50/50 draw DECEMBER 2026 Draw date: December 22, 2026 Tickets are available here (until December 17): Valley Heritage Radio * (available until Dec 21 @ 3:00pm) Arnprior - Giant Tiger * Almonte - Gas & Grocery * Beachburg - Deli * Carleton Place - A bunch of Whimsy * Cobden - Legion Eganville - Papa Ron's * Eganville - Legion Kinburn - Corner Store * Pakenham - Nicholsons' * Pakenham - Scheels Butchery Pembroke - Perkins * Pembroke - Champs Pizza * Petawawa - Beckers * Renfrew-Dahl's * Renfrew-Ray's Flowers White Lake - General Store * Woodlawn - Esso - not available at this vendor Killaloe - IDA * - to be delivered on Friday October 30th Golden Lake * - to be delivered on Friday October 30th * Bingo Vendors The Draw was drawn on December 20th @ 10:30am Live on Facebook and instudio with Andrew Cartwright, Jason Marshall, Reta Behm and Kelly McNulty Congratulations Karen of Killaloe Total: $3286.09 Thank you to all our vendors and volunteers who have sold tickets along with all our listeners for supporting ValleyHeritage Radio. Merry Christmas to All!! Valley Heritage Radio 3009 Burnstown Road, Renfrew, Ontario K7V 3Z4 info@valleyheritageradio.ca Contact us Phone: 613-432-9873 Toll Free: 1-888-532-9870 Fax: 613-432-9103 info@valleyheritageradio.ca © 2023 by Valley Heritage Radio. Website Design by Cat's Cove Communications Follow us on Social!

CJHR – 98.7 FM is the Ottawa Valley’s first, non-profit, community owned and operated full-powered, volunteer-run, English-language radio station. Our studios for Valley Heritage Radio are located just east of the Town of Renfrew, in Horton Township. CJHR – 98.7 FM Listen Online! LISTEN LIVE The People's Voice of the Ottawa Valley CJHR – 98.7 FM – Valley Heritage Radio – is the Ottawa Valley’s first, non-profit, community owned and operated, full-powered, volunteer-run, English-language radio station. The 13,000-watt broadcast signal covers most of the Ottawa Valley, while the world is served via live Internet streaming. Our studios are located just east of the Town of Renfrew, in Horton Township, at 3009 Burnstown Road. The station offers the “traditional” sounds of the country, bluegrass, fiddle and Ottawa Valley music, with a self-imposed mandate to focus programming on Canadian content, with the aim of promoting Canadian and local talent as much as possible. ABOUT PROGRAMS RADIO BINGO RECIPE OF THE DAY Become a Member! Support Valley Heritage Radio by becoming a member. Your membership fees help us do what we do - because we do it for you! SUPPORT OUR STATION Missed a show? Check out our Valley Heritage Radio Vault, where we post recorded programs from the last month. OUR VAULT

Team Members Denzil (Denny) Ferguson President/Treasurer Read More Jacqueline Asselin Secretary Read More Bob Johnston Director Read More Fay Kolpin Vice President Read More Brian Hebert Director Read More Kim Bulmer Treasurer Read More Carole Mooney Director Read More

03d454e9-121e-4f07-96bb-0514ce4d0810 OUR DJs < Back L'il Mama My earliest memories of listening to music was the “Oldies 1310” station on the AM dial. “50s, 60s and early 70s” was its slogan. I can still remember their jingle. My dad’s old GMC farm truck had an AM/FM radio and a cassette deck. My dad had one tape in the truck, 50s Golden Oldies. We listened to it over and over while driving with my dad from farm to farm in Pakenham. Our tractors had no means of listening to music, but the combine did. It too had a cassette deck. In the combine, my dad kept an Andy Griffith tape and a couple of Elvis tapes. I would sit beside my dad as we went up and down the fields singing, “There will be Peace in the Valley for me someday…” My home as a child was decorated with knick-knacks, family photos and Elvis memorabilia. Something you don’t see anymore, homes filled with Elvis … everything. Like he was part of everyone’s family. In 1998, I turned 10, and my dad got a new farm truck. A Dodge 1500, and it had a CD player! Dad was given a “Solid Gold Hits” Elvis CD (which we already had on vinyl) and the CD was kept in the truck. I got my first CD too that year, from my mum. She chose for me, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” but there was one problem, we didn’t have a CD player in our home. My two sisters and I saved our money that summer from picking beans at Hudson’s farm to buy a stereo. We each bought our very own CD player stereo for our bedrooms. I played my only CD over and over. Sometimes I’d bring dad’s CD in from the truck or borrow my older sister’s CD who received “Summer Hit’s from the 60’s.” Three years passed, and my dad got another new farm truck, and soon after came “Elvis 30 #1 Hits Collection” – a gold CD and case. Then came a silver collection. There was no stopping us from our non-stop Elvis intake. In 2009 I was newly married, we had a six-month-old baby, and my dad died of cancer. I was devastated. I was only 21. I couldn’t even bear to listen Elvis anymore. But I knew my dad had found his peace, in the valley. As time went on, it seemed like never again would I be able to reach for an Elvis record, and by this time, “Oldies 1310” on the AM dial, was gone. Now I have four beautiful children and I believe strongly in giving them the best roots of music from the best time when music was made (about 1970s and earlier, but there are always exceptions). When music was actually music – and meant something. Elvis is alive and well in my home with dad’s old items and new items to add to the collection. My father’s spirit too is alive and well. For every time we put on one of my dad’s records or CDs or cassette tapes, my children and I sing and dance to “The King of Rock’n’Roll” which is what I used to do, with my dad in the truck, driving from farm to farm. Music should really make you feel. When I listen to something, I want to feel what the artist(s) is feeling. Same as when I perform, I want the crowd to feel what I am feeling. Shivers and goosebumps are a good indication of a performance well done. A bob of the head or a tap of the foot is a good sign too. That’s the feeling I’m creating in the studio. A heavy, groovy vibe transmitting from 98.7 FM radio into your space. If you can dig it, come along for a ride with me, Lil’ Mama, through my program “Lil’ Mama Live” on Monday nights from 8-10 p.m. Program L'il Mama Live Music should really make you feel. When I listen to something, I want to feel what the artist(s) is feeling. Same as when I perform, I want the crowd to feel what I am feeling. Shivers and goosebumps are a good indication of a performance well done. A bob of the head or a tap of the foot is a good sign too. That’s the feeling I’m creating in the studio. A heavy, groovy vibe transmitting from 98.7 FM radio into your space. If you can dig it, come along for a ride with me, Lil’ Mama on my new radio show, Lil’ Mama Live, Monday nights from 8-10pm on Valley Heritage Radio, 98.7 FM. Previous Next

