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HIGHWAY 60 – DOWNTOWN RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE - JUNE 21, 2018

Traffic
 
Bridge Street

  • Reopen to traffic on Friday, June 29th, 2018

 Raglan Street North

  • Reopen to traffic on Friday, June 29th, 2018

Raglan Street South - Monroe Avenue to Patrick Avenue

  • Tuesday, June 26th, 2018 until Friday, June 29th, 2018 will only be open to local traffic
  • Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018 until Friday, July 27th, 2018 will only be open to local traffic

Traffic and pedestrians access to businesses will remain open.
 
Detours will be in effect via Patrick Avenue and Lochiel Street North/South.

 

 

Parking
 
The Town of Renfrew has secured additional parking during the construction project at 3 locations.
             
               Renfrew Curling Rink
               Located at 195 Xavier Street
               Monday to Friday - 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
 
               St. Francis Xavier Church
               Located at 331 Plaunt Street South
               Monday to Friday - 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
 
               St. Paul’s Anglican Church
               Located at 96 Argyle Street South
               Monday to Friday - 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.

 

 

Watermain Replacement    
 
Watermain replacement on Raglan Street South will begin Monday, June 25th.  Properties shown in the map below will be connected to a temporary water service which will provide potable water through an outside tap or interior connection.  Base rates for water and wastewater services will only be applied to properties that are connected to temporary water services

If you have any concerns related to the project or require special accessibility accommodations, please let us know by contacting the project manager noted below.  The Town of Renfrew would like to thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation with the construction project.

Lane Cleroux
Project Manager
Town of Renfrew
Phone: (613) 432-8166
Email: lcleroux@renfrew.ca

Renfrew’s Bluegrass Festival Sponsorship and Advertising Opportunities

We hope that you will consider sponsoring the Festival and using your Event pass to come out and enjoy this wonderful festival and be part of making it great.  Event passes are $80 for entertainment from July 12 – 15. 

SILVER

Investment: $250 plus HST

BENEFITS

  •          Logo on event poster and flyer
  •          Logo on event program
  •          Logo on the sponsor page of the event website
  •          Event Pass (1)

GOLD

Investment: $500 plus HST

BENEFITS

  •          Logo on newspaper advertising
  •          Logo on event poster and flyer
  •          Logo on event program
  •          Logo on the sponsor page of the event website
  •          Logo on thank you ad
  •          Event Passes (2)

 

Join Us for Renfrew’s Bluegrass Festival!

July 12-15, 2018

Renfrew Bluegrass Festival Information

Sawtech Log Expo 2018

The Sawtech Log Expo returns to Renfrew this summer at the Ma-Te-Way Activity Centre! Come join us on Friday, July 20 to Sunday, July 22 where you can enjoy booths from four food providers, local breweries, live music and more!

This Expo is planned to become an annual event in Renfrew for at least the next 10 years, so make sure to attend this tradition-in-the-making!

Visit the Expo website at https://sawtechlogexpo.com/ for more information!

Respond to OHTO's Monthly Guiding Question to Share Your Story

Come Wander has been created to share the stories of Ontario's Highlands and provide a place for our tourism partners and operators to share their brand message and reach new audiences. We know you're busy, so we're asking that you answer just one simple question each month.

We love a cushy robe, fuzzy slippers, and being pampered; but sometimes the chance to sit under the warm sun and embrace the tranquility of nature leaves us feeling equally refreshed. This month, we want to know:

What's your favourite way to relax and focus on your own wellbeing?

Please submit your response to this question by Friday, June 29, 2018.

Click here for more information.

Contact 8,500 potential customers at Saw Tech Log and RURAL Expo

20 - 22 July, 2018 Renfrew, Ontario

After a very successful show last year we are including rural businesses & services in 2018.

8,500 visitors last year!      Outdoor or Indoor Exhibit space is available.

Exhibitors can co-ordinate with us to create their own "Events within the Event" and we will promote them.... Classes, Education sessions etc. Connect with potential customers!

We will promote your show specials and products you are featuring.

Click here to view our overview of the show as a PDF.

Tourism Stakeholder Sessions hosted by OHTO

Register for a Tourism Stakeholder Session by Friday!

With the Come Wander brand resonating with consumers and inspiring visitation, it’s more important than ever that we back this up as a region by ensuring we offer incredible experiences to visitors in destination. Doing so will create ambassadors for the region, help further leverage #ComeWander messaging, and inspire even more visitation.
 

