A severe thunderstorm watch in effect for most of Renfrew County. At present torrential rains are falling in the Wilno area, cutting visibility to less than 10 feet. Tonight more thunderstorms are expected early this evening. Risk of a severe thunderstorm this evening. Wind northwest 20 km/h [...]

The Toronto Blue Jays were leading the Orioles 2-1 in the sixth inning in Baltimore Wednesday night when the rains came. Eventually the game was postponed, and will be concluded at an unspecified later date. The announcement of the postponement came after The Daily Observer's printing deadline.

He's by no means a superstitious guy, so star Canadian kayaker Adam van Koeverden doesn't believe in the so-called "flag-bearer jinx'' that supposedly casts a dark cloud over the athlete chosen to lead his country into the Olympic Games. "Alex Baumann carried the flag in 1984 and he [...]

On July 21, 2008 at around 11 p. m. a woman entered a local inn located in the 1000 block on Pembroke Street East in Pembroke and tried to rent a room. After her attempt to pay was declined, she started to argue with the inn's staff and ran out [...]

Science may be something that children dread, but Dominic Demers, the so-called Mad Scientist, has a way of showing them it is a subject that can be fun to learn. Known by his stage-name, Professor Flubber, Mr. Demers entertained more than 80 children and parents with a presentation [...]

The 2 Combat Engineer Regiment Memorial Garden will be a thing of function and beauty, once it fully matures. Constructed to mark the unit's 104th anniversary, it has become a place to remember and reflect upon the loss of four of its members while in the line of [...]

A new chapter in the township's history is about to begin as John Baird takes over the reigns as chief administrative officer Sept. 2. He replaces Darrel Ryan, who is retiring after more than 30 years in public service. Mr. Baird comes to the municipality with more [...]

A Pembroke man was arrested for impersonating a police officer. On Tuesday around 9 p. m. members of the Pembroke Police Service were called to a home in the 300 block of Murray Street. According to a news release, police were told a male was going around [...]

Local children's camps are alive and well this summer, even during rainy days. Daily outings, making friends and learning, even after school has ended, has been the highlight of the summer according to some area camp-goers. Alaina Silverthorn, 7, said that even though it's her first year [...]

- Council has delayed its decision on proposed amendments that would allow Wal-Mart to expand to include a grocery section. On Tuesday, council voted to hire a consultant to conduct an independent peer review of a market study commissioned by retail developer Smart Centres, the company which owns [...]

The city of Pembroke has passed its updated Official Plan. At a council meeting held earlier this month, councillors unanimously endorsed the plan, which governs development within the municipality. Coun. Gary Severin, who introduced the bylaw, said this is the result of a lot of hard work [...]

-Judgment day has come to Base Petawawa. Today, a pair of judges from the national Communities in Bloom program will be touring the army base to see how its beautification efforts measure up to two other military facilities in Canada. This is the first time CFB Petawawa [...]

Thoth Technology, a Canadian space company, is now leasing Canada's largest radio telescope located at the Algonquin Radio Observatory near Lake Travers in Algonquin Park. On Saturday and for the first time since its inauguration in 1959, the observatory hosted a public open house that gave visitors an opportunity to [...]

On July 16, 2008 at around 8:30 p. m. a resident on Lea Street had a few people over just to hang out. Two of the people left the residence and went into the back yard were they entered into an argument. The argument got physical and the Pembroke police [...]

-A group of outdoor enthusiasts working to protect the ecological health of the Ottawa River spent the night at the historic outpost at Fort William, Quebec. Ottawa Riverkeepers' Healing Journey departed Point Alexander recently to make a 50- kilometre journey downstream to Westmeath. Setting up camp on [...]

Pembroke will be well represented at two upcoming provincial baseball championships. The Pembroke Panthers have qualified for the Senior League Ontario Baseball Championship beginning July 23 in Nepean and and the 2008 Provincial Minor League Championship in Perth beginning July 27. The senior team is comprised of [...]

TWEED — Both lanes of Highway 7 near Actinolite are closed after a tractor-trailer rolled along the thoroughfare sometime around 4 a.m. today, according to provincial police. The mishap occurred north of Tweed and about 10 kilometres west of Kaladar. Police said fuel from the vehicle’s gas tank [...]

The site of a former restaurant in Pembroke's east end is being converted into an automatic car wash. Businessman Edward Poirier confirmed Monday plans to build a double automatic car wash at 331 Pembroke St. East. The restaurant at the corner adjacent to Algonquin College's Pembroke campus [...]

A proposed inter-provincial commuter train connecting Pembroke to Ottawa is picking up steam with area councillors. Izett McBride, chair of the growth and development committee for Whitewater region, said Whitewater council is on board with the plan, being headed by SADC Pontiac Community Futures in Quebec. Les [...]

-The Provincial- Municipal Fiscal and Service Delivery Review could bring down its recommendations by the end of the month, Mayor Bob Sweet said Monday. "It's a situation that is not complete," said Mayor Sweet, who has just return from a series of meetings with the review's political panel. [...]