Category Archives: 96.1 myFM Local News
Students to protest today in Global Student Climate Strike
Renfrew County students wishing to participate in today's Global Climate Strike will likely have to make their way to Ottawa to do so. The Ottawa rally begins in Confederation Park at 11:30AM, then mo...
Sep 27, 2019
27th annual Take Back the Night march for the Women's Sexual Assault Centre
The rain held off for the annual Take Back the Night March for the Women's Sexual Assault Centre. The event has been going on for 26 years in Renfrew County and participants gathered at the Deep River...
Sep 27, 2019
Local Ontario Works funding finally approved by Province
After a lot of uncertainty, it's all good. The 2019 Ontario Works Budget for the County of Renfrew and the City of Pembroke has been approved. The process hit a snag in April when Queen's Park said it...
Sep 27, 2019
SIU called in to investigate collision involving OPP cruisers
A collision between two OPP cruisers and a van is now under investigation by the Special Investigations Unit. The crash occurred just before 3pm yesterday (Wednesday) at the entrance to the Petawawa M...
Sep 26, 2019
Arnprior residents to build berm to protect homes from flooding
Three property owners on Arnprior's Lena Street who were impacted by the 2019 Flooding are banding together to build a protective earthen berm so they can say, Never Again. The residents are Ken O'Nei...
Sep 26, 2019
EQAO test results released for local school boards
For the most part students in Renfrew County are above the provincial average for standardized testing. The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) test results were released on Wednesday. ...
Sep 26, 2019
Arnprior comedian to compete tonight to become the SiriusXM Top Comic
The day has finally come for a local comedian to take the spotlight in the SiriusXM Top Comic Finale. Arnprior's own Nigel Grinstead was able to crack the top 10 in the contest for a chance to win the...
Sep 26, 2019
Pembroke grad wins Algonquin College Award of Distinction
PTSD is often associated with traumas that arise from combat situations, but Naomi Fong's career as a bombardier came crashing down around her when she fell victim to sexual assaults initiated by her ...
Sep 26, 2019
ATV accident injures Chesterville man
A Chesterville resident is recovering following an accident on Saturday. Killaloe OPP say they were called to a single vehicle collision involving an ATV on Krezel Road in Madawaska Valley Township. T...
Sep 26, 2019
No charges following tractor/motorcycle crash
Police are not laying charges following a collision between a farm tractor and a motorcycle at the intersection of Beachburg Road and Valleyview Roads in Whitewater Region on September 18. Following t...
Sep 25, 2019
