Author Archives: 88.1 myFM News

RVCA watershed conditions report speaks to current trends and concerns
The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority released its 2023 conditions report summarizing the general health and welness of the vast watershed in a single document. Communications Specialist Emma Jacks...
88.1 myFM News Feb 20, 2024

Accused in Carleton Place murder due back in court
Marcel Lapensee, aged 56 from Carleton Place, is scheduled to appear in court tomorrow for a bail hearing. He is accused of first-degree murder in the death of Rose Kerwin, whose body was discovered i...
88.1 myFM News Feb 20, 2024

Influx of health funding lands in Perth
The Town of Perth's One Family Health Organization has received provincial funding to help connect people with primary health care teams. This funding was allocated to the Perth Medical Clinic, will s...
88.1 myFM News Feb 16, 2024

Heat Pumps on the table for Community Housing in Lanark County
Heat pumps brought a warm debate at a Lanark County council committee meeting on Wednesday as staff brought forward a proposal to service 149 County owned residences with them in Carleton Place, Perth...
88.1 myFM News Feb 16, 2024

Here's what's up for Family Day in our listening area
Family Day is just around the corner, and local communities are rolling out an array of exciting activities for everyone to enjoy. In Perth, start your day with a refreshing swim at the indoor pool, c...
88.1 myFM News Feb 16, 2024

'The 48': Happy Friday!
Good Morning! Well, we have made it through another week. Hello weekend! Would you like to contribute to the 48? Send us a submission here! STUFF TO DO Enjoy the tunes! Blues at the Cove Inn is back t...
88.1 myFM News Feb 16, 2024

Lanark County steps up to help fund specialized transitional housing
At the Community Services Committee meeting for Lanark County council on Wednesday, councilors unanimously approved a $296K fund to Lanark County Mental Health for supported transitional housing for 1...
88.1 myFM News Feb 15, 2024

Perth affordable housing initiative optimistic with Town's amendment
The Community Housing Initiative Perth (or CHIP) released some good news this week on their plans to create a 10-unit affordable housing structure at 63 Halton Street. In a press release CHIP organize...
88.1 myFM News Feb 15, 2024

Striving for change and financial security: Lanark Basic Income Network continues its work
Chair of the steering committee of the Lanark Basic Income Network, Rob Rainer says they're hard at work to try to get the system in place, which would help working people make ends meet. Rainer tells...
88.1 myFM News Feb 15, 2024

More information released on drowning deaths
The OPP say the two men whose bodies were pulled from Charleston Lake earlier this week were from the Greater Toronto Area. They have not been identified. The one man who survived was able to pull him...
88.1 myFM News Feb 15, 2024
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