Author Archives: 90.5 myFM News staff
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: MPP McNaughton announces local funding.
Recently, Monte McNaughton, MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex announced $120,000 in joint funding for the final piece of the Kineto Theatre renovations in Forest. Following several improvements, includin...
May 10, 2022
Local land trust working on the next decade of work with new Board Chair
Nature is permanently preserved and enhanced on four local properties in an historic part of Ontario thanks to generous community donors and the work of the Huron Tract Land Trust Conservancy. The May...
May 10, 2022
Local carpenters putting down their hammers as a strike
Thousands of members of the Carpenter's District Council of Ontario, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America are putting down their hammers. Union members voted 75 per cent to reject t...
May 10, 2022
Lunar eclipse coming up this weekend
A total lunar eclipse is on the horizon. The night of May 15, starting at around 10:27 p.m., the full eclipse will take place just after midnight. Gary Boyle, The Backyard Astronomer, said the lunar e...
May 10, 2022
AMDSB present their Excellence in Education awards
The Avon Maitland District School Board is happy to announce the winners of their year's Excellence in Public Education Awards. This year's ceremony was once again a virtual event, and a video was pro...
May 10, 2022
Police warn not to steal street signs
Theft of any kind isn't okay, especially if it could prevent tragedies. Perth County OPP are investigating the theft of road signs in Perth East and West Perth. The road signs that have been stolen in...
May 09, 2022
Ticks very active locally
The Pinery Provincial Park along with a 20 km surrounding area which includes Port Franks have been identified as high-risk areas for Lyme Disease. Lambton Public Health says this due to an increased ...
May 09, 2022
Be safe while driving your motorcycle
The OPP responded to 34 fatal motorcycle crashes last year which sadly claimed the lives of 35 people. Police have released data for who was at fault for a decades worth of collisions which have claim...
May 09, 2022
Hay Town Hall getting some upgrades
The iconic Hay Town Hall is getting some repairs. The over 100 year old building in Zurich will be getting some new windows and concrete sills. The project is possible thanks to funding from the Ontar...
May 09, 2022
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Local McDonalds owner becomes the President of Ronald McDonald House
Rob Reid, the owner of the McDonald's in Exeter, Goderich and Kincardine has just been appointed the President of the Southwestern Ontario Ronald McDonald House Board of Directors. Reid has been on th...
May 09, 2022
