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Recreation Newsletter - May 2025

The warm weather is upon us and the summer is right around the corner. Check out what’s in store for you.

Dates to Circle on your Calendar

• May 2-3: Arnprior Community Choir presents Stories in Song
• May 3: The Arnprior & McNab/Braeside Men’s Shed Spring Craft Sale!
• May 7: The Lunch Brunch by Seniors at Home
• May 8: McHappy Day
• May 8 RCDSB Youth Entrepreneur Market
• May 9: Youth Club Glow in the Dark Mini Putt
• May 23: Junior and Youth Night
• May 27: Craft Program
• May 30: Youth Night

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Trail Closure Update - Gillies Trail - April 30, 2025

The Town of Arnprior has expanded the closed section of Gillies Trail (Waterfront Trail) due to overland flooding and to ensure public safety (red areas of map). The trail is now closed from Albert Street through to Robert Simpson Park. We ask the public to refrain from entering these areas and ask that you exercise caution near any waterways in the coming days, especially at Robert Simpson Park, Bell Park and McLean Beach.

Gillies Trail remains open from Madawaska Street to Albert Street (green...

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Opportunity Notice - Program and Event Staff

Posting Date: April 28, 2025
Job Type: Casual
Work Location: Nick Smith Centre
Wage: $19.43 - $22.86 / hr
Hours: Days, evenings, weekends

Reporting to the Program and Event Supervisor, the Program and Event Staff will provide operational support by providing direct leadership to various recreational programs offered by the Town of Arnprior’s Recreation Department, for all segments of the community.

The primary responsibilities for this position include (but not limited to) the following:

• Provide support to...

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Proclamation for Emergency Preparedness Week

Whereas Emergency Preparedness Week is a national awareness initiative that has taken place annually since 1996; and

Whereas Emergency Preparedness Week encourages Canadians to take three simple steps to become better prepared to face a range of emergencies:

1. Know the Risks
2. Make a Plan
3. Get an Emergency Kit; and

Whereas this awareness initiative is a collaborative event undertaken by the provincial and territorial emergency management organizations supporting activities at the local level in conjunction...

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Proclamation for First Responders Day

Whereas Bill 15, “An Act to Proclaim First Responders Day”, was adopted by the Legislature of Ontario on December 10th, 2013, designating May 1st of each year as ‘First Responders Day’ in the Province of Ontario; and

Whereas First Responders are those individuals who, in the early stages of an emergency, are responsible for the protection and preservation of life, property, evidence and the environment; and

Whereas First Responders include police officers, firefighters, paramedics, medical...

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