John Fife < Back Reserve Me a Table John Fife Sunday 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Tune in every Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. to hear a great mix of country music with your host John Fife. John loves his country music, and it shows! He’ll play a wide selection of country songs from Ottawa Valley, Canadian, American and other international artists. You’ll get a little bit of everything, including an entertaining three hours every Sunday. Be sure to reserve your table. Previous Next

Annual General Meeting 2023 Annual General Meeting 2023 2023 Agenda 2023 Financials - approved; email to request a copy 2023 Proposed R esolutions - no resolutions were presented 2023 Nominating R eport - released May 21, 2023 2023 Nominating Report Final - released on June 7, 20 23 2023/2024 Board of Directors - as of June 21, 2023 2023 Proxy Form - not required By-Law #1 2020-1 - amended June 22, 2022...still stands for 2023 Contact: agm@valleyheritageradio.ca ************************************************ Annual General Meeting 2022 Board of Director s as of June 2022 2022 Financials 2022 Minutes (to be approved at 2023 meeting)

7c9bacad-8651-4369-a8bf-dabf0c3a0ecb OUR DJs < Back Dennis Harrington Born and raised in the Ottawa Valley, Dennis Harrington is well known around the region – and far beyond – as a champion fiddler. Dennis began his fiddling career in 1982 when he took six months of lessons by tablature from Randy Foster, the “Fiddling Fireman.” Dennis cannot read music and learns the vast amount of his tunes by ear. He began entering fiddle contests in his early teens, winning titles and accolades around the region and in the Maritimes. Over the years that followed, Dennis composed more than 40 fiddle tunes and has released three CDs with a number of original tunes. In 1999, the traditional fiddle tune “Little Burnt Potato” from Dennis’ Old Time Canadian Fiddling CD went to number one – twice – in the American Folk Music Charts. Dennis has leant his fiddle talents to a number of local musicians for their recordings over the years, and is still active in a number of Valley bands such as The Countrymen, The Douglas Connection, Upper Ottawa Valley Country – and with his own band, Heritage Country. His radio show, Cross-Canada Fiddling, can be heard on Valley Heritage Radio every Sunday from noon till 2 p.m. Program Cross Canada Fiddling If you’re a fan of fiddle music, then tune into Cross Canada Fiddling and your host Dennis Harrington every Sunday from noon until 2 p.m. Dennis not only spins the tunes of the who’s who of the fiddle world, but he also chats with many of the world’s most renowned fiddlers. Previous Next

1e33f6d3-51db-494f-9693-ed8a5d1c681a OUR DJs < Back Rob Dodge A country music fan all his life, Rob is in his element spinning tunes for the listeners of the Ottawa Valley and beyond. After close to four decades in emergency services – 37 years as a paramedic and 35 years as a volunteer firefighter – Rob recently retired and found he was busier than ever. So, when you’re busy, you may as well be REALLY busy. With that mindset, Rob brought his passion for country music to the station, and launched a Canadian country music program on Saturday mornings. Rob has also become a valuable member of the VHR family, often filling in for other program hosts and sharing his love for music, especially that of Ottawa Valley artists. When he isn’t on the air, you can find Rob at his sugar “shack” (more like a sugar chalet) in McNab-Braeside township, or working the family hobby farm with his wife Liz. The couple have two grown daughters and a granddaughter who, not surprisingly, all have a love for country music. Program Coast to Coast Country There is so much great music right here in Canada, and that’s exactly what you’ll hear on Saturday mornings from 10 to noon as Rob Dodge takes you from ocean to ocean to ocean in this wonderful country of ours. And, of course, that includes right here in the Ottawa Valley as Rob will bring you songs and tunes from your own backyard as part of an all-Canadian program that is always entertaining. Rob's Country Join Rob Dodge as he takes us on a trip through Classic Country. Tuesday evenings from 8 - 10 pm Previous Next

