Category Archives: 96.1 myFM Local News
Renfrew Rec investing in new equipment for the arena
Out with the old and in with the new. Renfrew Recreation is replacing their back up 1998 ice resurfacer with a newer model at a cost of $81 000. The older machine was back benched to back up after the...
Dec 19, 2019
Arnprior announces Christmas lights contest winners
The winners of the Town of Arnprior's first Christmas decorating contest have been announced. Judges made their tour Tuesday night and selected the Schnob residence on Allan Drive as their favourite. ...
Dec 19, 2019
Local Mayor's comments make impact province-wide as group adds childcare at upcoming conference
The Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) becomes the first provincial body to add a childcare option for delegates, at its upcoming 2020 municipal convention. Director Joe Tiernay says specifically, ...
Dec 19, 2019
Man on ATV charged with impaired
A R.I.D.E check in North Algona Wilberforce Township netted Killaloe OPP one impaired driver. Police initiated a traffic stop on an ATV driver on Kokomis Road around 9pm Friday night. As a result of p...
Dec 18, 2019
It's time to shine a light on Arnprior's volunteers
They give their time, their talent and their dedication to make this a great place to live. Now it's time to recognize those individuals and organizations that give so selflessly and do so much for th...
Dec 18, 2019
OVWRC wants you to go green over the holidays
With the busy holiday season, it's important to remember to be green whenever possible. Some statistics suggest Canadians produce 25 per cent more waste this time of year than any other. Sue McCrae, G...
Dec 18, 2019
Stamp of approval for facade work on a building in Renfrew's downtown
Renfrew council is green lighting another application to the Community Improvement Plan fund. Council is granting roughly $4,200 to Nicholas Potvin to replace three sets of doors on his building on th...
Dec 18, 2019
OPP charge driver in Calabogie for not clearing snow off vehicle
It's a good reminder to brush off all the snow and ice from your vehicle before heading out on the roads. Police have charged a driver in Calabogie after they failed to pull over and continued for a k...
Dec 18, 2019
One license suspension handed out during week three of RIDE
Week three of the holiday RIDE campaign in the Upper Ottawa Valley has wrapped. Upper Ottawa Valley OPP say they did 17 RIDE checks from December 7th to the 13th, and one driver was issued a three day...
Dec 18, 2019
CNL says only low-level radioactive waste will be stored at a proposed disposal facility
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) has submitted a revised draft of the environmental impact statement for the proposed Near Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF). Manager of Regulatory Approval for NSDF,...
Dec 18, 2019
