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

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

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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...
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Canopy Growth cuts debt and losses, refocuses on medical cannabis

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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...
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Smiths Falls Public Library reopens after $1.3-million renovation

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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...
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Smiths Falls fast-tracks heavy equipment purchases after garage fire

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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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Rideau Lakes council fails to override mayor’s veto on Chantry office costing; staff now tasked with repair plan

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LAURIE WEIR Rideau Lakes council failed to override Mayor Arie Hoogenboom’s veto on the Chantry office retrofit project during a special meeting on Wednesday, May...
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OPINION: What will this Rideau Lakes veto cost taxpayers?

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Township has spent $500,000 on paperwork for two projects that have gone nowhere fast LAURIE WEIR Raise your hand if you saw this one coming. Raises hand. Yes,...
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ANALYSIS: Bold leadership or democratic overreach? Rideau Lakes tests strong mayor powers

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LAURIE WEIR It wasn’t just a veto. When Rideau Lakes Mayor Arie Hoogenboom blocked a long-planned office retrofit using Ontario’s new strong mayor powers, it sent...
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Mayor cites housing priorities in formal veto of Chantry retrofit bylaw

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LAURIE WEIR Mayor Arie Hoogenboom has released his formal rationale for vetoing the bylaw that would have sent the Chantry municipal office retrofit to tender,...
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Rideau Lakes Public Library presentation spurs input from council

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LAURIE WEIR The Rideau Lakes Public Library (RLPL) is turning the page on a new chapter, with the recent grand opening of its newly-minted Portland...
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