Category Archives: 96.1 myFM Local News
Cobden to welcome Former MPP Sean Conway: "Thomas D'Arcy McGee: A Man for our Times
The Bromley Historical Society is honoured to welcome former Renfrew MPP and university professor, Sean Conway who will speak on "Thomas D'Arcy McGee: A Man for our Times". This free public presentati...
Aug 28, 2025
Renfrew council honors Millionaires softball team for Special Olympics success
Renfrew made its appreciation for a local team of special needs athletes and the volunteers helping them official on Tuesday night. Town Reeve Peter Emon stepped in for Mayor Tom Sidney to welcome the...
Aug 28, 2025 From left: Councillor Jason Legris, Reeve Peter Emon, Councillor Andrew Dick, and Councillor Clint McWhirter, flanked by members of the Renfrew Millionaires softball team
New parking rules for the Town of Renfrew are in effect
The Town of Renfrew has just extended the allotted time for residents to park their cars. Cars are now able to park for up to three hours uninterrupted in most public street parking areas. Back in Mar...
Aug 28, 2025 Parking on Raglan Street remains unchanged, which was already at the three-hour limit.
Planned water outage to affect Renfrew's myFM Centre & nearby homes next week
People living or working in and around Renfrew's myFM Centre will need to plan around the latest wrinkle in planned construction nearby. Town officials are warning that the ongoing water main replacem...
Aug 28, 2025 (MBC News File Photo)
Today's gas prices in the Ottawa Valley
Here's our daily look at the cost of fuel across the Ottawa Valley. We've compiled the list of gas prices on Thursday, August 28th, as of 8:30 a.m., according to gasbuddy.com . ARNPRIOR Ultramar and O...
Aug 28, 2025 (Pixabay photo)
The Renfrew 48
Here is a quick snapshot of what's happening around town the next 48 hours. TODAY: The Shawville Fair opens its doors starting on Thursday, offering the community a packed labour day long weekend with...
Aug 28, 2025
Renfrew Collegiate Institute gives their best wishes to retiree Jeff Barber
Renfrew Collegiate Institute (RCI) is giving their best farewells to established faculty Jeff Barber. Barber taught history, world religions and civics and is known particularly for his lesson on the ...
Aug 27, 2025 Photo Credit: Renfrew Collegiate Institute
What's Good in the Valley?: Protestors rally against herbicide use outside local MNR offices
The Ministry of Natural Resources office on Riverside Drive in Pembroke was the site of a rally on Tuesday afternoon to stop the spray of herbicides, namely glyphosate, on Renfrew County forests. Glyp...
Aug 27, 2025
Construction zone complaint ends with DUI arrest in Renfrew
A recent arrest should remind local drivers to mind their behaviour at all times, but especially when passing by ongoing construction. The Renfrew OPP was called to a traffic complaint in a constructi...
Aug 27, 2025 (OPP photo)
Skills Ontario skilled Trades and Tech Truck at Cobden Fair
The Cobden Fair is about more than farming and Valley tradition and Chris Munroe, Director of the Cobden Agricultural Society will be the first to tell you. Skills Ontario brought their mobile Trades ...
Aug 27, 2025
