Area information
Renfrew is a town on the Bonnechere River in Renfrew County. Located one hour west of Ottawa in Eastern Ontario, Renfrew is the third largest town in the county after Petawawa and Pembroke. Named after Renfrewshire, Scotland, in approximately 1848 Renfrew was settled largely in part due to logging in the area in the early 19th century, where the river was used in order to drive the lumber to locations such as Ottawa. This heritage is celebrated annually in July with the Lumber Baron Festival.
The Renfrew Creamery Kings, one of the four original teams in the National Hockey Association, the precursor to the NHL, was based in Renfrew.
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