Category Archives: 96.1 myFM Local News

Barr Farms in Douglas has been owned and operated by five generations of the Barr family since its creation in the 1860s, producing cash crops like hay and straw that have been shipped globally to fee...

Here is a quick snapshot of what's happening around town the next 48 hours. TODAY: The Circle of Turtle Lodge will hold a free weekly Mother Earth Medicine Wheel Teaching and Ceremony to the Bonnecher...

The host of CBC's Garden Talk podcast says he hasn't had a chance to see everything that Pembroke has to offer yet, but he likes what he has seen so much that he's considering coming back in the futur...

A major fibre cable cut is being blamed for a widespread Cogeco outage affecting internet customers across Eastern Ontario. Tech Expert Mike Shurtliffe says the disruption began around 1:55 Monday aft...

Local social workers have extended an olive branch as a labour dispute continues at Community Living Renfrew County South. With provincial delegates for OPSEU expected to meet with employers in Toront...

It's going to get even hotter before it cools off. Environment Canada says the heat wave gripping parts of Ontario will peak on Tuesday, with humidex values in the Ottawa Valley to hit 42 degrees. Coo...

A Petawawa woman had a very special 37th wedding anniversary. Cathy D won $100,000 on an ENCORE draw, 37 years to the day that she said "I Do". OLG says she won the money by matching six of the last s...

Fire Chief Chris Sarazin of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation will be honoured with the Anishinabek Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2026 Anishinabek Evening of Excellence. Sarazin will...

Here is a quick snapshot of what's happening around town the next 48 hours. TODAY: Renfrew's youth can get some gym time in today at the myFM Centre! The town will open up the Home Hardware Gymnasium ...

The Ottawa Valley is set to start the week under another stretch of hot and humid conditions. Environment Canada has placed the region under a yellow heat warning, with daytime highs of 30 to 36 degre...