🗑️ A Friendly Reminder About Downtown Garbage Bins
We’ve received a few reports of some public garbage bins in Downtown Renfrew overflowing between regular collections.

YWHO Social Insurance Number Registration

Are you looking to get a job now or in the future? Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO) can help you get a SIN number to get you started. 

October 16th from 2:00-4:00pm
Come to the Youth Hub (located on the second floor of the myFM Centre, 1 Ma-te-Way Dr. Renfrew)

Please bring your birth certificate, and if you are over 18, one more form of government issues identification (health card, driver's license, photo ID card) 

In partnership with Service Canada. 

December 12, 2026

Taste of the Valley - Holiday Market

Finish your holiday shopping while supporting local!

The Taste of the Valley Holiday Market returns to Renfrew with a festive marketplace featuring over 75 local vendors offering handmade gifts, artisan products, seasonal treats, home décor, baked goods, preserves, woodworking, artwork and so much more.

Find unique gifts you won't see anywhere else while celebrating the creativity and talent of Renfrew County.

Saturday, December 12, 2026
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Renfrew Armouries, 115 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Renfrew

Free Admission
75+ Indoor & Outdoor Vendors

Skip the big box stores this holiday season and discover thoughtful, locally made gifts while supporting the people who make our communities thrive.

Shop local. Give local. Celebrate local.

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November 16, 2026

Surviving Suicide Loss - Grief Support Group

Spaces are filling quickly - please help spread the word with those in the Renfrew area who might benefit from this upcoming opportunity, facilitated by a Registered Psychotherapist and offered free-of-charge at Hospice Renfrew.

This 8-week structured, closed group will begin at 6:30pm on September 21, 2026 and gather weekly on Mondays (excluding Thanksgiving Monday).

If you have questions or consent from a potential registrant to submit a referral on their behalf, please contact Jenny Rigby-McCabe at grief@hospicerenfrew.ca or 613-433-3993 ext. 2237. Eligibility and readiness to participate in the group will be assessed at intake.

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November 09, 2026

Surviving Suicide Loss - Grief Support Group

Spaces are filling quickly - please help spread the word with those in the Renfrew area who might benefit from this upcoming opportunity, facilitated by a Registered Psychotherapist and offered free-of-charge at Hospice Renfrew.

This 8-week structured, closed group will begin at 6:30pm on September 21, 2026 and gather weekly on Mondays (excluding Thanksgiving Monday).

If you have questions or consent from a potential registrant to submit a referral on their behalf, please contact Jenny Rigby-McCabe at grief@hospicerenfrew.ca or 613-433-3993 ext. 2237. Eligibility and readiness to participate in the group will be assessed at intake.

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