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Fire damages Smiths Falls Subway location on Highway 15

LAURIE WEIR A fire at the Lombard Street Subway/Pizza Hut location caused extensive damage Tuesday morning, with losses estimated between $250,000 and $500,000. Smiths Falls Fire...

Smiths Falls backs upgrades to website, signage, trailhead and traffic controls

LAURIE WEIR Smiths Falls council tackled a wide range of operational and infrastructure matters during its June 9 committee of the whole meeting, approving website...

Spirit of the Drum Powwow returns to Duck Island in Smiths Falls this weekend

LAURIE WEIR The Spirit of the Drum Powwow returns to Duck Island this weekend following a one-year hiatus. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 6...

Smiths Falls raises alarm over new provincial development law

LAURIE WEIR Smiths Falls council is sounding the alarm over Ontario’s latest omnibus development legislation, warning that Bill 17, now officially law, could limit municipal oversight,...

Smiths Falls officers reassigned following arrest video, external investigation underway

LAURIE WEIR Two Smiths Falls police officers have been placed on administrative duties and an outside police service has been called in to investigate following...

Q&A with Rideau Lakes by-election candidate: Jordan DeLong

LAURIE WEIR Residents in South Crosby Ward of Rideau Lakes Township will head to the polls June 26 to choose a new representative. The seat...

Rideau Lakes council votes to reimburse Carr’s legal fees despite harassment finding

LAURIE WEIR Rideau Lakes council has voted to reimburse Coun. Linda Carr $2,062.25 in legal fees, despite a formal finding of workplace sexual harassment and...

Canopy Growth cuts debt and losses, refocuses on medical cannabis

LAURIE WEIR Cannabis producer Canopy Growth says it's making headway on a turnaround, reporting smaller losses and a nearly 50 per cent reduction in debt...

Smiths Falls Public Library reopens after $1.3-million renovation

LAURIE WEIR After years of dreaming, planning and heavy lifting, the Smiths Falls Public Library reopened Friday, May 30, revealing a fully transformed space—especially on...

Smiths Falls fast-tracks heavy equipment purchases after garage fire

LAURIE WEIR Smiths Falls is moving quickly to replace municipal equipment destroyed in a February garage fire, after council approved an urgent out-of-budget request this...

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