The OHTO team is thrilled to be hitting the road to host Tourism Stakeholder Sessions at six locations across the region next week from April 30-May 3.

Sessions will focus on the importance of adopting a destination experience mindset, providing tools to implement this, and exploring next steps for how we can support visitors as they Come Wander Ontario’s Highlands. Join us at a session near you to explore, “The Power of Place: How Nurturing Your Destination Experience Can Create Buzz and Drive Visitation

Sessions will not only be a chance to further explore this topic, but will also provide the opportunity to network with OHTO staff and peers. Evening sessions will be hosted as a cocktail-style event with appetizers and a cash bar.

Please have a look at the schedule below and click here to register for the session most convenient to you by Friday, April 27.

Looking to register to attend the Renfrew session and the OVTA Tourism Conference & AGM? Please click here.

SAWTECH LOG & RURAL EXPO 2018

Saw Tech Log & Rural Expo brings together all those interested in the forestry, farming, rural and cottage industries. Expanding on last years event it was asked by industry to include the rural and complete natural resource based industries. So we are!

After 8 successful events in Ontario, Saw Tech has decided to return to Renfrew for 2018. With attendance of over 8,000 delegates for the first event hosted in the valley the organizers are expecting an even larger crowd for 2018. Renfrew is Ontario’s largest county and home to more wood related businesses than any other county in Ontario. Renfrew is also home to some of the oldest lumber businesses in Canada. In central and eastern Ontario, the local forest industry generates $573 million every year.

Building on the success of this year’s show, plans have been solidified for Renfrew to host once again Ontario’s largest forestry expo at the Ma-Te-Way Activity center, July 20-22, 2018.

Glenn Dredhart (Saw Tech Log & Rural Expo show manager) said that this next event will host even more displays and more activities along with more exhibitor engagement due to the expansion of the event. We had 190 indoor and outdoor exhibits in 2017 and are expecting over 250 for 2018 making this event the largest forest expo in Canada. Exhibits covering every aspect of the forest will be on display in Renfrew.

Over 8000 forest enthusiasts attended Renfrew’s 3 day event in 2017 and the exhibitors were all happy with the turn out of the event, stating that the quality of the attendee was the best they have seen in many years of attending other similar events. Sales were done right on site at the event and companies continue to have business trickle in well after the event was over.

Glenn added that with attendees travelling from other provinces and states the immediate economic impact was great for the Ottawa Valley and for Renfrew with restaurants, hotels, grocery stores and gas stations all feeling the economic benefit from the event.

The Canadian Trade-Ex Group (show organizers) are already working hard to produce an even larger event and a larger crowd of delegates and visitors to experience what the Forest has to offer in the Ottawa Valley for 2018.

Click the above image to view an interactive brochure of this event!

Visit the event website at sawtechlogexpo.com for registration information!

Hike For Hospice Renfrew Special Offer for Businesses from 96.1 myFM Radio

Hospice Renfrew serves the sensitive needs of dying loved ones and their families from all over the Ottawa Valley.  Hospice Renfrew displays tender loving care for dying loved ones and their families.  Some of us have personally experienced the professional compassionate care exhibited by Hospice Renfrew. This is one important event I participate in as a walker each year because you never know when any of us may require the professional services of Hospice Renfrew. (Hike For Hospice Registration is May 6,2018 at 12:30 PM at Me-Te-Way Activity Arena Complex in Renfrew followed by The 2018 Hike For Hospice at 2:00 PM.)

Cancer hits home and impacts most families.  On the positive side, the cancer survival rate is now an impressive 63%.  myFM Radio considers the Hike For Hospice on May 6,2018 at 2:00 PM of monumental importance.

As a "community minded" business, service, industry or municipality you can help make The 2018 Hike For Hospice the best ever with your timely sponsorship of Hike For Hospice Promotional Messages (each containing your business name and location) on the "voice" of The Ottawa Valley ... myFM Radio which will file Live Reports.

Click here to learn more!

Thank You,
Bob Mahusky
Certified Radio Marketer
tel.613-432-6936 x2111

CN Cycle for CHEO - Last week to save!

Your last week to save!

Register before April 16 to save on your CN Cycle for CHEO registration fee. Of course you can waive the fee entirely by pledging to fundraise $50. Children can waive their fee as well by fundraising $20.
 
Routes include a 70K and 35K cycle, a 15K cycle or inline skate and both a 5K and 2K walking option. All routes are fully supported and take participants through some of Ottawa’s most beautiful areas. There are games, food, and entertainment available for the whole family on the grounds of the Canadian War Museum.
 
