CJRO Radio News - April 25th, 2026
- Manuela Dascal
- 2 days ago
- 5 min read
Updated: 2 days ago
Hello! This is Manuela Dascal and you are listening to the CJRO Radio local news.
The City of Ottawa and the Tewin project teams will be hosting an in-person Public Open House on Tuesday, April 28th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Carlsbad Springs Community Centre (6020 Piperville Road).
This event will be a drop-in session with brief welcome remarks at 7:00 p.m. Display panels will provide an overview of the Draft Community Design and Secondary Plans, Draft Infrastructure and Transportation Plans, and other Draft Supporting Studies, building off the project materials presented at the January 9th, 2025 open house. Copies of the display panels and draft studies will be available online at www.tewin.ca and in person at the open house for review.
If you are planning on attending, please sign up by sending an email at gmason@urbanstrategies.com.
You can send your comments on this project by May 29, 2026. Comments on the landowner-initiated draft studies will be reviewed along with input received from interest holders and technical agencies. The information will be used to refine the reports and studies prior to Council consideration.
For more information about this project visit the TEWIN or the City of Ottawa Engage websites.
The new Casselman FM transmitter for CJRO Radio’s 96.3 FM frequency and new antenna were installed on Friday, April 24 and will be on air test mode for 4 to 6 weeks. CJRO Radio on 96.3 FM in Casselman will be the radio’s strongest and most powerful FM transmitter to date and also the highest antenna ( 45 meters high on top of the Municipality water tower). The Beat CJRO Radio can now reach all of Casselman, St-Albert, Limoges, Moose Creek, Chrysler and up to Embrun towards the east. Everyone at CJRO Radio is very excited about this latest expansion.
The CJRO team is grateful to the Casselman Municipality and their staff and the Mayor and council for their support and for everyone who believed in our project. A very big thank you to Gerard Charron from Rockland who helped setting up the transmitter and providing the new FM antenna.
Broadcast testing will continue until the end of May or early June. We will then go live with the regular programming of CJRO Radio as we currently have in Embrun / Russell and Carlsbad Spring on 107.7 FM and Sarsfield and Vars on 107.9 FM.
On April 20th close to three hundred people gathered in Navan, at the Crosspoint Baptist Church for an information session about the impact that the proposed high speed train construction would have on the Ottawa and Prescott-Russell regions. Among the speakers there were representatives of farmers from Precott-Russell, organic farm owner Mike MacGillivray, biologist and president of the Boisés Est, a non-profit forest organization, Jean Saint Pierre, real estate brokers and litigation lawyers, MP Scott Reid, and civic engagement organizer and co-founder of the ALTO-NO website, Kristin Muller.
Speakers talked about the potential impact the construction of a high speed train railway would have on farm land from an environmental and social standpoint. Soil and water might suffer potential contamination, land expropriation and consequently loss or cut of land from property would lead to farming disruption and even closure. Jean Saint Pierre presented his opinion as a biologist and woodland owner on the impact ALTO would have on woods and wildlife in the area proposed for the ALTO corridor.
Some people present were hearing about the high speed train project for the first time while other attendees came with banners reminding people about the Mirabel Airport. There were lots of questions raised about expropriation, cost of the high speed rail project and how that would affect future generations, and of course who and how many people will benefit from a Toronto-Quebec City high speed train route.
On April 20th, MPP Stéphane Sarazzin’s office announced that the Ontario government is investing more than $2.8 M this year to connect up to 7,350 people to primary care in Prescott-Russell. This funding is part of Ontario’s Primary Care Action Plan, which is on track to connect everyone in the province to a publicly funded family doctor or primary care provider by 2029.
“Access to a family doctor or primary care team makes a real difference in people’s everyday lives. In Glengarry–Prescott–Russell, this investment means more residents will be able to get the care they need, closer to home and when they need it.” said Stéphane Sarrazin, MPP for Glengarry–Prescott–Russell.
The Centre de santé communautaire de l’Estrie (CSCE) is the lead partner in this initiative, working in collaboration with the Archipel Ontario Health Team, the Clarence-Rockland Family Health Team Inc (CR FHT), the Plantagenet Family Health Team Inc (PFHT) and Community Paramedics. While the Centre de santé communautaire de l’Estrie will receive the primary allocation of funding, the Clarence-Rockland Family Health Team Inc. and the Plantagenet Family Health Team Inc. will also receive funding to support their participation. In addition, dedicated funding will support a community paramedic position from the United Counties of Prescott and Russell.
During the ongoing expansion of Interprofessional Primary Care Teams (IPCTs), residents are asked to use Health Care Connect rather than contacting or visiting clinics to request attachment to a primary care provider.
The province’s goal for 2025-2026 was to connect 300,000 patients to a primary care provider by March 31. As of January 1, 2026, the province has already attached 330,000 people to care in surpassing its goal by more than 30,000 with three months still to go.
On April 24th, Russell Township released the latest information about the progress of the construction at the Recreation Complex. Steady progress is made both inside and outside the building.
On the exterior, crews are installing large glass panels on the ground floor and moving ahead with the framing for the lobby skylight. Siding and roofing work is advancing, with insulation and framing being installed in preparation for the final metal panels.
Inside the building, masonry crews are building the walls for arena and pool change areas and filtration rooms. Interior wall and ceiling framing, along with drywall installation, is moving ahead throughout the arenas, pool, and community hall spaces. Painting in the arena areas is nearly complete and . mechanical and electrical systems continue to be installed throughout the building
The opening of the Recreation Complex is set for the fall 2026. Work is underway to identify and fill staffing needs and to plan programs and services that will be offered once the facility opens. A survey will be shared with residents in the coming months to gather feedback on programming interests and needs. This input will help shape the activities, classes, and services offered at the new Recreation Complex to better serve the community.
That wraps up our local news. If you have any questions, stories or news to share, contact us at the following email address localnewscjro@gmail.com. I also invite you to visit our website at cjroradio.com for the latest news.
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