Category Archives: 96.1 myFM Local News
42 culverts to be replaced on Highway 17 between Renfrew and Arnprior
Plans are being made to replace 42 culverts on Highway 17 between Renfrew and Arnprior. The Ministry of Transportation and WSP Canada Group are completing a detailed design for the replacement of doze...
Aug 27, 2019
Admaston Bromley Library offers FREE passes to Ontario Provincial Parks
You can get free passes into Algonquin Park from the local library in Douglas. The Admaston Bromley Public Library is offering a new feature this summer where you can sign out passes for a week at a t...
Aug 27, 2019
OPP Operation Safe Trucking Concludes
East Region OPP Officers laid nearly 300 charges during Operation Safe Trucking, August 18-24th. The region, which ranges from Prince Edward County through the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment including...
Aug 27, 2019
Change of command ceremony held for 31 Canadian Brigade Group
After an extensive military training exercise, soldiers from the 31 Canadian Brigade Group (CBG), welcomed a new command team out in the field. On Friday afternoon (August 23rd, 2019), in the training...
Aug 27, 2019
Forest fire along Doran Road in Petawawa under control
Crews are on the scene of a forest fire on Doran Road in Petawawa. Just after 3:20 pm on Monday (August 26th) the Petawawa Fire Department and firefighters from the Garrison responded to the blaze. De...
Aug 26, 2019
Funding plays a huge role in decisions of road work for Renfrew's back streets
Road work is a necessary hassle for tax payers. It needs to get done, it's inconvenient and there's always another road that needs to be fixed. Renfrew is no exception. Director of Development and Wor...
Aug 26, 2019
July Real Estate Sales
Residential real estate sales in Renfrew County set a new all-time record for the month of July, totalling 208 units in July 2019. That was up 7.8% from July last year. The Renfrew County Real Estate ...
Aug 26, 2019
Large scale military training operation comes to an end
A two week military training exercise involving over 1,700 full time soldiers and members of the reserves from across Ontario has come to an end. Between August 12th and 25th members of the Canadian A...
Aug 26, 2019
Forces lifts Parachuting Ban
The Canadian Forces has lifted its partial ban on parachuting, according to a report in Post Media's online service. Following the death of Bombardier Patrick Labrie in June during a parachute jump in...
Aug 26, 2019
A family in mourning following the possible drowning of a seven year old boy
Tragic news out of Petawawa this morning. Upper Ottawa Valley OPP say the body of a child was found floating in the Petawawa River adjacent to Summit Trail in Petawawa around 7pm last night. The inves...
Aug 26, 2019
