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Recreation Newsletter - February 2025

It might be the thick of winter but we are hard at work on spring and summer programs and camps. Learn more below!

Dates to Circle on your Calendar

• February 3 – Monday Movement with Ro Nwosu
• February 5 – The Lunch Brunch by Seniors at Home
• February 7 – Junior & Youth Night
• February 8 – Family Games Day
• February 10 – Monday Movement with Denise Wiese
• February 17 – FamFest
• February 25 – Craft Program
• February 28 – Youth Night
• February 28 – Crafts & Craft

Learn more about these events and submit your own at

Council Highlights - January 27, 2025

Stay-up-to-date with what’s happening at the Council table with the Town of Arnprior’s meetings in just a few minutes.  Please note these summaries are not an official record of Council meetings. Official minutes are posted online once they are approved during a subsequent meeting. You can also access the meeting recording on the Town’s YouTube channel.

Delegation – Request for Ecological Assessment of Gillies Grove

Council heard a presentation from Lacey Smith of the Save the Grove Again Committee...

D. A. Gillies Building a place of national historic significance

Government of Canada recognizes the D. A. Gillies Building as a place of national historic significance

From: Parks Canada

News release

The D. A. Gillies Building is a lasting example of “Dominion Style” post office buildings.

January 28, 2025                             Gatineau, Quebec                   Parks Canada

Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced the designation of the D. A. Gillies Building as...

Scam Alert – Text and Email Reminders

The Town has received reports of residents receiving text and email messages claiming to be the Town of Arnprior contacting residents regarding unpaid parking tickets. If you receive a text message or email like this, please do not engage with the sender or click on any links.

To find out if you have a parking ticket that remains payable to the Town of Arnprior, contact us by telephone at (613) 623-4231 ext. 1819 or by email at clerks@arnprior.ca. The Town will only communicate regarding unpaid...

Outdoor Rink Update: January 15th, 2025

The Rink of Dreams has re-opened effective immediately for skating only. The rink will be closed during the daytime on Thursday (January 16) for continued maintenance before re-opening after 5pm on Thursday evening and will remain open through the weekend for the Optimist Winter Carnival. The skate shack will be open 8am-9pm daily and shovels are available on-site. We appreciate everyone’s efforts to scrape after you skate.