Category Archives: 96.1 myFM Local News
'Started smoking and was on fire': Severe storm causes damage in Renfrew
A number of homes remain without power and damage is still being cleared from a suppertime storm that raged through the Town of Renfrew and surrounding area May 22. Kerri and Paul LaBossiere opened th...
May 22, 2024 A hydro line that was struck by a tree during the May 22 storm catches fire in the Stevenson Crescent area.
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Moore Garden in Rural Braeside to be Pressed Into Service to Help Ukraine
As many of us may have spent the holiday weekend planting vegetable gardens, this is an opportune time to remind of the June 8th floral garden showing at the Moore residence on Carmichael Sideroad in ...
May 22, 2024
Renfrew and Area Seniors Home Support looking to the community for new project
The agency helping our local seniors is turning to the community for a new project they're working on. Renfrew and Area Seniors' Home Support are looking for people to become Friendly Visitors- volunt...
May 22, 2024 The members of Renfrew and Area Seniors Home Support gather for their Smile Cookie Campaign in late April
Renfrew County Schools jumping at the chance to improve student well-being
The Renfrew County District School Board is jumping at the chance for a program from the Lung Health Foundation. Our local public schools will be part of the Foundation's "Quash" pilot program, and it...
May 22, 2024
Severe thunderstorm watch in effect in the Ottawa Valley
Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Ottawa Valley for this afternoon and evening (May 22). Officials say conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderst...
May 22, 2024
Ontario Premier Doug Ford asks feds to pause safe supply programs
The federal government should put a pin in approving new sites that supply safe opioids, Ontario Premier Doug Ford wrote in a letter to the prime minister, while also calling for a review of the Healt...
May 22, 2024
McNab-Braeside Takes Measures to Thwart Vandalism; Parks Will Now Close Overnight
McNab-Braeside Council is taking drastic steps to reign in vandalism at its community parks. Tuesday night (May 21st), elected representatives received reports of the extent of irresponsible behaviour...
May 22, 2024
Study: More people 65 and older visiting ERs since cannabis legalization
A new study suggests cannabis legalization led to a spike in the number of older adults visiting Ontario's emergency rooms. The study was published yesterday in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA Internal...
May 22, 2024
Today's gas prices in the Ottawa Valley
If you need to fill up your car today, we've got some information that should prove helpful. Fuel prices at some stations across the Ottawa Valley are down very slightly from yesterday. We've compiled...
May 22, 2024 (Unsplash photo)
Log truck overturns in Madawaska Valley
On May 14, a log truck driver sustained minor injuries in a collision that occurred on Paugh Lake Road near Peplinski Homestead Road in the Township of Madawaska Valley. The incident happened just bef...
May 22, 2024
