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Council Highlights - May 11, 2026

Stay-up-to-date with what’s happening at the Council table with the Town of Arnprior’s meetings in just a few minutes.  Please note these summaries are not an official record of Council meetings. Official minutes are posted online once they are approved during a subsequent meeting. You can also access the meeting recording on the Town’s YouTube channel.

Presentations:
 
2025 Audited Financial Statements
Representatives from the town’s municipal auditor, KPMG, presented the 2025 Audited Financial...

Washrooms and Splash Pads open for the Season

Splash Pads and Public Washrooms Open this Weekend!

Splash Pads operate 8:00 am-9:00 pm daily.

Locations:

1. Robert Simpson Park Splash Pad will be open until the Refresh RSP Project begins in early June.

2. Art Dodds Park Splash Pad (behind the Nick Smith Centre) is open daily until the Fall.

Public Washrooms are open 8:00 am-9:00 pm daily

Locations:

1. Robert Simpson Park (Note: Washrooms are not impacted by the Refresh RSP Project)

2. McLean Avenue Park (Ball Diamonds)

Service Disruption - Ball Diamond 3 Closed at Optimist Wayne Lavallee Park May 7 - May 10, 2026

Please note Optimist Wayne Lavallee Field (ball diamond #3 - 153 Maclean Avenue) will be closed for maintenance. The maintenance is scheduled from Thursday, May 7 (8am) to Sunday, May 10 (9pm).

Fire Safety Reminder

On Saturday, May 2 at approximately 6:00 PM - the Arnprior Fire Department was required to respond for a report of an unauthorized outdoor fire in the Gillies Grove, an old-growth forest owned and protected by the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

An adult observed two children (estimated ages 11–13) tending to a small fire inside a wooden fort which was constructed. Upon discovery the youth fled the area and the adult resident promptly notified the fire department and attempted to extinguish the...

May 2026 - Community Living Month

Town of Arnprior proclaims May 2026 Community Living Month.

Whereas Community Living Month is a province-wide annual awareness campaign created to promote authentic inclusion with people who have an intellectual disability and their families;

and Whereas there are 52,000 adults with developmental disabilities across Ontario without services, such as housing, employment and community connections, to name a few;

and Whereas Community Living Renfrew County South has been providing exceptional...