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Buses cancelled for February 23
All school buses from the Student Transportation of Eastern Ontario have been cancelled for today due to inclement weather. That includes schools in all counties served by the the UCDSB and CDSBEO. Sc...
88.1 myFM News Feb 23, 2023

It's Pink Shirt Day! Know the signs of bullying and keep talking with your kids
Today is Pink Shirt Day - a day to wear pink to raise awareness for anti-bullying efforts. Gwendy Lapp, a Health Promoter with the Health Unit says parents don't always catch on that their kids are be...
88.1 myFM News Feb 22, 2023

Health Minister talks reduced wait times with surgeries in private clinics
The Ford Tories are planning to expand surgeries and procedures at private clinics. It's not known exactly how close these clinics will be to us, but even if they're in larger centres, the hope is wai...
88.1 myFM News Feb 22, 2023 Minister Sylvia Jones at a February 22, 2023 press conference

In Focus - Pink Shirt Day: Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Medical Officer of Health Dr. Linna Li, and Health Promoter Gwendy Lapp
We have another important update from the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Medical Officer of Health Dr. Linna Li, and we're joined by Health Promoter Gwendy Lapp to talk about Pink Shirt Day, an ...
88.1 myFM News Feb 22, 2023

February 22nd marks Pink Shirt Day across Canadian schools
It's Pink Shirt Day today as students in Lanark County and across the country dress in pink as a message against bullying. The origin story is well known now, beginning in small-town Nova Scotia by th...
88.1 myFM News Feb 22, 2023 via https://pipsc.ca/news-issues/human-rights-and-diversity/international-pink-shirt-day

Contract nursing causing cyclical issues in long-term care homes
Long-term care homes have historically been underfunded and understaffed, and it's only been exemplified since the pandemic, Director of Lanark Lodge Carey Duncan says. What's now compounding the prob...
88.1 myFM News Feb 22, 2023 Picture via Lanark County website

Perth locals recognized for beautification efforts
Tuesday night's meeting of Perth council saw local business owners and citizens recognized for their work at preserving and maintaining the beautification of the picturesque town. One of the recipient...
88.1 myFM News Feb 22, 2023 Red Fox owner Rob Geroux receives his award for the new-look Red Fox

MPP's Jordan, Clark, return to Ontario legislature
Questions about Premier Doug Ford's relationship with developers and the expansion of private health-care delivery will likely dominate discourse at the Ontario legislature today. Lanark-Frontenac-Kin...
88.1 myFM News Feb 21, 2023

Suspects sought following nail gun thefts at Carleton Place construction site
Lanark County OPP are asking for help to identify those responsible for a theft at a Carleton Place construction site. Sometime overnight on February 14th, the unknown suspect or suspects entered a fe...
88.1 myFM News Feb 21, 2023

Ontario NDP want Doug Ford government to address intimate partner violence
Ontario NDP's are imploring the Doug Ford government to take a hardline approach in tackling Intimate Partner Violence, or IPV. 86 recommendations were made to do so following a 2015 inquest after the...
88.1 myFM News Feb 21, 2023
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