Category Archives: 88.1 myFM News

We speak with Bill Dobson, a well-known and respected antiques dealer from Montague Township, and former Reeve, and the upcoming Cabin Fever Antiques Show in Kingston this weekend.

Smiths Falls is applying for provincial funding to have four electric vehicle chargers installed at the Youth Arena. The EV ChargeON program provides up to 75% capped funding coverage to encourage mun...

Perth council passed a motion on Tuesday, granting Mayor Judy Brown temporary leave and appointing Deputy Mayor Ed McPherson as Acting Mayor. During a recent trip to visit family, Brown sustained inju...

The health unit wants us to be on guard against Group A Strep and are spreading word about how to prevent spreading the infection, as they have seen a rise in the province and in our listening area. M...

You may have heard that several school boards across the province are moving a PA Day scheduled for the day of the next solar eclipse. We wanted to remind you that both the Upper Canada District Schoo...

The town of Perth is clarifying how they're removing snowbanks. In a statement they say they're focusing on clearing away the large snow banks at the ends of the streets in specific cul-de-sacs. So, t...

There were few questions for staff and town councillors about a rare proposal to expropriate almost 100 acres of farmland in Carleton Place. The land was divided into four independent parcels. One of ...

The Ontario government is investing $60,000 in Tay Valley Township by way of an Inclusive Community Grant for its accessible age-friendly sports & recreation activities programs. Tay Valley Townsh...

The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario is reminding Ontarians to include addictions in the conversation around mental health. The CMHA says the stigma surrounding substance use and add...

Anne Janssen asked this week for a $25,000 from the Town of Smiths Falls to support the Hospice Hub's efforts to build a network of their free community-led services in the town. Janssen says one's de...