As we look back on the week that was, here are our most-read stories on PembrokeToday.ca:
- Upper Ottawa Valley Ontario Provincial Police were reporting that one person was transported to hospital with serious injuries and the highway remained closed for an extended period of time following Wednesday’s crash on Highway 17 at Paquette Road.
https://www.pembroketoday.ca/2025/06/04/highway-17-near-petawawa-remains-closed-one-person-transported-to-regional-trauma-centre/
2. Great Ape Empire, a veteran-owned business focused on hiking, camping, survival, and adventure gear, has officially opened its new store in the Town of Petawawa.
https://www.pembroketoday.ca/2025/06/02/133455/
3. Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid several Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) related Criminal Code (CC) charges against an Oshawa resident.
https://www.pembroketoday.ca/2025/06/02/intimate-partner-violence-investigation-leads-to-serious-charges-in-pembroke/
4. Mesa is a collaborative and compassionate approach to care – a made-in-Renfrew-County response to the complex intersections of affordable housing, homelessness, mental health, substance use, and addiction.
https://www.pembroketoday.ca/2025/06/03/renfrew-county-mesa-hart-hub-invests-in-local-leadership-to-advance-collaborative-care/
5. During the Spring Fashion Show & Luncheon on May 7, held at Our Lady of Lourdes Church Hall in Pembroke, the Pembroke Regional Hospital (PRH) Auxiliary presented a $50,000 cheque to PRH President and CEO Sabine Mersmann.
https://www.pembroketoday.ca/2025/06/03/133528/