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Renfrew is a town of about 8,000 in the Ottawa River valley of Ontario, Canada to the west of Ottawa. It is in the area of the Ottawa District Hockey Association. Renfrew is best known as the home of the Renfrew Millionaires, one of the original teams in the National Hockey Association, the predecessor of the National Hockey League.

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  • Renfrew is a town of about 8,000 in the Ottawa River valley of Ontario, Canada to the west of Ottawa. It is in the area of the Ottawa District Hockey Association. Renfrew is best known as the home of the Renfrew Millionaires, one of the original teams in the National Hockey Association, the predecessor of the National Hockey League.
  • The town is located at the junction of the River Clyde and White Cart Water. A passenger ferry crosses the Clyde to Yoker and a swing bridge crosses the Cart to Inchinnan and Glasgow International Airport.Renfrew is known as the "Cradle of the Royal Stewarts" and held royal burgh status from 1397 until 1975. The current Baron of Renfrew is Prince Charles. Although the town gives its name to the council area of Renfrewshire, the function of administrative capital of the area now falls on the town's larger neighbour Paisley.Renfrew is home to the engineering company Doosan Babcock and the Braehead out-of-town retail development. The shipbuilders Simons and Lobnitz were based in Renfrew. The Renfrew ship yards closed in the early 1960s.
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  • The town is located at the junction of the River Clyde and White Cart Water. A passenger ferry crosses the Clyde to Yoker and a swing bridge crosses the Cart to Inchinnan and Glasgow International Airport.Renfrew is known as the "Cradle of the Royal Stewarts" and held royal burgh status from 1397 until 1975. The current Baron of Renfrew is Prince Charles. Although the town gives its name to the council area of Renfrewshire, the function of administrative capital of the area now falls on the town's larger neighbour Paisley.Renfrew is home to the engineering company Doosan Babcock and the Braehead out-of-town retail development. The shipbuilders Simons and Lobnitz were based in Renfrew. The Renfrew ship yards closed in the early 1960s. There are several housing estates in the town although there are no high rise residential buildings. Post war housing estates are: * Dean Park * Kirklandneuk * Moorpark * Arkleston
  • Renfrew is a town of about 8,000 in the Ottawa River valley of Ontario, Canada to the west of Ottawa. It is in the area of the Ottawa District Hockey Association. Renfrew is best known as the home of the Renfrew Millionaires, one of the original teams in the National Hockey Association, the predecessor of the National Hockey League.
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