Our Programs A Little Bit More Guest Hosts 8:00 am - 9:00 am Saturday Read More Barnyard Breakdown Joey Wilson 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Thursday Read More Cross Canada Fiddling Dennis Harrington 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Sunday Read More Kitchen Party Live Mike Cloutier 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Saturday Read More Reserve Me a Table John Fife 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Sunday Read More Rock n' Roll Guest Hosts 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Monday Read More Super Saturday 60's, 70's & 80's Show Lesley Galbraith 8:00 pm- 10:00 pm Saturday Read More The Morning Show Andrew Cartwright 6:00 am to 11:30 am Weekdays Read More VHR Bluegrass Gerry Blandford 6:00 pm -8:00 pm Tuesday Read More Valley Voices Jason Marshall 12:15 pm Wednesday (seasonal) Read More You Ain't Going Nowhere John Fife 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Friday Read More A Pickin' and a Thinkin' Devon Black 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Saturday Read More Bingo Tony Bove 7:00 pm Thursday Read More G'day From the Valley Jason Marshall 9:00 am - 10:00 am Saturday Read More L'il Mama Live L'il Mama 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Monday Read More Rink Wrap Geoff Patterson 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Wednesdays (Oct - Apr) Read More Seniors in our Community Marion Eidsness 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Tuesday Read More The Common Thread Show Coyote Slim 6:00 pm - 7:00pm Wednesdays Read More The New Oldies Jason Marshall 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Friday Read More Valley Country Howard Hayes 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Saturday Read More Vic's Country Classic Vic Garbutt 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Sunday Read More Afternoon Drive Michelle McKibbon 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Weekdays Read More Coast to Coast Country Rob Dodge 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Saturday Read More Got the Blues Pat Watters 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Thursday Read More Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame Show Mike Cloutier 6:00 pm - 7:00pm Thursday Read More Rob's Country Rob Dodge 8:00 - 10:00 pm Tuesday Read More Simply Country Roy Berger 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Sunday Read More The Gospel Hour 10:00 am - noon Sunday Read More The Sheila Show Sheila Vandekemp 7:00 am - 10:00 am Sunday Read More Valley Saturday Night Mike Cloutier 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Saturday Read More Yesterday Today Old Time Radio Lesley Galbraith 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday Read More

Production/Program Manager < Back Lesley Galbraith Production/Program Manager G’day! Here is a little bit about me. I was born in England. Leicester, to be exact. I grew up on the west coast of Canada. Then moved with my family to Ottawa, then to Florida, Vegas and finally back home to Canada, where I belong. I have a wonderful 23-year-old son, four cats and two dogs. I was born into a very theatrical family, and worked in live theatre in Daytona Beach, Florida for 10 years and with the cast and crew of hotel shows at the famous Flamingo Hilton, in Las Vegas. When I came back to Canada, I worked for a law office in Ottawa and moved up to the Valley. Best move I could have made. I was the very first “employee” hired at the station back in 2006. And what a ride it’s been. Right now as the Programming and Production manager, I am mainly behind the scenes. But I’m very happy to be the only female member of Hunt Camp Live – “it was my idea”. I wouldn’t change a thing about my job. I’ve loved every moment and look forward to the future and whatever it holds. Contact lesley@valleyheritageradio.ca Previous Next

Guest Hosts < Back A Little Bit More Guest Hosts Saturday 8:00 am - 9:00 am Everyone wants a little bit more and every Wednesday night at 7 p.m., guest hosts bring you an in depth look and an artist or band from country to rock to disco to easy listening to 50s and 60s rock and roll and more. It’s a great show – not to be missed. Previous Next

Michelle McKibbon < Back Afternoon Drive Michelle McKibbon Weekdays 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm You can listen to Michelle McKibbon Monday to Friday from 12:00 to 6 p.m. as she takes you on a ride through a wide variety of music as host of The Afternoon Drive. Michelle will not only spin an eclectic mix of music genres, but she’ll also share an hour of “your” music with her all-request hour every day at 3 o’clock. You’ll also hear interviews, fun facts and stories throughout your weekday afternoons. With everything from big band to rock and roll, you’ll get your fill from the 40s through the 60s on The Afternoon Drive, but you’ll also hear 70s, 80s and more including folk and country music. If there’s a type of music you enjoy, Michelle will probably have it – and play it for you. Previous Next