Hello! This is Manuela Dascal and you are listening to the CJRO Radio local news. Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has announced that routine mosquito trapping and testing for West Nile Virus have confirmed a positive mosquito pool in Ottawa. This is the first confirmation of WNV in Ottawa this year since OPH began routine seasonal monitoring in June and there have been no confirmed or probable human cases of West Nile virus reported in Ottawa this year. Ottawa Public Health is monitoring this...

Hello! This is Manuela Dascal and you are listening to the CJRO Radio local news. CJRO Radio has applied to the CRTC to offer the community of Rockland a new bilingual community radio service that will be known as The Beat - CIRC Radio on 96.3 FM. The core of the programming will be in the same format as The Beat - CJRO Radio that is currently offered in east rural Ottawa (Carlsbad Springs, Vars, Sarsfield and in Embrun on 107.7 FM, and Casselman on 96.3 FM). Local news and community...

Hello! This is Manuela Dascal and you are listening to the CJRO Radio local news. Photo by the Optimiste Club de Carlsbad Springs. The weekend of June 26 to June 28 the Carlsbad Springs Optimist Club ended their activity year with their third fundraiser - the Annual Softball Tournament which was another successful one. The Club wants to give a shout out to all the teams and sponsors: Devereaux & Son, Stinson Professional Landscaping, Bruno Gamache, GVE, PLD Construction Ltd, Rag Boy, and Next...