RUSSELL — South Nation Conservation (SNC) is restoring the J. Henry Tweed Conservation Area in Russell thanks to a new 3-year partnership with Ontario Power Generation (OPG). Main restoration activities throughout 2021 and 2022 will…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News RUSSELL — The proposal to rebrand rather than rename Russell Township was passed by council Monday night — but not unanimously. Councillors Jamie Laurin and Andre Brisson opposed the…
Update: Missing male located deceased, foul play not suspected EMBRUN — A 51-year-old Embrun resident was reported missing to Russell County OPP shortly before 4 p.m. on July 6. Stephane LaFramboise, has not been seen…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News RUSSELL — The chairman of the Russell & District Historical Society is counting on increased visits at the village museum in the next few months — it’s just a…
RUSSELL — Russell County OPP arrested an Ottawa resident early this morning after turning up a reported $9,000 worth of illicit marijuana during a RIDE check. Stopped shortly after midnight, June 22, the involved vehicle…
Township step closer to honouring somebody other than slave owner Peter Russell, following June 15 meeting Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News RUSSELL — As forewarned by Mayor Pierre Leroux, his concept to reassign the…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News RUSSELL – Mayor Pierre Leroux has come up with a clever way to deal with the controversy that has erupted over the name of his municipality — Russell Township…
EMBRUN — Russell County OPP are seeking assistance identifying three persons of interest after a theft at an Embrun drugstore on Wednesday, June 3. Shortly before 9 p.m. two unknown females and a male came…
Above, Victoria Walsh and her new guide showcasing trails in the region. Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News RUSSELL — The timing couldn’t be better. Just as authorities have eased COVID-19 restrictions allowing Ontario residents…
EASTERN ONTARIO — Power began to be restored in large area of Dundas, Stormont and Russell counties this morning after going out around 7:45 a.m. The electricity flicked back on in Chesterville approximately half an…
Above, Laurie McCannell with bee hives on her rural property. Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News VARS — A niche farmer in rural Ottawa’s south east corner is meeting with resistance in her ongoing efforts…
PRESCOTT RUSSELL — The United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) would like to thank its community paramedics, who last week tested all the staff working in six of their emergency child care centres. They…
ROCKLAND — A case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in a garden-centre employee at Parent’s Independent in Rockland, though the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) says risk to the public “is considered to be low.”…
PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL — Workers at emergency child care centres in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) have so far all tested negative for the novel coronavirus. UCPR paramedics last week collected samples…
WINCHESTER — SD&G OPP officers responded to a report of a break in at a residence in Winchester, shortly after 5 p.m. on May 12. Investigation indicated that the culprits attended the location and removed…
