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Federal budget includes $31-billion in new spending over next five years
The federal Liberals have more than $85 billion in new spending room from a booming economic rebound and plan to spend some of the windfall on a series of measures aimed at keeping the good growth goi...
Apr 07, 2022
UPDATE: Body of missing woman found in Petawawa River
An update on a missing person case. Around 7 pm Wednesday night, Upper Ottawa Valley OPP responded to a call after the body of a missing Petawawa resident was found by kayakers in the Petawawa River a...
Apr 07, 2022
School bus driver shortage causing cancellation of routes in Renfrew County and District
There is a major shortage of school bus drivers across Renfrew County, resulting in bus route cancellations. Robert White, General Manager of the Renfrew County Joint Transportation Consortium says th...
Apr 07, 2022
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: 7th annual Multicultural Festival in Pembroke coming up August 20th at the Waterfront Park
The Pembroke Public Library is getting ready to host the 7th annual Multicultural Festival. Library CEO Karthi Rajamani tells myFM in 2020 the Multicultural Festival was cancelled due to COVID-19 and ...
Apr 07, 2022
County of Renfrew removes COVID-19 vaccine requirements in most settings
The County of Renfrew is lifting COVID-19 vaccine requirements in most settings. Roughly five months ago (November 2021), the County of Renfrew adopted a vaccination policy in direct response to a req...
Apr 07, 2022
Helen Brumm wins $220,723 with Pembroke Regional Hospital Catch the Ace
It took 37 weeks for the ace to be caught. Executive Director of the Pembroke Regional Hospital Foundation, Roger Martin, tells myFM the winning name for Catch the Ace was selected this morning (April...
Apr 06, 2022
$3-million announced for Renfrew County and surrounding area through Ontario's Highlands Tourism Organization
The federal government has announced $68.5 million through the Tourism Relief Fund for help businesses and communities safely welcome back visitors, recover from the impacts of the pandemic and prepar...
Apr 06, 2022 Photo: https://comewander.ca/discover/
OPP searching for stolen utility trailer
Killaloe OPP are turning to local residents for help in tracking down a stolen utility trailer. OPP say there were called out on Sunday to a home on Highway 60 in North Algona Wilberforce. A homemade ...
Apr 06, 2022
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Farms Open event planned in Renfrew County for September of 2022
Planning is underway for an exciting new event in Renfrew County. The first ever Farms Open day is coming up in September of 2022. While the event is still in the early planning stages, County of Renf...
Apr 06, 2022
Renfrew County Council votes to give themselves a large raise
Renfrew County Councillors have voted to give themselves a large raise, but there's a catch, they still have to get re-elected. An elected officials market review was presented during a special meetin...
Apr 06, 2022
