Category Archives: 96.1 myFM Local News
Listeners react to news of Don Cherry's firing
Sportsnet is cutting ties with 'Hockey Night in Canada' broadcaster Don Cherry. The move comes after backlash from a rant during Saturday's edition of Coach's Corner that many say took shots at immigr...
Nov 12, 2019
Arnprior Remembrance Day Wrap
A great crowd braved the cold to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies in Arnprior. Master-of-ceremonies, Branch 174 President Peter Walsh, is himself a veteran, having served with the Princess Pats in Vi...
Nov 12, 2019
Ontario Government is removing day-use fees for local parks for Veterans
Ontario is honouring past and present members of the Canadian Armed Forces by making it easier for them to spend more time in nature and green spaces at Ontario Parks. The province's Minister of the E...
Nov 12, 2019
Board of Health rep advises caution over Consolidations
The Township of Admaston-Bromley has declined to support a resolution from the Municipality of Kingsville that expresses criticism of announced Health Care cuts in the areas of Public Health Units and...
Nov 12, 2019
Don Cherry Sacked
Kind words for Don Cherry in the Benedictory Prayer at the Arnprior Remembrance Day Service were not enough to save the coach from the wrath of Sportsnet. This afternoon the broadcaster terminated the...
Nov 11, 2019
ATM stolen from Chalk River Legion the day before Remembrance Day
Police are investigating after a local legion was broken into. President of the Chalk River Legion - Branch 562, Harry Thompson, says someone stole a loader and used it to smash in the front doors and...
Nov 11, 2019
Jobless rate dips just slightly, but up year over year
A very slight dip in the local unemployment rate. The jobless rate for the region that includes Renfrew County was 6.4 percent last month, down just one percentage point from the month before. However...
Nov 11, 2019
Renfrew remembers
Lest we forget. Another Remembrance Day has come and gone, but we carry in our hearts the gratitude of a nation that is free thanks to the sacrifices of others. Barry Bush, a Veteran of the Navy and t...
Nov 11, 2019
Local Remembrance Day services planned to honour Canada's war dead
Canadians will gather at cenotaphs across the country today to honour those who took up arms and often lost their lives to defend this country and its way of life. Ceremonies in Calabogie, Beachburg a...
Nov 11, 2019
Concerns over fairgrounds cell tower returns to Renfrew Council Tuesday
The proposal to build a cell tower on the Renfrew Fairgrounds property returns to Municipal Council Tuesday, as proponents Rogers Communications are slated to make a presentation to elected representa...
Nov 11, 2019
