Valley News

The name of the deceased is being withheld at this time as police continue to investigate the incident.

Nature lovers and hikers are asked to stay out of Gillies Grove and other such properties in and around Ottawa as crews head in to clean up fallen trees and debris.

The annual Ottawa Valley Tourist Awards were handed out and the three recipients are heading into the busy tourism season as tourism champions for the Ottawa Valley.

Dr. Alan Drummond said that over the past year across the country nursing shortages have started to affect health-care delivery in the rural areas, and it is more than just an issue related to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

EOHU medical officer of health Dr. Paul Roumeliotis says residents should dispose of food if there is any concern it has spoiled.

Despite the record setting storm taking place on the May long weekend, Hawkesbury OPP had over 130 calls for assistance.

Hydro One is expecting to have power restored within the next two to three days, but will keep publishing more specific restoration times as damage continues to be assessed.

The house belonged to a family of six, including four children, who also tragically lost their pet.

Saturday's devastating storm that rolled through the Calabogie area that caused two deaths and hundreds of trees to be uprooted resulted in power outages that led to a state of emergency declaration in the Greater Madawaska Township.

Lanark County OPP remind everyone to exercise patience as the long weekend comes to a close and more traffic will be making its way back into Ottawa and surrounding areas.