Sunday, May 6 will be a day to remember – to remember what a special community this is, how wonderful it is to get active with friends and family and how important it is to support children who are facing cancer.
 
Come ride with us!

Reflections on Music and Poetry – An evening with David Solway with musical accompaniment from Janice Fiamengo

Apr 18: 7–9  pm,   Neat Coffee Shop in Burnstown

This event will focus on poetry, a reading and a discussion with the audience on the nature of the poetic imagination and creativity in general.  David will also illustrate the relation and difference between poetic craft and popular music with respect to cadence and lyrics.  People tend to believe that popular songs are merely poetry set to music, which is a completely false analogy. To illustrate this point, David will read a few poems and Janice will join him in showing how a similar theme is mediated differently in the two genres.

This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone interested in poetry and music. Book dinner at Neat before the event or join us afterward for a mix and mingle. Make it a great night out and it is recommended to book seats in advance to ensure availability.

Tickets:  $15 (incl HST) are available online at neatmusicandcoffee.ca or at Neat Coffee Shop.

For more info contact: info@needtoknowspeaker.ca

David Solway is a leading Canadian poet, essayist and author of 35 books on various subjects including poetry,  criticism, travel, education and politics.  His wife Janice Fiamengo is a professor of English at the University of Ottawa and the author of books and articles on Canadian literature.

RSVP for a Tourism Stakeholder Session Today! Hosted by the OHTO

Since launching the Come Wander brand to consumers last spring, we’ve not only seen incredible visitor engagement across our digital channels, but have also been thrilled with the level of brand support from tourism stakeholders.
 
We’ve established a brand message that is resonating with consumers and inspiring visitation, and it’s important we back this up by ensuring we offer incredible experiences to visitors in destination. Doing so will create ambassadors for the region, help further leverage #ComeWander messaging, and inspire even more visitation.
 
This spring, we’re once again hitting the road to host Stakeholder Sessions across Ontario’s Highlands, and will be focusing on the importance of adopting a destination experience mindset, providing tools to implement this, and exploring next steps for how we can support visitors as they Come Wander Ontario’s Highlands.
 
Join us at a session near you to explore, “The Power of Place: How Nurturing Your Destination Experience Can Create Buzz and Drive Visitation”
 
This year’s Stakeholder Sessions will not only be a chance to further explore this topic, but will also provide the opportunity to network with OHTO staff and peers. Evening sessions will be hosted as a cocktail-style event with appetizers and a cash bar.
 
Please have a look at the schedule below and click here to register for the session most convenient to you.

2018 Ottawa Valley Tourism Conference & OVTA AGM - April 30th, 2018

Registration is now open for the 2018 Ottawa Valley Tourism Conference & OVTA AGM! Taking place on Monday, April 30th, at Santa Fe Southwestern Grill in Renfrew, the conference theme is "Say What?! Managing the Online Conversation".

80% of people report that the internet is the first place they look when they need information - and over 50% are using search engines to research. Ideally your customers, and potential customers, are accessing information about you on marketing channels that you control. Chances are, however, that is not the case. Visitors and potential customers are being swayed by third party information (think social media, online review platforms) that you have no direct control over.

But fear not! There is a difference between not having direct control and not having influence. The 2018 Ottawa Valley Tourism Conference & AGM will show you how to harness that influence and make online conversations work in your favour. 

Tickets are $55 for OVTA members and $65 for non-members.Click here for more information and to register.

Deadline to register for the full day event is April 25th. 

Employer One Survey Results are IN!

The Labour Market Group of Renfrew and Lanark have compiled the results from the 2017/2018 Employer One Survey.  The Employer One Survey report provides valuable insights into local skill and human resource requirements for Renfrew and Lanark County. 

We'd also like to send out a big thank you  to all organizations that assisted in the data collection process.  Your assistance in this process has contributed to the success of this year's Survey Results.  We look forward to the 2019 Employer One Survey, where we hope to continue to increase the employer engagement in order to provide service providers, local businesses, youth, and educators with valuable insights into local skill and human resource requirements.  

Please find the full report by clicking here.

The Leading Edge March 2018 - Taking Care of Business

The March Edition of The Leading Edge is now available!

There are two realities in life - change is inevitable, and most people hate change. The same is true of business - the economy is in a state of continual flux, customer's preferences and attitudes change constantly; technology, distribution, markets, industries are dynamic. Competition is, well, competitive - marketing that worked yesterday may not work today.

This online newsletter is produced by the Renfrew County Community Futures Development Corporation

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