Category Archives: 96.1 myFM Local News
Section of 417 to be closed in Ottawa this weekend
The City of Ottawa Traffic Department is advising of a major closure on Highway 417 that could affect your drive in and out of the Nation's Capital this weekend. Highway 417 will be closed both ways f...
Oct 18, 2019
Arnprior BMO Manager to don the boxing gloves in Fight for the Cure
Arnprior BMO Branch Manager Kyle Dowd has been busy training for his upcoming Boxing match tomorrow night. Kyle says he got involved when his family was touched by cancer - his father-in-law was claim...
Oct 18, 2019
Craft Beer Festival expands
The 5th Annual Ottawa Valley Craft Beer Festival is Saturday at Pembroke's Best Western. There are an added variety of tastes this year, according to spokesperson Katie Tollis-Flabbi. Tollis-Flabbi te...
Oct 18, 2019
Georges Vanier School celebrating 50th Anniversary with Saturday celebration
Georges Vanier Elementary School in Combermere is celebrating its 50th anniversary this Saturday. Principal Anne-Marie Landon says the school is named after an exemplary Canadian. Vanier was Governor-...
Oct 18, 2019
Last all-candidates meeting held
The only All-Candidates' Night in the Eastern end of the riding was held last night (Thursday night) at the JAG Centre in Braeside. Organizer Wendo Blondeau, of the Braeside Community Association says...
Oct 18, 2019
Local candidates sound off on proposed waste facility for Chalk River
The Coalition Against Nuclear Dumps on the Ottawa River and Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County and Area have announced the results of a federal election candidate survey on nuclear waste policy and ...
Oct 18, 2019
Final Taste of the Valley lands in Cobden this weekend
It's the final Taste of the Valley for 2019. This event is driven by local producers and David Wybou, Business Development Officer with the County of Renfrew, says these entrepreneurs are a very impor...
Oct 18, 2019
Local municipalities look towards a more permanent recycling remedy
The municipalities of Arnprior, McNab-Braeside and Renfrew are joining together to find a more permanent recycling solution. Deanna Nicholson, Environmental Engineering Officer with the Town of Arnpri...
Oct 18, 2019
Ban on cell phones in classrooms to take effect soon, local schools prepare
Local schools are getting ready to implement restrictions on the use of cellphones in classrooms, which are to take effect next month. The provincial guidelines say students can only use mobile device...
Oct 17, 2019
Man charged with assaults, threatening
An incident in Renfrew over the Thanksgiving weekend has led to charges against a Quebec man. Renfrew OPP have charged 31 year old Marc Dewar-Carriere with uttering threats, three counts of assault an...
Oct 17, 2019
