Category Archives: 96.1 myFM Local News
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Local business creates stunning ice for World Junior Hockey Championships at TD Place
If you've been enjoying the World Junior Hockey Championships in Ottawa, you can thank in part the expert work of a local business. Eastern Rink Services owner Spencer Hill calls providing the line an...
Jan 02, 2025
Renfrew County agricultural programs win $500 each from 4-H Club Fund
A pair of agricultural programs in Renfrew County are getting a helping hand thanks to a province-wide campaign. Cooking with Dairy in Eganville and the Renfrew County Lego Club in Douglas are among t...
Jan 02, 2025
Whitewater Region fire crews battle big New's Year Day blaze
Members of the Whitewater Region Fire Department had a hectic first day of the year. Crews responded to a report of a barn on fire at 5:40 p.m. Jan. 1 on the Zion Line between Sturgeon Mountain and Be...
Jan 02, 2025
Precautionary boil water advisory in place for Beachburg residents
The Renfrew County and District Health Unit has issued a boil water advisory for users of the Beachburg Drinking Water System following a Wednesday night fire and water main break that led to a loss o...
Jan 02, 2025
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, Jan. 2 as of 8:20 a.m., according to gasbuddy.com . ARNPRIOR Ultramar and On the ...
Jan 02, 2025
Cogeco crews working to restore internet to 10k Ottawa Valley residents
UPDATE 2:30 p.m: Internet service has been restored. ---- Cogeco is telling myFM News that a cut fibre line has shut down internet services for around 10,000 customers in the Renfrew and Pembroke area...
Jan 02, 2025
Police attempting to locate person last seen in Pembroke
The Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has issued a missing person alert for someone who was last seen in Pembroke. Police reported on social media that 28-year-old ...
Jan 02, 2025
The Renfrew 48
Here's what's going on in Renfrew over the next 48 hours. Stuff to do: TODAY: Come out and try sledge hockey at the myFM Centre! Every Thursday from 10:30-10:45am (dressing rooms open at 10:00am). Min...
Jan 02, 2025
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Renfrew's event planners wrap up a banner year of community engagement
Renfrew's farewell to 2024 capped off an amazing year of creation and growth for the people behind the town's events planning. Programs Supervisor Janyne Fraser says the near-capacity crowd at Tuesday...
Jan 01, 2025 Onlookers get ready for a morning of magic at Frew Year's Eve 2024 inside the myFM Centre
New Year's Day winter weather travel advisory in effect for Renfrew County
The new year is starting off with some wintry weather in our region. Environment Canada has issued a winter weather travel advisory for all areas of Renfrew County Jan. 1. Weather experts say to expec...
Jan 01, 2025
