Category Archives: 96.1 myFM Local News
What's Good in Renfrew? Safe Roads Driver Training Now Up And Running in The Valley
If you're a new driver living in the Valley or starting to think about getting your drivers license there is a new driver training school in the region. "Safe Roads Driver Training" is owned and opera...
Jun 26, 2025
Fundraising efforts underway for Renfrew-area teen with life-altering injuries from motorcycle crash
Fundraising efforts are underway to support a Renfrew-area teen who was seriously injured in a June 22 motorcycle crash on Lochwinnoch Road. A GoFundMe is raising money to support 17-year-old Kyler Re...
Jun 26, 2025 Fundraising efforts are underway to support a Renfrew-area teen who was seriously injured in a June 22 motorcycle crash on Lochwinnoch Road.
Play a Round, Change a Life: Renfrew golf event backs Special Olympics dreams
A little bit of your help this weekend will go a long way for Special Olympics athletes in our community. Special Olympics Renfrew is hosting a fundraising golf tournament at Dragonfly Golf Links this...
Jun 26, 2025
17-year-old seriously injured in motorcycle crash on Lochwinnoch Road
A motorcycle crash has left a 17-year-old with serious injuries as police look into what happened earlier this week. Officers from the Renfrew OPP and paramedics were sent to the site of the crash alo...
Jun 26, 2025
Renfrew's housing game changer? 40 new units on the way for seniors with county support
Renfrew town council is joining forces with their county counterparts to make more room in the local housing market. Council has approved a memorandum of understanding for a new modular housing develo...
Jun 26, 2025 Renfrew's Director of Development and Environment Eric Withers
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, June 26 as of 8:30 a.m., according to gasbuddy.com . ARNPRIOR Ultramar and On the...
Jun 26, 2025
UPDATE: Driver okay after deer causes Thursday morning crash near Lake Dore
UPDATE: Local police say a wayward deer was to blame for traffic getting squeezed near Lake Dore on Thursday morning. The Upper Ottawa Valley OPP were sent to County Road 41 (Lake Dore Road) at the br...
Jun 26, 2025
Community rallies for grieving family after 9-year-old killed in Almonte bike crash
A GoFundMe has been launched to support the family of 9-year-old Archer Lowe, who was tragically killed after being hit by a school bus while riding his bike on June 25, 2025. The community has respon...
Jun 26, 2025 (Photo by Konstantin Evdokimov on Unsplash)
The Renfrew 48
Here is a quick snapshot of what's happening around town the next 48 hours. TODAY: Wilderness Tours Rafting Resort, 1260 Grants Settlement Road in Foresters Falls, is extending a thank you to their st...
Jun 26, 2025
Child on bike dies after crash with school bus in neighbouring county
Terrible news to pass along. A 9-year-old boy from Mississippi Mills has died after being hit by a school bus while riding his bike in Almonte, in Lanark County. It happened around 3:40 p.m. on Wednes...
Jun 25, 2025
