Author Archives: 90.5 myFM News staff
Speed racer caught going nearly 100 over the speed limit
A driver in Perth County has been caught travelling 95km over the speed limit. On Monday night, at around 11:00pm, a Perth County OPP officer spotted a vehicle moving 175km/h in the posted 80km/h zone...
Apr 27, 2020 An OPP cruiser at the London detachment off Exeter Road.
Bayfield Beer Festival rescheduled
The Bayfield Beer and Food Festival is being rescheduled due to COVID-19. The event put on by the Bayfield Arena Community Partners Association was suppose to take place on May 9th. Anyone who has tic...
Apr 27, 2020
Virtual High School seeing first grads in China
The Virtual High School and HELPS program are preparing to see its first graduates. VHS and Xspace partnered back in 2018 to launch the full-time VHS-HELPS program in Beijing. Students who take part i...
Apr 27, 2020
COVID-19: Ontario Parks closed until at least the end of May
Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Christine Elliott and the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks, Jeff Yurek, have announced that all provincial parks and conservation reserves will re...
Apr 27, 2020
COVID-19: Province giving front line workers extra compensation
The provincial government is recognizing the long hours, hard work and increased risk frontline workers are enduring to work during the pandemic by providing four dollars per hour worked on top of exi...
Apr 27, 2020
COVID-19: Drive through assessment centre in Goderich
There is a COVID-19 drive-thru assessment centre in Goderich. It is being operated by the Maitland Valley Health Team along with the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, the Huron Perth Public Healt...
Apr 24, 2020
Police chase ends just outside of Seaforth
On Wednesday (April 22) just after midnight, officers saw a sedan traveling eastbound on Hydro Line Road without a front licence plate. The driver also failed to lower their high beams, so officers tu...
Apr 24, 2020
COVID-19: Case numbers for Friday April 24
Cases of COVID-19 continue to rise locally and in the province. Ontario saw 640 new cases on Friday to bring the total to 13,519. 763 people have died in the province, but thankfully 7087 cases have b...
Apr 24, 2020
West Perth holding two lawn waste pickup days
If you live in West Perth and have some yard waste that you want to get rid of then you are in luck. The Municipality is holding two special yard waste collect day depots. They will take place Saturda...
Apr 24, 2020
COVID-19: Prime Minister Trudeau announces rent breaks for small businesses
Good news for small and medium sized businesses across Canada that are struggling to pay rent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assi...
Apr 24, 2020
