As we look back on the week that was, here are our most-read stories on PembrokeToday.ca:
- A Pembroke lawyer has had his license suspended after admitting to taking nearly $840,000 from client trust accounts. Mike Conroy, a partner at the local firm Johnson, Fraser and Conroy, self-reported the misappropriation earlier this year, just before a scheduled spot audit was set to begin.
https://www.pembroketoday.ca/2025/04/24/prominent-pembroke-lawyer-suspended-after-secretly-taking-money-from-clients-over-four-years/
2. Effective April 29, the County of Renfrew will permanently reduce the speed limit on CR 51 (Petawawa Boulevard) to 70 km/h.
https://www.pembroketoday.ca/2025/04/23/132044/
3. The Pembroke Regional Hospital Foundation (PRHF) has announced the Week 35 winner of its Catch the Ace progressive jackpot raffle, proudly presented by OK Tire Pembroke.
https://www.pembroketoday.ca/2025/04/22/petawawa-resident-wins-21k-in-catch-the-ace-raffle/
4. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking for the public’s help as they investigate a suspicious house fire in Pembroke.
https://www.pembroketoday.ca/2025/04/24/132075/
5. Canadian record holder and three-time Olympic runner Melissa Bishop-Nriagu is going to have to make room for several more awards.
https://www.pembroketoday.ca/2025/04/23/honours-pile-up-for-eganvilles-melissa-bishop-nriagu/