Category Archives: 96.1 myFM Local News
FanSaves wins RC100 Startup Competition
The RC100 Startup Competition winner is an on-line platform known as FanSaves. FanSaves has claimed the $100 000 early-stage investment prize in the second annual Renfrew County Community Futures Deve...
Aug 19, 2019
Ross Street and Arnprior Avenue to be reconstructed
Ross Street and Arnprior Avenue in the town of Renfrew are set to get a facelift next year, thanks to some federal and provincial funding. Development and Works Director Mike Asselin says the w...
Aug 19, 2019
Paramedic base no longer part of planned renovations at the County admin building
The County of Renfrew administration building is getting renovated, but there's no new paramedic base in the plans. Chief Administrative Officer, Paul Moreau, says the current lease for the paramedic ...
Aug 19, 2019
It's Safe Trucking Week, OPP crackdown underway
Ontario Provincial Police will be dedicated to Operation Safe Trucking this week. This annual campaign focuses on enforcing the rules of the road and moving violations, specifically for commercial mot...
Aug 19, 2019
Canadian military bans offensive tattoos
Offensive tattoos are no longer allowed in the Canadian military. Last week, Canada's chief of defense staff, General Jonathan Vance, issued a statement on what tattoos are considered acceptable for s...
Aug 19, 2019
A section of Simpson Pit Road closed
A note for drivers in the Upper Ottawa Valley: Simpson Pit Road, from Scenic to Mask Roads is closed today (Monday) and tomorrow with emergency access only. Detours in place south of Scenic Road to Hi...
Aug 19, 2019
Education will be key to getting new customers in line with recycling standards
It's not a question of capacity, it's a question of education. The Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre (OVWRC) is seeing a lot more trash and recycling being trucked in, as a number of Valley municipa...
Aug 19, 2019
Family emergency scam reported in area
Some old scams are making a come back. An Admaston Bromley resident recently received a call from someone claiming to be a lawyer. They were told their son was in a car accident and was being held in ...
Aug 19, 2019
Fundraiser set up for 20-year-old Perth woman killed in weekend crash
A two vehicle collision in Lanark County has claimed the life of a young woman from Perth. On Saturday afternoon police, paramedics and firefighters were dispatched to a crash on Macphails Road betwee...
Aug 18, 2019
Single vehicle rollover claims life of man near Carleton Place
One man is dead after a serious car crash near Carleton Place. The Lanark County OPP is investigating the fatal collision that took place on Highway 7 near Dwyer Hill Road. Police responded to a singl...
Aug 18, 2019
