Long-time local journalist and military spouse, Cyndi Mills is hoping to earn votes for a spot on Petawawa town council on October 24th. Mills recently ran in the last federal election for the Liberal...

The Ottawa Valley is set to vote on Monday evening, so make sure you have your voter information card. Jennifer Charkavi, the Chief Administrative Officer with Admaston/Bromley, says get in touch with...

The Township of Laurentian Valley is inviting the community out to see the election results on Monday, October 24th. The election results will be posted at the Shady Nook Rec Centre after polls close ...

It's an opportunity for residents candidates running in the October 24th municipal election. The Upper Ottawa Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting a meet the candidates breakfast at the Bear's Den in...

If you regularly get your news from an Ottawa station or channel, you may be thinking the same voting rules for the coming municipal election apply here too, but they do not. In both Lanark and Renfre...

About 250 people attended a municipal candidates event at the newly renovated Festival Hall in Pembroke. 14 of the 15 candidates running for a seat on Pembroke City Council had an opportunity to speak...

Pembroke candidate Jane Wood will not be able to attend the all-candidates evening at Festival Hall due to a previous commitment. The event was originally scheduled for October 3rd, but had to be push...

Simon Brooks is running for a seat on Petawawa Town Council. The long-time volunteer firefighter has proudly served the town for 20-years. Brooks is currently the Chief Fire Prevention Officer and man...

Karen Donovan is running for a seat on Petawawa Town Council. The top priority for Donovan is growing the business community and tax base. The Petawawa candidate talks about a department store to cate...

Long-time Petawawa Councillor Theresa Sabourin is running for re-election. Sabourin has been elected to Town Council the last 4-terms and has been a Petawawa resident since 1970. Theresa Sabourin is o...

Gerald Hoffman has helped grow the family business at H&H Construction and is running for a seat on Petawawa Town Council. Hoffman tells myFM he has the time to dedicate to the position and as som...

Barry Schimmens is running for a seat on Petawawa Town Council. Schimmens was born in Pembroke and moved to Petawawa when he joined the military. Schimmens wants to keep Petawawa "dynamic by natu...

There's a number of elected officials not running for another term on County Council. At the final County Council meeting before the municipal election, Chief Administrative Officer Craig Kelley recog...

A familiar name will be back on the ballot in the Petawawa election. Murrary Rutz is once again seeking a spot on town council. He tells myFM that he has the experience and leadership to continue his ...

An Affordable Housing candidate forum in Madawaska Valley Township held Wednesday, September 21st reinforced the role of small municipalities in working toward resolving the crisis. The event was held...

Lisa Coutu is running for a seat on Petawawa Town Council. Coutu moved to Petawawa 10-years ago, is a volunteer in the community and since going to law school has a new passion for law and governance ...

Long-time Petawawa Town Councillor James Carmody is running for re-election. Carmody has represented the community for the last three terms (12-years). Carmody says affordable housing is important and...

Jason Laronde is running for a seat on Pembroke City Council. Laronde has worked as a police officer in Pembroke, currently owns Lasso Live in the downtown core and is working with Exit Ottawa Valley ...

Jane Wood is running for a seat on Pembroke City Council. Wood was posted to Pembroke in 2008 and after leaving the military she opened Nourish the Moment and works as a Nutrition and Mindfulness Prac...

Leanne Panke is running for Mayor in Bonnechere Valley. Panke brings teamwork and leadership skills to the table after an extensive career in the healthcare field. The next meet and greet hosted by M...

Adam Driscoll is running for council in the Town of Petawawa. Driscoll is a fourth generation Petawawa resident who was born and raised in the area. He owns Valley Respiratory Fit Testing, is a full t...

Chéla Breckon is running for a seat on Pembroke City Council. Breckon is a local business owner with a communications and marketing background. As a consultant who has worked in municipal space...

Jackie Agnew is running to be the next Mayor of Bonnechere Valley. Agnew was previously a Township Councillor from 2014 to 2018 and says that experience will be beneficial if elected as the next mayor...

Stacy Taylor is running for a seat on city council. Taylor is the owner of Little Things Canning Company and Vice-Chair of the Downtown Pembroke Business Improvement Area (PBIA). Taylor wants to promo...

Dorian Pearce is running for a seat on Pembroke City Council. Pearce wants Pembroke to be the most thriving little city in Ontario where everyone feels welcome and belongs. To do that, Pearce says we ...

Andrew Plummer is running for re-election on Pembroke City Council. Plummer has served on council for two terms (8-years). Plummer says council and staff have worked to improve local infrastructure, b...

Wade Wallace is running for council in the City of Pembroke. Wallace is a long-time letter carrier and thinks the city can do better when it comes to roads, sidewalks and snow removal. You can learn m...

Ian Kuehl is running for a seat on Pembroke City Council. Kuehl was born and raised in Pembroke, went to school to get a law degree and came home to practice law. Kuehl is a small business owner (Leac...

Ed Jacyno is running for re-election on Pembroke City Council. Jacyno has been involved in municipal politics in the city for 22-years including 12-years as the Mayor, making him the longest serving M...

Dan Callaghan is running for council in the City of Pembroke. Callaghan previously served on city council from 2006 to 2014. He says he decided to get back into municipal politics because he loves Pem...

Troy Purcell is running for a seat on council in Pembroke. Purcell is retired from Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and spent 17-years managing the health centres. He has always had an interest in politi...

Karen Walsh is running for a seat on council in Pembroke. If elected, Walsh plans to address the crumbling infrastructure in the city, saying it's tough for seniors and people to get around. Walsh say...

Deborah Farr is running to be the next Mayor of North-Algona-Wilberforce. Farr wants residents to have options when it comes to electing those who represent the municipality. Farr is running against c...

James Brose is looking to serve another term as Mayor in North-Algona-Wilberforce. Brose has been the Mayor for the last four years and served a term on council before that. After spending 34-years wi...

Patricia or Pat Lafreniere is running for re-election in the City of Pembroke. Lafreniere was first elected to Pembroke City in 2002 and has been re-elected for five consecutive terms. She first decid...

Brian Abdallah is running to be re-elected to council in Pembroke. Abdallah says municipal politics runs in his family as his father was Mayor in the 1970's and taught him the value of volunteerism an...

Ron Gervais has been acclaimed as the next Mayor in the City of Pembroke. Gervais was first elected to council in 2010 and has served as the Deputy Mayor. He thanks local residents for their support o...

Jody Anne McDonald is running to be the next Mayor of the Town of Petawawa. She is one of two candidates running for Mayor in the October 24th municipal election. McDonald is a 5th generation residen...

Gary Serviss is running to be the next Mayor for the Town of Petawawa. He is one of two candidates running for Mayor in the October 24th municipal election. Serviss has been a member of council for th...

A new era in Petawawa will begin after the October municipal election. Bob Sweet has spent over half his life on municipal council, the bulk of that time as Mayor, but he tells myFM news that he will ...

Laurentian Valley Township Councillor Keith Watt has submitted nomination papers to run for Reeve in the upcoming municipal election. Watt was elected as a councillor in 2014 and reelected in 2018. Be...

Township Councillor Chris Pleau has announced his intentions and filed papers to run for the Reeve of Laurentian Valley in the upcoming municipal election. Pleau says Laurentian Valley is growing and ...

Changes are coming to council in Whitewater Region. Following the 2022 municipal election, the Reeve position will be replaced with a Deputy Mayor. The Deputy Mayor will be voted in through an electio...