Ancient Rivers Family Health Team

🩺Looking for a family doctor or nurse practitioner? Register with Health Care Connect, Ontario's centralized waitlist for people seeking primary care.

✅ ARFHT Nurse Practitioners and some Physicians are currently accepting patients living in our catchment through the Health Care Connect waitlist.

Already registered with Health Care Connect? If it has been more than 2 years since you signed up, contact them to confirm you're on the list and that your contact information is up to date.

📱 Register online: https://ontario.ca/healthcareconnect
📞 Call: 811

Did you know? Our individual and group allied health-led services are offered free of charge through the Ancient Rivers Family Health Team office in Renfrew, Ontario. Residents of Renfrew, Calabogie, and surrounding areas can self refer!

Don't have a family doctor or nurse practitioner with our team? You can still access these services.

Visit our website to learn more about what we offer - our team is here for you!

🌟https://www.arfht.ca/programs-and-services/🌟

The ARFHT Nurse Practitioner Led Urgent Care Clinic is now open and ready to help you access timely support for urgent, non-life-threatening health concerns.

✅Same-day appointments are available Monday to Thursday between 2-3pm, bookable up to 24 hours in advance
✅Book online (https://tinyurl.com/ARFHTurgentcare) or by calling 343-361-3299. If no appointments are available online, we are fully booked or not running the clinic that day.
✅Available to Ontarians living in Renfrew, Calabogie, and surrounding communities, or those with a doctor or nurse practitioner affiliated with Ancient Rivers Family Health Team.
✅Free of charge

The Urgent Care Clinic helps with colds, flu, sore throats, ear and sinus infections, UTIs, minor cuts & burns, sprains & strains, and rashes.

If you have a doctor or nurse practitioner, please contact them first as they may be able to offer a same-day appointment. This clinic is intended to support patients who are unable to access their regular provider promptly or do not have a regular provider.

⚠️For emergencies, call 911 or visit your nearest Emergency Department.

Learn more about eligibility and services on our website:
👉https://www.arfht.ca/programs-and-services/urgent-care-clinic👈

📅 ARFHT’s Upcoming Fall 2026 Workshops are open for registration!
Whether you're looking to improve your heart health, better understand nutrition, support your child’s feeding journey, or stay active and independent as you age, we have a variety of free workshops coming up this fall. In partnership with the Town of Renfrew , our in person programming runs at the myFM Centre.

🍼 Birth to 6 Months Infant Feeding Workshop
📅 Wednesday, September 23, 2026
🕚 11:00 am-12:00 pm (Virtual)
Learn the basics of breastfeeding and formula feeding, hunger and fullness cues, vitamin D recommendations, and supporting healthy growth and development.

🥄 Starting Solids Workshop
📅 Wednesday, September 30, 2026
🕚 11:00 am-12:00 pm (Virtual)
Learn when your baby is ready for solids, how to introduce first foods, safely introduce allergens, and offer age-appropriate textures.

👶 Toddler Feeding Workshop
📅 Wednesday, October 7, 2026
🕚 11:00 am-12:00 pm (Virtual)
Explore feeding from late infancy through toddlerhood, including self-feeding skills, balanced meals and snacks, common feeding challenges, and food safety.

🍎 Get the FACTS: Understanding Food Labels for Better Health
📅 Tuesday, October 20, 2026
🕥 10:30 am-12:00 pm
📍 myFM Centre, Renfrew
A practical workshop led by a registered dietitian to help you understand Nutrition Facts tables, marketing claims, and make informed food choices to support your health.

❤️ Heart Smart! Empowering Your Lifestyle for Optimal Heart Health
📅 Saturday, November 3, 2026
🕥 10:30 am-12:00 pm
📍 myFM Centre, Renfrew
Learn evidence-based strategies to support heart health through nutrition, physical activity, stress management, and sustainable lifestyle changes.

⚖️ Building Better Balance & Falls Prevention Workshop
📅 Tuesday, November 17, 2026
🕥 10:30 am-11:30 am
📍 myFM Centre, Renfrew
Led by a kinesiologist and registered dietitian, this workshop focuses on nutrition, physical activity, balance, strength, and practical fall prevention strategies.

✅ These programs are free and open to Ontarians wishing to register.

✍️ Learn more and register through our registration platform: https://tinyurl.com/FHTgroup

Looking for a Family Doctor?
If you are currently looking for a family doctor, please make sure you are registered with Health Care Connect.
https://www.ontario.ca/page/find-family-doctor-or-nurse-practitioner

Already registered?
We encourage you to contact Health Care Connect again to confirm that you are still on the list and that all of your personal information is accurate and up to date.,

Walking group starts Tuesday - no registration needed, just show up!

Stay active and connected this fall by walking with our dietitian, kinesiologist, mental health counsellor, or nurse at the myFM Center indoor walking track!

🚶Meet at the Second Ice Pad Meeting Room for a wellness tip and warm up, then join us on the track for a walk🚶

🕙Tuesday mornings from 9am-10am
📆Sept 15 to Nov 24 (drop in as many Tuesdays as you would like to come for)
📍myFM Centre, 1 Ma-te-way Park Drive, Renfrew
✅FREE and open to all. Just show up!

Hope to see you there!

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿?

Finding the right care for you and your family shouldn’t be stressful. That’s where Health Care Connect comes in!

This free program helps you find a primary care clinician accepting new patients in Ontario. Here’s the best part: you can start your search even if you’re still enrolled with your current clinician. No need to de-enrol first!

𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆:

① register online or by phone
② a Care Connector matches you with a primary care clinician near you
③ you will be contacted when a match is found

𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵.

👉 Sign up today at ontario.ca/healthcareconnect or call 811 (available 24/7).

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿?

Finding the right care for you and your family shouldn’t be stressful. That’s where Health Care Connect comes in!

This free program helps you find a primary care clinician accepting new patients in Ontario. Here’s the best part: you can start your search even if you’re still enrolled with your current clinician. No need to de-enrol first!

𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆:

① register online or by phone
② a Care Connector matches you with a primary care clinician near you
③ you will be contacted when a match is found

𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵.

👉 Sign up today at ontario.ca/healthcareconnect or call 811 (available 24/7).

Ontario Health

Are you passionate about improving health and well being in Renfrew and surrounding areas? Apply to join the Ancient Rivers Family Health Team Board of Directors!

We're seeking community members and family physician members from the Ancient Rivers Family Health Organization to help guide the future of primary care in our region.

As a Board Member, you'll contribute to strategic decision making and help advance our vision of partnering with patients and the community to optimize wellbeing.

Why apply?
✔ Help shape the future of healthcare in our community
✔ Bring your voice, experience, and perspective to the table
✔ Make a meaningful impact close to home

Learn more and apply: https://www.arfht.ca/about/board-of-directors/

Don’t have a family doctor or nurse practitioner? This FREE cervical cancer screening program is for you.

Cervical cancer screening (formerly the pap test) is an important part of preventive care. Getting screened can find changes early, before cancer develops.

Get screened if you:
➡️ are 25 years or older
➡️ are a woman, Two-Spirit person, transmasculine person, or nonbinary person with a cervix
➡️ have ever had sexual contact
➡️ do not have symptoms such as unusual bleeding or discharge
➡️ are due for screening (every 5 years per Ontario guidelines)

Book your screening today:
📅 Visit: www.rcvtac.ca
📞 Call: 1-844-727-6404
ℹ️ Learn more: www.ovoht.ca/paptest
📋 Screening criteria: www.cancercareontario.ca/en/types-of-cancer/cervical/screening