Category Archives: 96.1 myFM Local News
Today's gas prices in the Ottawa Valley
It's Friday and you may be headed to the pumps to fill up ahead of your weekend travels. Here's our daily look at the price of fuel across the Ottawa Valley. We've compiled the list of gas prices on F...
Aug 16, 2024
CHEO launches groundbreaking fundraising campaign
CHEO, the Ottawa-based children's hospital, has launched its first-ever national marketing campaign, "Kids These Days," on August 5, 2024. This initiative highlights the urgent health risks facing chi...
Aug 16, 2024
'The 48': Don't miss events in Renfrew and area
Good morning! Here is a quick snapshot of what's happening around town in the next 48 hours. This Friday's Hospice Renfrew Golf Classic at the Renfrew Golf Club is full, but that doesn't mean you stil...
Aug 16, 2024
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: 'I just believe in good karma': Renfrew's David Forrest wins $333,333 OLG Maxmillions prize
It couldn't have happened to a better guy. That's the unanimous consensus among friends and family of Renfrew's David Forrest, the happy winner of a $333,333.40 OLG Maxmillions prize. David was at hom...
Aug 15, 2024 David and Jane Forrest learned Wednesday that they had won $333,333.40 with OLG Maxmillions. (Sherry Haaima photo)
Hydrochloric acid leak briefly closes Highway 17 in Cobden-provincial ministry steps in
Local police say a provincial ministry had to get involved following an incident that closed down the main route through Cobden. The Renfrew OPP reports that a transport truck carrying hydrochloric ac...
Aug 15, 2024 (OPP photo)
Food, fun and more at Renfrew Seniors' Home Support fundraiser Aug. 31
Are you looking for a way to celebrate summer and support a great cause? Renfrew and Area Seniors Home Support wants to send off summer with a fundraising barbecue on Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Visitor...
Aug 15, 2024 (Unsplash photo)
'Brandished an edged weapon': Police release photo of alleged Pembroke convenience store robber
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in a recent robbery in Pembroke. On Aug. 8, at approximately 3:...
Aug 15, 2024 The Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police has released this photo of a suspect in last Thursday’s convenience store robbery in Pembroke. (OPP photo)
Renfrew Council confronts Ma-te-Way expansion issues: What's next?
Renfrew Town Council has received their third and final report on the Ma-te-Way Expansion. Now what? Council met with WCSC Consulting on Tuesday night to discuss the 142-page document, which looks at ...
Aug 15, 2024 The event will be taking place in the Recreation Fundraising Committee Community Hall on the second floor, right above the main lobby.
Today's gas prices in the Ottawa Valley
Here's our daily look at gas prices across the Ottawa Valley. We've compiled the list of gas prices on Thursday, Aug. 15, as of 8:30 a.m., according to gasbuddy.com . ARNPRIOR Ultramar and On the Run,...
Aug 15, 2024
Students unfortunately stuck in the middle of negotiations: bus operators
With negotiations between the Renfrew County Joint Transportation Consortium (RCJTC) and local bus operators stalled, transportation for thousands of students across the region is in jeopardy as the r...
Aug 15, 2024 Alan Jackson, director of Renfrew County Bus Lines. (Sherry Haaima photo)
