Category Archives: 96.1 myFM Local News
Arnprior McNab Braeside Archives updates council on activities
The Arnprior-McNab Braeside Archives has been highly successful in grant applications involving three projects. The combined value of the grants totals $67 000 in funding support. Archives Board Treas...
Oct 10, 2019
Mom Prom, a ladies only night in support of the Renfrew Food Bank
Mom Prom, in support of the Renfrew Food Bank, is a night out just for the ladies. That's organizer Shannon Fraser and she says tickets are only $20 each, which gets your name in the Prom Queen draw f...
Oct 09, 2019
Festival Hall celebrates 40 years in Pembroke with several big events
Festival Hall is celebrating 40-years and has some big shows coming up. In an act of honouring Gord Downie and in promoting reconciliation in the Ottawa Valley, Eventure Entertainment and Managing Dir...
Oct 09, 2019
Pontiac man dies in motocross crash
A 60 year old man from the Shawville area has died in a motorcross crash. According to the Ottawa Citizen, the man from Clarendon died on Monday while attempting a jump on his homemade motocross trail...
Oct 09, 2019
Renfrew Mayor says funding, recycling and carbon tax should be paramount for next Federal Government
With the Federal Election on the horizon, many local leaders are waiting to see what the newly elected government will bring to the table for their municipalities. Renfrew Mayor Don Eady is hopeful re...
Oct 09, 2019
Cannabis info session tonight
In an attempt to educate people about cannabis, the Burnstown Women's Institute is hosting an information session on the drug Thursday night. Doors open to the Burnstown United Church at 7pm. One of t...
Oct 09, 2019
Eganville restaurant recent target of break and enter
An investigation is underway after an attempted break and enter at a local restaurant. Killaloe OPP responded to the incident on October 2nd when the glass doors on the front and rear of the Granary S...
Oct 09, 2019
Local elementary teachers hold strike vote
The union representing Renfrew County's public school teachers and support personnel has asked its members if they're willing to strike to back contract demands. The four Renfrew County locals of the ...
Oct 08, 2019
New pride crosswalk painted at Algonquin College in Pembroke
A new pride crosswalk has been painted at the Algonquin College waterfront campus in Pembroke. The new Dean of the Pembroke Campus, Doctor Keltie Jones, says they needed a crosswalk there so it's good...
Oct 08, 2019
Meet the candidate: Dheerendra Kumar, Independent
A physiotherapist from Pembroke is running as an independent candidate in the upcoming federal election. As an independent candidate, Dheerendra Kumar says he will bring local issues to parliament, no...
Oct 08, 2019
