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Council Highlights for March 11th, 2024

Stay-up-to-date with what’s happening at the Council table with the Town of Arnprior’s Council Highlights! These informal recaps help residents catch up with Council 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.

Presentations

Council learned about the Challenger Baseball pilot...

Watershed Conditions Statement - March 8th, 2024

Issued on March 8th, 2024 at 4:00 PM – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Pembroke District is advising area residents that a Watershed Conditions Statement - Water Safety is in effect in the district until Friday, March 15, 2024.

Residents in Renfrew County / Pembroke District should consider the following:

• Recent warm weather has resulted in the melting of the snowpack and lake ice. This combined with forecasted precipitation, will likely result in an increase to water levels...

Time to Change your Clocks and the Batteries in all Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms

Clocks will spring forward one hour at 2am on March 10 and the Arnprior Fire Department is recommending residents install new batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms when they change their clocks.

“In order for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to do their job, they need to have working batteries,” explained Fire Prevention Officer Bob Smith. “Once a year, old batteries should be replaced with new batteries. When you change your clocks on March 10, Arnprior Fire Department wants...

Notice of application and public meeting

In the matter of section 17 and 22 of the planning act, the county of renfrew hereby gives notice of the following:

I) proposal to amend the county of renfrew official plan (official plan amendment 44)

Ii) a public meeting regarding an application for an amendment to the county of renfrew official plan.

Subject lands the official plan amendment affects lands throughout the entire county, therefore a key map or description of the affected lands is not provided

Public meeting a public meeting to inform...

Opportunity Notice - Facilities & Parks Coordinator

This job posting has now closed. 

Posting Date: March 5, 2024

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: Nick Smith Centre

Salary: $68,243 - $80,286 (Grade 9)

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday

Reporting to the Operations Supervisor, the Facilities & Parks Coordinator is part of the Recreation Department. This position provides an important role in the continued development and ongoing maintenance of town-owned facilities, parks and the marina, conducting inspections, and other various duties.

The...