| Link to the future
By Peter Lapinskie
Posted 13 minutes ago
With its emphasis on creating jobs and helping the economy, the federal government has funded a program through Algonquin College that will give young people a boost in a tough job market.
On Tuesday, MP Cheryl Gallant announced Algonquin College in the Ottawa Valley...
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| By Angelica Blenich
December 2, 2011
Barry's Bay may have a new coffee shop in town as early as next summer if all goes according to plan.
Recent developments suggest the popular Canadian franchise is moving one step closer to setting up shop.
Last week the sale of a piece of property to the franchise was finalized, according to local...
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| December 6, 2011
More than 20 forestry and logging industry representatives from across Eastern Ontario, joined by the regional economic development officers, gathered at the Griffith-Denbigh Lions Hall in the Township of Greater Madawaska to discuss their concerns with MPP John Yakabuski (Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke) and MPP Todd Smith (Prince...
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| End of an era
Salvage time. A worker for a Kansas-based company watches the salvage cars for the CanadianPacific rail line pass through Renfrew on Tuesday afternoon en route to starting the salvage work just north of town.
By Steve Newman, Renfrew Mercury
It’s the end of an era. Railway travel has been part of...
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Jobs part of spinoff
Local News -December 14, 2010
By ANTHONY DIXON ADIXON@THEDAILYOBSERVER.CA
CFB PETAWAWA -It was more of a snow turning than a sod turning, as the ceremony mark-ing the beginning of construc-tion of a new hanger to house Chinook helicopters at CFB Petawawa took place Monday...
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Options was established in 2003 by Algonquin College, the Renfrew County District School Board, the Renfrew...
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The Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) is a School to Work program that opens the door for students to...
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| Formation of Interactive Manufacturing Innovation Networks Move Forward in Four Southern Ontario RegionsFor Immediate Release
October 18, 2010
Southern Ontario manufacturers will benefit from the rapid deployment of online manufacturing innovation networks, beginning in four regions of Eastern Ontario (Brockville, Greater Napanee, Arnprior,...
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| Moved by: Mayor Aikens
Seconded by: Mayor Briscoe
WHEREAS the future of Chalk River Laboratories (CRL) is uncertain due to the on-going restructuring of AECL (Atomic Energy of Canada Limited) and due to CRL’s reliance on the aging National Research Universal (NRU) reactor;
AND WHEREAS the NRU reactor is a national resource for science and...
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| Employees have been without a contract since April 2009. Picket lines went up April 21st after meeting with mediator did not resolve issues. Read Newspaper Article.
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| 2009
December 2009: Transport-Pontiac-Renfrew is a newly formed community based, non-profit corporation with a Board of Directors from Pontiac and Renfrew counties in Quebec and Ontario respectively.They are working to preserve the commuter rail line from Pembroke to Ottawa.
December 2009: The Smiths Falls & District...
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| On Line Support (OLS) is one of Pembroke’s fastest growing companies. OLS has an immediate need to hire as many as 100 new employees, anglophone and francophone, as customer service agents. Working in a call centre can provide you with excellent communication, teamwork and computer training to advance your career....
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| The Minister of National Defence announced that Base Petawawa would host Canada's new fleet of 15 Chinook helicopters. This will add 440 new jobs to base, and about $20 million to the local economy.
CFB Petawawa will see various infrastructure projects over the next few years to accommodate the new helicopters. The projects will include the...
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| Volunteers required for the Heritage Committee in Mississippi Mills. This committee advises and assists Council on any matters relating to properties and areas of cultural heritage value or interest. For more information, call Barb Lebeuf, Heritage Committee Secretary at 613-256-2064 ext 260
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| The bottled-water company that was scheduled to take over the former Hershey chocolate factory in Smiths Falls, has had its assets frozen.
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