Author Archives: 90.5 myFM News staff
Lack of saturation of short-term rental properties sees South Huron hesitant to introduce regulation
On Tuesday evening (May 21), South Huron Council reviewed a comprehensive report on the status of short-term accommodations (STAs) within the municipality. This follow-up, initially requested in June ...
May 23, 2024 Photo by B. Shakyaver, with files from Pexels
Alzheimers walk aims to raise $130,000 this year for those living with dementia
The Huron-Perth Alzheimer Society is gearing up for its largest awareness and fundraising event of the year, the IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer's. Scheduled for Saturday, May 25th, at 10 a.m....
May 23, 2024 Last year's walk had an incredible turnout | Photo by B. Shakyaver
With 10,000 calls annually, County of Huron issues thanks on Paramedic Services Week
It's Paramedic Services Week (from May 19 to 25), and the County of Huron is extending its gratitude to its paramedics. Huron County Warden Glen McNeil expressed his appreciation for the county's 108 ...
May 23, 2024 Via Huron County Paramedic Services, Facebook
The 48 - your community is coming to life with lots of events this Thursday!
Scratch your brain with a local trivia night, or make connections with local history - there's lots of ways to exercise your brain, and make more connections in your community today. TODAY Knitting Gr...
May 23, 2024
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Canadian literature has lost a defining figure in Alice Munro's passing
Renowned Nobel laureate Alice Munro, a celebrated master of the short story genre and a native of Wingham, passed away at the age of 92 last week (May 13). Munro, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in L...
May 22, 2024 From London Public Library, via Facebook
Exeter reconstruction project works to minimize disruptions to commuters and businesses
The Exeter Main Street reconstruction project, which kicked off in mid-April, is steadily progressing - and continuing to cause some frustration for commuters - with a portion of Highway 4 currently a...
May 22, 2024 Traffic has become especially congested in the past week, as turning onto 83 has been frequently reduced to a single lane | Photo by B. Shakyaver
Canada's inflation rate falls to 2.7% in April as price growth slows across economy
Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 2.7 per cent in April amid a broad-based deceleration in price growth, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday. The agency says the slowdown from 2.9 per cent in Marc...
May 22, 2024
This local war veteran is celebrating her 100th birthday today!
Corporal Vera Armstrong is celebrating her birthday today, a local legend with a life story that spans continents and now, an entire century. Born in 1924, on a farm outside Mervin, Saskatchewan, she ...
May 22, 2024 Photo by B. Shakyaver
HPPH to enforce mandatory vaccination suspension notices for students tomorrow
Huron Perth Public Health has issued suspension notices to a number of students who have fallen behind on their immunizations, effective tomorrow (Thursday, May 23). Karen Bergin-Payette, HPPH Immuniz...
May 22, 2024
The 48 - shop local or save lives today in your own community! Here's what's on tap in Exeter-Grand Bend
There's so much fun happening in your community today! Start your morning at the Grand Bend Village Farmers' Market, in the afternoon, enjoy a lively game of cribbage at the Grand Bend Legion, plus, y...
May 22, 2024
