Category Archives: 96.1 myFM Local News
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Court in session: Douglas beach volleyball league a huge hit across the Valley
Two nights, 36 teams, more than 200 players - when you look at the numbers, as well as at the first-rate venue, the Douglas Recreation beach volleyball league is truly impressive. Jesse Welch has been...
May 23, 2024 More than 200 players are registered for the Tuesday and Thursday night beach volleyball nights in Douglas. (Jesse Welch photo)
myFM $10,000 Block Party gets ready to rock the Valley this Saturday
It's the last call for tickets to one of the biggest summer parties here in the Ottawa Valley. The myFM $10,000 Block Party brings Canada's premier tribute to Queen Scaramouche to the myFM Centre this...
May 23, 2024
Beachburg's Blok stacks up against Victoria Day challenges as racing season begins
Beachburg auto racer Nathan Blok kicked off another full race season with a successful long weekend. Blok got off to a hot start at the Super Production Challenge's Victoria Day Speedfest in Bowmanvil...
May 23, 2024 (Photo Credit: Sandra Blok)
Magellan Aerospace Haley workers set to vote Friday in ninth week of strike
A labour stoppage at the Magellan Aerospace Haley plant, which has now lasted longer than its previous strike in 2021, could be coming to an end. Workers have been on the picket line for nine weeks an...
May 23, 2024 About 330 people make up the work force at Magellan Aerospace in Haleys. The last strike in 2021 lasted eight weeks.
'Highly toxic and potentially fatal': Renfrew County health unit issues overdose alert
A recent increase in drug overdoses and suspected overdose-related deaths has prompted local health officials to issue a warning. The Renfrew County and District Health Unit says the cases have occurr...
May 23, 2024
Ontario LTC nurses get 11.5 per cent pay increase over two years
Nurses in the majority of long-term care homes in Ontario are set to get what their union is calling the most significant wage increase in more than 30 years. An arbitration decision released this wee...
May 23, 2024
Today's gas prices in the Ottawa Valley
Are you headed to the pumps today? You may want to read this first. Prices at most stations across the Valley appear to be down slightly. We've compiled a list of gas prices in Arnprior, Renfrew and P...
May 23, 2024
Page is Turned in Agricultural Society History Book
It may have taken the best part of one and three-quarter centuries to come full circle, but a request from the Arnprior Agricultural Society to host is 2024 event on municipal property in McNab-Braesi...
May 23, 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. Veterans Service Officer Patricia Royle will be visiting the Renfrew Legion the week of May 20. If a Vetera...
May 23, 2024
Clean up begins as power remains out for over a thousand homes outside of Renfrew
Wednesday night's sudden storm has thrown a wrench into our operations here at 96.1 myFM. A major power outage along the outskirts of Renfrew is affecting customers from Horton Township through Consta...
May 23, 2024 A large tree blocks the trail on Prince Avenue.
