Category Archives: 96.1 myFM Local News
The Renfrew 48
Here is a quick snapshot of what's happening around town the next 48 hours. TODAY: Grab your friends and get crafty in McNab/Braeside! The township is hosing a Sip & Sign Workshop at the John A. G...
Mar 05, 2026
What's good in Renfrew? Prepare for the Polar Plunge in support of Special Olympics
This Saturday (March 7) in partnership with Renfrew OPP, Special Olympics Ontario will be hosting its Polar Plunge. It's a fundraiser that has seen success province-wide, and this year in Renfrew the ...
Mar 04, 2026 Photo of the Special Olympics baseball team who took home the bronze this year | Photo Credit: Special Olympics Renfrew
Fellowes High proving Ottawa Valley can handle OFSAA championship spotlight
Schools and communities across Renfrew County are being thrust into the spotlight as the landscape of high school athletics in Ontario changes. As Pembroke's Fellowes High School hosts next week's OFS...
Mar 04, 2026 (Fellowes High School photo)
McNab/Braeside's Mayor blazes trail with rare Municipal Administration diploma
McNab/Braeside's mayor is blazing her own trail to better understand the inner workings of her township. Lori Hoddinott is being lauded by the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers ...
Mar 04, 2026
Official Plan refresh draws community input in Renfrew
Change is coming to Renfrew, and the town has to be ready to meet the challenge. That's according to JP2G Consulting Senior Planner Forbes Simon, who led the community through a pair of open houses di...
Mar 04, 2026 Forbes Simon (left) taking a resident through the current development planning for Renfrew
Ottawa Valley health-care workers rally against provincial funding cuts
Ottawa Valley healthcare workers took part in a rally Tuesday protesting funding cuts listed in the provincial government's latest economic statement. Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees...
Mar 04, 2026 Demonstrators rally against health care privatization outside the office Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke MPP Billy Denault on March 3rd
Police Impersonation Scam making the rounds
Who else but the police would warn you about a Police Impersonation Scam? OPP's East Region are alterting the public that fraudsters posing as police officers are trying to bilk you out of your hard-e...
Mar 04, 2026
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 Wednesday, March 4th, as of 8:30 a.m., according to gasbuddy.com. ARNPRIOR Ultramar and On ...
Mar 04, 2026
Silent but Serious: Understanding HPV and cancer prevention
Today is HPV Awareness Day, a day that aims to educate the public, normalize conversations and encourage vaccination and screening to prevent HPV related cancers, including cervical cancer. Here's Dr....
Mar 04, 2026
The Renfrew 48
Here is a quick snapshot of what's happening around town the next 48 hours. TODAY: Grab your friends and get crafty in McNab/Braeside! The township is hosing a Sip & Sign Workshop at the John A. G...
Mar 04, 2026
