Sue D'Eon Deep River Mayor

10/20/2026

Hey Deep River Residents!

If you are having any voting issues or didn’t receive your PIN # in the mail, please see bulletin on Town of Deep River website (link attached) outlining various resolutions. Please make the effort to vote - democracy depends on you!
Sue

The Corporation of the Town of Deep River 100 Deep River Road, P.O. Box 400, Deep River, ON K0J 1P0 P: 613-584-2000 - F: 613-584-3237 [email protected]

10/16/2026

News on today's court decision. This is a very important decision, facilitating reduced risk for our community and others in the Ottawa Valley, enabling the safe, proper and robustly engineered disposal of existing low-level waste for the long term:

"Appeal court refuses to expand duty to consult in pivotal federal UNDRIP case

Updated Brett Forester | CBC News | Posted: October 16, 2026 5:45 PM | Last Updated: Just now

Kebaowek First Nation loses, approval upheld for nuclear waste dump near Ottawa River.

An Algonquin community in Quebec has lost a critical appeal court case over whether the federal government must implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) when consulting Indigenous groups on projects that impact their rights.

In a written decision released Friday, the Federal Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's approval of a nuclear waste landfill to be built near the Ottawa River at the Chalk River laboratory near Deep River, Ont.

Kebaowek First Nation, which is fighting the project, successfully challenged that approval in Federal Court by arguing the Trudeau's government's 2021 UNDRIP legislation requires government decision makers, when greenlighting such projects, to expand their consultation process to align with UNDRIP.

But the appeal court disagreed and overturned a lower court order requiring enhanced consultations with Kebaowek, concluding the federal law "does not implement the articles of UNDRIP immediately but rather provides for a process to eventually implement the articles."
"These provisions contemplate future action, not an immediate implementation of the articles as set out in UNDRIP into Canadian law," Justice Wyman W. Webb wrote for the three-judge panel.

In other words, UNDRIP doesn't override Canadian law until the Canadian government, in consultation and co-operation with Indigenous peoples, explicitly establishes such a process, according to the court." See CBC for more

10/03/2026

10/01/2026

My thanks to local resident Morgan Brown for bringing this recent article about Deep River to my attention. Sharing for community pride and awareness.

Deep River, Canada, is a small town on the Ottawa River and has multiple sandy beaches, pretty parks, short hiking trails, and a vibrant retirement community.

09/18/2026

UPDATE: Two individuals have been charged in connection with the September 9, 2026 stabbing investigation in Deep River, including a 26-year-old Deep River resident charged with attempted murder. A 69-year-old Deep River resident has also been charged in connection with the incident.

On September 9, 2026, emergency services responded to reports of a serious assault in the area of McElligott Drive. One individual was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The investigation remains ongoing, and investigators continue to ask residents and businesses in the areas of Glendale Avenue, McElligott Drive and surrounding neighbourhoods to review any security, doorbell or dash camera footage captured on September 9, 2026.

Anyone with relevant video footage or information that may assist investigators is urged to contact the Upper Ottawa Valley OPP at 1-888-310-1122. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or visit http://ontariocrimestoppers.ca.

We recognize the impact this serious incident may have on those involved and the broader community. Anyone experiencing emotional distress or requiring support is encouraged to contact Renfrew County Victim Services at 343-361-3269 or toll-free at 1-877-568-5730.
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MISE À JOUR : Deux personnes ont été inculpées dans le cadre de l'enquête sur l'agression à l'arme blanche survenue le 9 septembre 2026 à Deep River, dont un résident de Deep River âgé de 26 ans accusé de tentative de meurtre. Un résident de Deep River âgé de 69 ans a également été inculpé dans le cadre de cet incident.

Le 9 septembre 2026, les services d’urgence sont intervenus à la suite de signalements faisant état d’une agression grave dans le secteur de la promenade McElligott. Une personne a été transportée à l’hôpital avec des blessures mettant sa vie en danger.

L’enquête se poursuit, et les enquêteurs continuent de demander aux résidents et aux entreprises situés dans les secteurs de l’avenue Glendale, de la promenade McElligott et des quartiers avoisinants de visionner toute vidéo de sécurité, de sonnette ou de caméra embarquée enregistrée le 9 septembre 2026.

Toute personne disposant d’images vidéo pertinentes ou d’informations susceptibles d’aider les enquêteurs est priée de communiquer avec la Police provinciale de l’Ontario (OPP) de la Haute-Vallée-de-l’Outaouais au 1-888-310-1122. Pour préserver votre anonymat, communiquez avec Échec au crime au 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) ou visitez le site http://ontariocrimestoppers.ca.

Nous sommes conscients de l’impact que cet incident grave peut avoir sur les personnes concernées et sur l’ensemble de la collectivité. Toute personne éprouvant une détresse émotionnelle ou ayant besoin de soutien est invitée à communiquer avec les Services d’aide aux victimes du comté de Renfrew au 343-361-3269 ou sans frais au 1-877-568-5730.

09/16/2026

A Municipal Alert System for Deep River

Dear Residents,

As we wait for updates from the ongoing police investigation, I wanted to provide you with information on the municipality’s efforts to research and procure a civic notification/alert system for use by the Town of Deep River.

As mentioned during my interviews with CBC and CTV News regarding the Sept 9th incident that generated a police “shelter-in-place” directive, it became obvious the municipality needed a better way to get the word out to residents apart from social media posts (which are passive and don’t reach those who are not on such platforms) and in addition to utilizing fire trucks with a loudspeaker.

Last Friday I asked our staff to investigate the feasibility and existence of proactive communication methods for critical municipal information. Municipalities such as Ottawa, Peterborough and Orillia already use such systems.

Today staff informed me they have identified three suppliers and have reached out to each one for further details on functionality and pricing. Staff expect to receive formal proposals within the next two weeks and will have a report to council early this fall.

While as a municipality, we always hope not to need such a system, having one available for use in our community is something we cannot do without.

Thank you for your continued patience and co-operation during this difficult time.

Sincerely,

Sue D’Eon
Mayor

09/14/2026

Tremendous achievement! Census information is extremely important for communities like ours. Thank you to our citizens and to the dozens of Census workers locally who made exceptional efforts to achieve such results.

Thank you to households across Canada for your outstanding participation in the , and a big thank you to all our employees who worked to help make this census collection cycle a success! 🍁🫶

The final overall response rate is among the highest ever recorded for a Canadian census—98.4%. The online response rate was 88.6%, and the self-response rate reached 91.2%, meaning that more Canadians than ever completed their questionnaire without assistance.

📊 Stay tuned! New insights from the data collected will be released throughout 2027. See the full release schedule here: https://ow.ly/nycN50ZNsG4

09/10/2026