Category Archives: 96.1 myFM Local News
Make a positive impact as a Free Play volunteer at myFM Centre in Renfrew
If you have a passion for community engagement and supporting youth activities, the Town of Renfrew would like to hear from you. The municipality has issued the call for dedicated volunteers, 18 and o...
Apr 02, 2024
Ontario may see non-tech teachers in new mandatory tech ed classes
Ontario is proposing to allow teachers without technological credentials to teach certain introductory tech courses for the next school year, which teachers and principals suggest indicates the provin...
Apr 02, 2024
Renfrew-Nipissing- Pembroke MPP takes on new role at Queen's Park
Premier Doug Ford has announced some changes to his team and our local MPP is impacted. Recently, Ford made changes to his team of parliamentary assistants and MPP John Yakabuski will now take on the ...
Apr 02, 2024
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Tech-powered initiative to tackle women's safety concerns comes to Ottawa Valley
With increasing apprehensions surrounding women's safety and gender-based violence, Genvis, a women-founded tech company, has revealed its intention to launch a pioneering pilot program in Ontario, sl...
Apr 01, 2024
Renfrew County Affordable Housing Summit coming up April 4
The agenda is still being finalized but it's expected to be a full day of all things affordable housing. The County of Renfrew is holding a forum for developers, investors, real estate specialists, el...
Apr 01, 2024
Federal Carbon Tax increases by 15 dollars per tonne
An increase to the federal price on pollution takes effect today as the consumer carbon levy jumps by 15 dollars per tonne. The charge is added to the price of more than 20 different fuel sources that...
Apr 01, 2024
OPP seize $7.5 million worth of crystal meth following traffic stop on Highway 17
The Upper Ottawa Valley OPP says one person is facing multiple charges after a traffic complaint on Highway 17 in Head Clara Maria Township. Police say they received a call just after 1:30 a.m. on Wed...
Apr 01, 2024
Arnprior Library Ready to Help Celestial Event Preparation
A state of normalcy has returned to the Arnprior Library. Some seven months after a disastrous lower level flood, Library Representative Chris Couper reported to his peers at Council, March 25th. By R...
Apr 01, 2024
Renfrew Wolves, Rockland's arena unable to hold up during lopsided Game 5
The only thing that may have softened Sunday night's 8-1 loss is that the Renfrew Wolves were spared a full 60 minutes. A fan pounding on the Rockland Arena glass broke through it, tumbling into the W...
Apr 01, 2024
Top 10 Renfrewtoday.ca most read stories for the month of March
As we look back on the month that was, here were our top ten most-read stories: Whitewater Region and Laurentian Valley townships are among the growing number of municipalities with partial bur...
Apr 01, 2024
