SUBMITTED The Small Business Advisory Centre (Smiths Falls/Lanark County/North Leeds Grenville) is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for the Summer/Fall 2025 intake of the Starter Company Plus […]
Read more
SUBMITTED The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two Smiths Falls residents after single vehicle collision. Officers respond to a collision on Maitland Street in […]
Read more
SUBMITTED The Beckwith Youth Committee (BYC) marked Earth Day on Saturday, May 3 by planting 200 trees behind the new township office at Beckwith Park. The trees, purchased from Ferguson […]
Read more
STAFF WRITER Conservative incumbent MP Scott Reid has been re-elected in Lanark—Frontenac following a tight race against Liberal challenger Michelle Foxton. Preliminary results show Reid winning 50.3 per cent of […]
Read more
Week-long lineup features games, crafts, skating, safety courses and more SUBMITTED Beckwith Township is gearing up for Youth Week with a full slate of free and low-cost events aimed at […]
Read more
LAURIE WEIR Scott Reid, the sitting MP for Lanark–Frontenac, is the Conservative Party of Canada’s candidate in the upcoming federal election on April 28. First elected in 2000, Reid is […]
Read more
LAURIE WEIR With a federal election set for April 28, and the political landscape shifting under the weight of inflation, housing concerns and trade uncertainty, candidates are beginning to stake […]
Read more
LAURIE WEIR With a federal election on the horizon and the political landscape shifting under the weight of inflation, housing concerns and trade uncertainty, candidates are beginning to stake their […]
Read more
SUBMITTED On Sunday March 30th, Pakenham resident Danielle Rae was named the NDP candidate in the riding of Lanark-Frontenac for the coming federal election. Danielle is excited to be running […]
Read more
STAFF WRITER Canadians will go to the polls on April 28 for the snap federal election, called by Prime Minister Mark Carney. Voters in the Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, […]
Read more
SUBMITTED Lanark County has set its plan for the 2025 construction season, with the public works department aiming to complete pavement preservation on 16.2 kilometers of roads this year and rehabilitation and […]
Read more
MVCA Watershed Conditions Statement – Flood Outlook – March 18, 2025 SUBMITTED From the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority A Flood Outlook Statement is to provide early notice of the potential for flooding […]
Read more
STAFF WRITER Incumbent John Jordan will return as the Member of Provincial Parliament for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston. The Progressive Conservative candidate received 22,901 votes in the provincial election on Feb. 27, where […]
Read more
STAFF WRITER The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) says the main services affected by a cyber incident in early January have been fully restored, as of Feb. 20. Wi-Fi […]
Read more
LAURIE WEIR We asked the candidates running in the Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston riding in the Feb. 27 provincial election, the same five questions. Candidates are: Wendy Dilliston-Whitaker, Ontario Party; John Jordan (incumbent) […]
Read more
STAFF WRITER This article was updated on Feb. 6 with the current list of candidates. Voters in Ontario will head to the polls on Feb. 27 as the Ontario provincial […]
Read more
SUBMITTED Public health units across eastern Ontario are collaborating to raise awareness about the growing problem of food insecurity, which is having a profound impact on individuals and families in […]
Read more
SUBMITTED BY BECKWITH TOWNSHIP The Beckwith Volunteer Fire Department reached a milestone in 2024, celebrating 60 years of dedicated service to the community. Over the decades, its members have been […]
Read more
LAURIE WEIR Beckwith Township closed out 2024 with several significant milestones while gearing up for an ambitious 2025, according to Reeve Richard Kidd. Among the township’s standout achievements this year […]
Read more
LAURIE WEIR I am uneasy to “celebrate” Canada Day.Canada was built on land that was taken without consent. Indigenous nations were betrayed. Agreements were made and broken. Children were stolen. […]
More Special Features >>
SUBMITTED Beckwith Street bridge closed due to person in crisis On June 15th, 2025 Smiths Falls Police Service received a report of a male possibly in a mental health crisis […]
More Special Features >>
LAURIE WEIR He always has a smile and a wave, through any kind of weather. If you’ve ever driven through Smiths Falls during school hours, chances are you smiled and […]
More Special Features >>
SUBMITTED Members of the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with the Emergency Response Team (ERT), the Snow Vehicle, All Terrain Vehicle, Vessel Enforcement/Education (SAVE) unit, […]
More Special Features >>
LAURIE WEIR Two well-known Ottawa personalities, Michael Wood and Dylan Black, are lacing up for a 56-kilometre walk from Barrhaven to Smiths Falls to raise funds and awareness for the […]
More Special Features >>
STAFF Royal Canadian Legion Branch 95 is extending heartfelt thanks to all residents, businesses, service groups, schools, first responders, volunteers, cadets, and retailers across Smiths Falls, Montague, and Rideau Lakes Township […]
More Special Features >>
HEDDY SOROUR With Algonquin College set to shutter its Perth campus, a prominent local resident is stepping up with an ambitious plan to turn the site into a world-class private […]
More spotlight on business >>