Category Archives: 96.1 myFM Local News
Trudeau to meet NATO head at Garrison Petawawa this morning
A meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is set to take place at Garrison Petawawa this morning. The two are expected to discuss global challenges an...
Jul 15, 2019
New Commanding Officer for 4CDSG
The 4th Canadian Division Support Group (4CDSG) Signal Squadron has a new commanding officer. On Friday, a change of command ceremony took place that saw Major Christian Beaulieu replaced by Major Ton...
Jul 15, 2019
Monday morning road closures
Drivers should be aware of a few road closures this morning. Centennial Lake Road northwest of Wolfe Rapids Road to southeast of Matawatchan road is closed to all traffic. In addition, work on the sam...
Jul 15, 2019
Organizers thrilled as big dollars roll in RVH's Catch the Ace lottery
Heading into its 14th week, Renfrew Victoria Hospital Foundation's Catch the Ace is exceeding everyone's expectations, according to Patti Dillabough from the RVH Foundation. To date, Catch the ...
Jul 15, 2019
Laurentian Valley's Geo Gnoming contest kicks off
The Laurentian Valley Geo-Gnoming Contest begins today at 9:00 am. Planning/Administrative Clerk Navada Sargent says they received close to 1,000 selfies over the five week long contest in its first y...
Jul 15, 2019
Two missing teenagers last seen in Algonquin Park
The OPP is looking for two missing teenagers last seen on a walking trail in Algonquin Park. Police say 16-year old Maya Mirota and 16-year old Marta Malek were last seen travelling on Western Uplands...
Jul 13, 2019
National French Fry day celebrated on Saturday
Tomorrow (Saturday, July 13th) is national French Fry day. Deep fried potatoes will be served up and down the valley to mark the occasion. One french fry truck on the Quebec side is going all out for ...
Jul 12, 2019
Municipality of Pontiac updates residents on flood clean-up situation
There's no more free help for residents cleaning up flood debris in the Pontiac. Municipal staff issued a release saying on Friday July 12th the free service provided by a company helping flood victim...
Jul 12, 2019
Memory of 4-year-old William Jones to be honoured at a celebration of life on Sunday
A celebration of life will be held this weekend to remember a 4-year-old boy who was killed in a car crash just outside of Pembroke. On June 27th the Upper Ottawa Valley OPP responded to a collision o...
Jul 12, 2019
For the first time ever over 1,000 homes sell across Renfrew County in first half of the year
Lots of homes are selling across Renfrew County, but there's less options on the market. The Renfrew County Real Estate Board says there was 269 new residential listings in June reaching a nine-year l...
Jul 12, 2019
