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The groundwork has been laid for this year’s Renfrew Collegiate Institute Relay for Life and it’s shaping up to be one of the best yet with a new time slot and focus on youth involvement. The school’s Relay for Life organizing committee paid Renfrew council a visit March 10 to provide an update on the May 22 event and
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several fundraisers leading up to it. RCI has in impressive track record when it comes to Relay for Life, which raises funds for the Canadian Cancer Society. Through the past eight years RCI has hosted the event, the school has raised more than $710,000 for the cancer society and organizers hope to hit the million dollar mark over the next two years. RCI is, in fact, the top fundraising high school in Canada. See RELAY, page 2
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Celebrating St. Paddy at the DACA Centre Marilyn Leclaire and Darlene Meleskie, both of Renfrew, take a spin on the dance floor during the St. Patrick’s Day celebration at the DACA Centre Saturday afternoon.
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The Renfrew community lost a well-respected citizen Wednesday. Janet Robertson lost her long battle with cancer. Well-known as a community organizer, Robertson, 50, was instrumental in orchestrating the Celebration of Life in Renfrew. The event at the Renfrew Armouries annually boosts the spirits of people in the middle of winter, and encourages them to come out and have a good time for good causes, which they did. Celebration of Life is also major
fundraiser for cancer research, Hospice Renfrew and Renfrew Victoria Hospital. It has become a day-long event, including a breakfast held at Rocky Mountain House and dinner at Finnigan’s. As a part of the Three Amigos, Robertson was also a driving force behind the Easter dinners, which also packed the armouries each year. She was also a long-time employee at Scotiabank. Visitation for Janet Robertson at McPhail & Perkins Funeral Home was held Sunday. Her funeral was Monday morning at Trinity-St. Andrew’s United Church.