Category Archives: 96.1 myFM Local News
Locals not surprised former Lumber Kings Head Coach has hit the big time
From RBC Cup winner with the Pembroke Lumber Kings back in 2011 to Head Coach of one of hockey's most historic franchises. Sheldon Keefe will make his NHL coaching debut tonight in Arizona with the To...
Nov 21, 2019
Recent OPP drugs, weapons bust was delicate operation
Upper Ottawa Valley OPP took extra precautions during a big weapons and drug bust at a residence in Pembroke last Thursday because the Christie Street property was quite close to a school. The joint o...
Nov 21, 2019
Stunt driving charges during a Sunday afternoon tour
A local driver is walking to work today. Killaloe OPP say they clocked a Petawawa resident going 65km over the posted speed limit on Highway 41 in Bonnechere Valley Township Sunday (Nov 17) afternoon....
Nov 21, 2019
Final fundraising push for Grove Nursing Home in Arnprior
The Arnprior Regional Health Foundation (ARHF) is nearing their $4-million dollar goal for the new Grove Nursing Home. Construction starts this week and to date $3.3-million has been raised. The new G...
Nov 21, 2019
BREAKING: Sheldon Keefe hired as head coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs
The new coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs has experience with the Pembroke Lumber Kings. On Wednesday afternoon the Leafs fired head coach Mike Babcock and named Sheldon Keefe their new head coach. Ke...
Nov 20, 2019
Road or private driveway? McNab Braeside Council at odds with residents over plowing
It was both a history lesson, and a demonstration of goodwill as McNab-Braeside Council put off a decision to stop plowing a section of roadway. Mayor Tom Peckett says the piece of roadway is adjacent...
Nov 20, 2019
Careless driving charges for a local driver allegedly going too fast
Slow down. That's the message from police following a crash on Hazley Bay Drive in Laurentian Valley earlier this week. Upper Ottawa Valley OPP say they were called to a crash around 12:30 Monday (Nov...
Nov 20, 2019
Greater Madawaska Township wants speed limit lowered on 511
As the County of Renfrew looks at revising speed limits on its roads and highways, the Township of Greater Madawaska has one it wants to add to the list. Mayor Brian Hunt says consensus around the Cou...
Nov 20, 2019
Report on spring flooding to be made public soon
The former Manitoba deputy minister who was hired by the Province to produce a study on Flooding in Ontario in 2019 has finished his report and has placed it in the hands of Minister of Natural Resour...
Nov 20, 2019
Naloxone helping the OPP save lives
The OPP have released new statistics showing that Naloxone has saved 102 lives since officers started carrying the drug, which is used to temporarily reverse the effects of an overdose. Of the people ...
Nov 20, 2019
