay, complaining about Conservative Government policy to provide the best equipment for our women and men in uniform.

He and ...

Dave Brash is certainly a diverse individual in our community and it was nice to see a story in our local paper about Dave, but I feel one area of the story/needs clarification so people in our community don't get the wrong idea about our local food bank.

Yes, we do ask our clients for ID once per year, but this is to keep our ...

I worked at the Kenwood Mill for more than 25 years.

As I walked to work on the sidewalk, the train would go by pulling 100 cars with the use of more than one engine.

If I waved hello, the engineer would always wave back.

I saw the end of the use of the caboose.

The engineer was always a man until one morning I waved ...

The unprecedented mortality of the country's native bat species poses a "serious and imminent threat" to the survival of each of the species," says a government news release.

A committee studying the issue has ...

The latest salvo is from the party's Environment Critic, Kirsty Duncan, who in a letter to the editor charged that/Gallant has a "hidden agenda" to slash protection for the environment.

In the letter sent Tuesday, Duncan pointed out that Gallant ...

Police say they are not only targeting highway drivers, but will also be on the lookout for dangerous ATVers and boaters as well.

This weekend traditionally kicks off the summer driving and ...

"Renfrew County is so diverse and so multicultural and this is a great time to celebrate that," said Madawaska Valley Mayor David Shulist.

Shulist is ...

McNab Public School paid tribute to a special friend last week with a butterfly release in memory of student Allison Hapgood, who passed away in 2011 after battling cancer.

"Allison was a model of what it meant to have and display the positive ...

But Horton council hopes new speed-limit changes make the road a lot safer for residents and drivers.

BRIDGE

CONSTRUCTION

Construction continues on the former CN bridge overpass, with one lane continually closed ...

If about 9,000 registered voters, representing 10 different Algonquin groups, approve the agreement in principle, it will still take probably ...

The closure is expected to remain in effect until the labour dispute between the County and members of CUPE, Local 4989 is resolved.

The CUPE members went ...

"The first week on the job is critical to set the tone, for both the employer and employee," Cauvier said. "It's about reciprocity, just as ...

He and Debbie, a well-known synchronized swimmer who volunteers much of her time at the Nick Smith pool, raised their daughters Samantha and Stephanie in town and have not regretted a moment of it.

"I love Arnprior," said ...

"I would have never gotten into it had I known it would take this long," McColgan said..

There have been a few false starts for the project along the way, and hundreds of thousands ...

Awards for the Rotary music festival were handed out May 2 after performances at Trinity-St. Andrew's United Church.

Trophies and Awards - Vocal

- Medical Staff Association of the Renfrew Victoria Hospital ...

What can you expect on Saturday, Aug. 25? Well, you can start the day off with a hearty breakfast at the Arnprior Legion. Then head downtown where you will find many arts and crafts,/jewelry, etc./(as well as food ...