Downtown Pembroke and the city’s waterfront will soon be buzzing with music, laughter, and dazzling performances as the Ottawa Valley Buskerfest makes its return this summer. Now in its second year, ...

The Pembroke Regional Hospital Foundation has received a major boost in its fundraising campaign for a new CT scanner, thanks to a $30,000 donation from Petawawa Toyota and an additional $20,000 from ...

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Nestled away in the heart of Pembroke, surrounded by the flowing waters and gentle rapids of the Muskrat River, lies an eight-acre oasis that not everyone, particularly visitors, know is there. If the ...

Academic program contributes to a strong and sustainable talent pipeline for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and Canadian nuclear sector.

PETAWAWA — A new initiative aimed at supporting newcomer-owned small businesses across Renfrew County has been launched this summer by the Upper Ottawa Valley Chamber of Commerce. A meeting held in ...

CHALK RIVER — Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) in partnership with Expander Energy Inc. (Expander), Fuel Cell Energy (FCE), St Marys Cement (SMC), and Nuclear Promise X (NPX), have identified three ...

At the Practical Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) Pinning Ceremonies at Algonquin College's Pembroke Campus, new nursing graduate Shelley Dick (right) chose her four daughters, Amber, ...

Pembroke Observer and News' weekly mysterious photo taken somewhere in the Ottawa Valley. Think you recognize this spot? Send your guess.

It was J. Robert Oppenheimer, an American physicist who played a pivotal role in the development of the world’s first atomic bomb. He became known as ‘The Father Of The Atomic Bomb’. For the rest of ...

Central Canada is gleaming under the warm summer’s sun and the angling action is hot, lazy and sure to bring a smile to your face.

An ongoing drug trafficking investigation in Pembroke has resulted in two arrests and the seizure of illegal drugs, replica weapons, and more. On Friday, August 1, 2025, members of the Ontario ...