October 16, 2018
October 16, 2018
Submitted The Lanark County Tourism Association (LCTA) is pleased to announce that Lanark County’s first food and drink trail program guidelines will be officially unveiled to stakeholders on Oct. 23 between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Lanark County Administration Building. This stakeholder session is the second meeting held to gain feedback on the […]
Submitted Small Business week is an annual celebration of entrepreneurship in Canada that was first organized in 1979 by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). With events happening across the county, the week is an opportunity to bring small business owners together to network and celebrate achievements. And Small Business is a big deal […]
Submitted Join us for our first Teen Art Show at the Carleton Place Public Library. We’re excited to present “TEN: TEN TEEN ARTISTS, ONE GALA EVENING” on Friday, October 19/18, 6-8pm at the Carleton Place Public Library, 101 Beckwith St., 613-257-2702. Ranging from drawings to stop motion art, it’s bound to be an interesting evening from […]
Submitted Your community needs you to VOTE! Come out and meet the candidates who are vying for the opportunity to represent you on our Town Council for the next four years. The Chamber of Commerce wants to help you learn more about the candidates – why they are running and how they plan to contribute […]
Hometown News joins Metroland Media (The Carleton Place-Almonte Canadian Gazette) to host a drop-in open house on Wednesday, Oct.3. Carleton Place residents will have the chance to connect with their municipal and school board trustee candidates on a more personal level. During the informal evening, residents are invited to connect with the candidates, who will […]
Brian Turner After only one season of a very successful run at being Carleton Place’s go-to food truck (the former Mike’s Fries) operator Matt Maurice joined with his wife Lea to move up the food chain ladder to create a diner/take-out with a difference on Bridge Street. Capone’s Deli launched with a very busy soft-opening […]
Submitted When it comes to the matter of hockey, there is absolutely no love lost between the two longtime Lanark county rivals of Smiths Falls and Carleton Place. The Bears ultimately drew the short end of the stick in the fast paced and very physical Friday night game against the Carleton Place Canadians in a […]
Submitted Please join the Warden and Councillors of Lanark County for a ceremony to mark the official opening of the Ottawa Valley Recreation Trail (OVRT) on Friday, October 5th, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. The celebration will be held at the under the overpass at Highway 7 in Carleton Place, on the trail. The celebration marks […]
Submitted October is Canadian Library Month. During this month, libraries and library partners across Canada raise awareness of the valuable role libraries play in Canadians’ lives. In Ontario, we celebrate our public libraries during Ontario Public Library Week (OPLW), on October 14-20, 2018. Libraries are Ontario’s farthest-reaching, most cost-effective community resource – providing high-quality education and lifelong learning, fostering community economic development and reducing the impacts of poverty. […]
Brian Turner editorial@pdgmedia.ca At a regular session of Carleton Place council’s planning and protection committee meeting held on Sept 18th, residential housing proposals from both ends of the size spectrum received a lot of attention and prompted a great deal of discussion. Tiny homes hit council’s attention in June of this year when Terrilee Kelford […]
by Arlene Stafford Wilson It was 1914 when local man, Bert Soper, opened the Rideau Theatre on Chambers Street, at the corner of Beckwith, in Smiths Falls. Stanley McNeill was the first manager. He was a local lad, son of Harry McNeill and Alice Butler, and he ran the theatre like a well-oiled machine. Photo: Steven […]
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Carrie Wynne I cherish the memories at the cottage on the Magnetawan River every summer for two or three weeks. The smell of the rain-soaked leaves and the soft blanket of pine underneath my shoes reminds me of the carefree nature I once had as a kid. I feel more like myself at the cottage. […]
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Terry O’Hearn The printed newspaper has gone through some rough times during the last few years – for the most part due to advances in technology, and specifically the Internet and Social Media. It is increasingly difficult for publishers to predict the precise direction to go, or to gauge the correct timing for making changes, […]
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Stacey Roy stacey@pdgmedia.ca Operating a successful chiropractor clinic in Smiths Falls is great, but operating such a clinic that also offers guided and scalable fitness programs for those in need is optimum. This is what Rob Rodine and his staff at Optimum Health Clinic (33 Ferrara Drive, Smiths Falls) have achieved in their new, fully […]
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