May 08, 2024
May 08, 2024
LAURIE WEIR It started with a dream over 10 years ago and now they’re celebrating a decade of enriching the lives of people in Perth and surrounding communities. The Perth […]
SUBMITTED An Ottawa resident faces new charges after being arrested for failing to appear in court. The individual was arrested April 26, 2024, by members of the Lanark County Detachment […]
SUBMITTED The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating an assault in downtown Perth. On April 24, 2024, around 8:00 p.m., officers were called to a […]
SUBMITTED It’s the annual rite of spring. Maple syrup season is upon us once again as we prepare to celebrate our region’s most famous agricultural commodity – sweet, savoury maple […]
Property sells for $1 with stipulation that it’s for affordable housing LAURIE WEIR Affordable housing in Perth has been earmarked for the property at 63 Halton Street, (PerthWorks), prompting only […]
SUBMITTED The Perth & District Union Public Library is now offering a Toy Lending Library! Created with the support of Lanark County Best Start, the collection is made up of […]
SUBMITTED More than two dozen people rallied in front of the Perth branch of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) on Saturday April 6 to stop RBC from financing the […]
Lanark County council opted to keep 99 Christie Lake Road for their own potential development LAURIE WEIR Linden Housing Development Co-operative will search other avenues after Lanark County opted to […]
Affordable housing pitch for this 4-acre plot is dismissed LAURIE WEIR A four-acre plot of land owned by Lanark County that was pitched by an independent group as prime real […]
SUBMITTED The Town of Perth has recently received notice that Perthmore Enterprises Inc. has submitted an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment. A virtual Case […]
OPINION BY SALLY SMITH Everyone’s talking about the ‘no snow’ winter. It might still be coming. But it’s already the beginning of March and snow is melting…not drifting from the […]
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On the front lines with some of Lanark County OPP’s female officers LAURIE WEIR As we recognize International Women’s Day on March 8, this year’s theme focuses on inclusion. Imagine […]
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Non-alcoholic beers have come a long way since I last wrote about them in 2017. Non-alcoholic beer (or NA beer, as it’s sometimes called) starts life as a normal beer. […]
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COLUMN BY BRIAN PRESTON.The Travelling Sommelier, Portland, ON at 613-272-3129, brianpreston@hotmail.com This fall I discovered Bridge Masters Brewery in Perth at 29 Beckwith Street East after visiting the Perth Royal Canadian Legion […]
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Brian Hamilton is a graduate of Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute, and was previously a winemaker at Malivoire, Southbrook Vineyard and Tawse Winery, all in Niagara Peninsula, and […]
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Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! This time of year has many joyous, merry times, gatherings, and events. No matter where you go, in every store, on television, radio, social media, or […]
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Bank has been ‘a safe depository for surplus cash’ over the years LAURIE WEIR It was in April 1874 that the BMO branch opened its doors in Smiths Falls for […]
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