Category Archives: 96.1 myFM Local News
PSW information session Thursday
If you're thinking about enrolling in the Algonquin College-Bonnechere Manor Personal Support Worker Program you'll want to attend the Information Session being held Thursday. It'll give you the chanc...
Oct 23, 2019
Residents bring concerns about cell tower to council
The pros and cons of putting a Rogers cell phone tower on the Renfrew Fairgrounds were discussed at Town Council last night, but councillors put off their discussion until a company rep from the provi...
Oct 23, 2019
Sheep hired to do summer lawn maintenance at OVWRC
The Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre (OVWRC) welcomed 20 woolly staff members this summer. General Manager Sue McCrae says they partnered with North-Algona-Wilberforce councillor Janet Reiche-Schoe...
Oct 23, 2019
RCDSB looking to add first ever Indigenous trustee
The Renfrew County District School Board (RCDSB) is partnering with the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation. Chair of Equity and Inclusion Committee, trustee Marjorie Adams, says the board is look...
Oct 23, 2019
OPP lay ATV related charges on local trails
Some ATV'ers are facing charges following OPP spot checks on sections of the Algonquin Trail and Ottawa Valley Rail Trail Saturday October 12. The OPP SAVE unit, (Snow vehicle, ATV, and Vessel Enforce...
Oct 23, 2019
Police investigate construction site break and enter
Renfrew OPP are investigating a break and enter that they'd like your help with. Police say that on Monday October 7th they were called to the vicinity of Madawaska Street in Greater Madawaska Townshi...
Oct 23, 2019
Local voters sound off on election results
Now that the dust has settled on the federal election, we here at myFM News thought we'd see how local residents are feeling about the new government and their new MP. Reporters from myFM hit the stre...
Oct 23, 2019
Local students support Cheryl Gallant in mock election
If local teens had had a chance to vote, Cheryl Gallant would still have remained the MP for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke. Those are the results following a mock election held in schools across the ridi...
Oct 22, 2019
3rd annual Bonnechere Manor Foundation Gala raises $22,000
Numbers are in from the 3rd annual Bonnechere Manor Foundation Gala. The night was held in the Renfrew Rotary Hall back on October 5th and organizers have gotten rave reviews regarding the food, decor...
Oct 22, 2019
Will Amos Wins Pontiac Again
In the Pontiac, Liberal Will Amos is grateful for his margin of victory. He claimed almost half the votes in an eight-person race. With 275 of the 278 polls reporting, Amos polled 48.6 percent of vote...
Oct 22, 2019
