The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in partnership with the Carleton Place Fire Department and Lanark County Paramedic Service will be conducting a training exercise on the property of Notre Dame Catholic High School in Carleton Place on Saturday June 3, 2023 beginning at 8:30am. This training exercise will involve a […]
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During Tuesday evening’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls, Director of Community Services Stephanie Clark shared some updates with town council about solutions to ongoing issues in various community spaces. In order to mitigate the amount of mess left by geese defecating in public places, Community Services has obtained “two products that we’ll […]
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Ryan Elliott, Director of Structural Engineering with G. Douglass Vallee Engineering Ltd., investigated the building at 25 Old Mill Road in Smiths Falls on Tuesday, and shared an update with the Committee of the Whole during Tuesday night’s meeting. Elliott was engaged by the town to determine if the former water treatment plant requires immediate […]
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On Monday, May 15, Michael Touw, the chief administrative officer (CAO) for the town of Perth posted the following message on the town’s website (perth.ca) and social media pages. “To the members of our community, While unusual for the CAO to directly communicate with you, I would like to appeal to you in light of […]
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During Monday evening’s town council meeting in Smiths Falls, Mayor Shawn Pankow noted two special weeks that are being observed in May: Police Week and National Accessibility Week. Police Week is being celebrated in Smiths Falls this week, May 14-20. Police week is a way for police to connect to the community and bring awareness […]
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During Monday evening’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls, Fire Chief Rick Chesebrough shared a report on the overnight fire at the old water treatment plant on Old Mill Road. The fire began overnight and was contained and extinguished with help from neighbouring fire services. The cause of the fire is still unknown […]
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An early morning fire at Smiths Falls’ old water treatment plant brought firefighters out in force. Fire started at 2:20 a.m. May 8; it was “fully involved — roof, third, and second floor,” one fireman reported. He added they’re not sure of the cause, they’re “still investigating.” He said the building has been boarded up […]
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On May 16th, 1973, a group of concerned community members met in Carleton Place to form a ‘Big Brothers Association’. 14 people attended the meeting, and the what we now know as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County was formed. The original minutes showed that the group talked about how to launch the organization, […]
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During the town council meeting in Smiths Falls on Monday night, Mayor Shawn Pankow took a moment to remind council of the upcoming National Day of Mourning on April 28. This day is for honouring anyone affected by workplace fatality: remembering those who died, or suffered injury, disability, or illness as a result of incidents […]
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During Tuesday evening’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls, Fire Chief Rick Chesebrough took a moment to thank the Fire Department, dispatchers, and volunteers who helped out during the recent ice storm. During the storm, which knocked out power and downed trees in Eastern Ontario and Quebec, Smiths Falls dispatch received 163 emergency […]
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The Pakenham Maple Run Tour returns April 1-2 with eight fascinating tour stops and over 30 artists and artisans. A tour like no other, Maple Run is a unique blend of art, fine craft, interesting and heritage buildings, spectacular spring scenery, and to top all that off, it takes place right in maple syrup country. […]
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During the Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls on Monday night, Chief Administrative Officer Malcolm Morris discussed the future of 9-1-1 services with council. NG-9-1-1, which stands for Next Generation 911, is the name given for the expanding digital emergency services being implemented across Canada. “In the past,” Morris explained, “9-1-1 was based […]
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During Monday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting, Chief Administrative Officer Malcolm Morris provided an update to council about the proposed High Frequency Railway that would run between Toronto and Quebec City. The High Frequency Rail (HFR) is a federal government initiative. Mayor Pankow and Smiths Falls staff have made it clear to the HFR […]
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A new health hub being led by the Ottawa Valley Family Health Team (OVFHT) will begin construction this fall on Costello Drive in Carleton Place. OVFHT has received Ministry of Health approval and related funding to expand its Mississippi Mills catchment to include Carleton Place and Beckwith. The goal is for a fall of 2024 […]
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Building Lanark County Affordable Housing (BLAH)’s series of public information sessions kicked off Monday, March 6, 2023. It was a huge success with standing room only. The Table hosted a Panel Discussion with our municipal leaders: Judy Brown (Perth Mayor), Rob Rainer (Tay Valley Township Reeve), Peter McLaren (Lanark Highlands Reeve), Steven Fournier (Drummond/North Elmsley Reeve), and Kurt Greaves (CAO County of Lanark). BLAH! has […]
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Following the recent public safety emergency alert, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to thank the public for their cooperation and patience. Our top priority is always your safety. We appreciate the steps taken to protect yourself during this fluid, dynamic and complex investigation. On the morning of February 10, 2023, Lanark County Ontario […]
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During Monday evening’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls, Chief Administrative Officer Malcolm Morris addressed the town’s response to last Thursday’s announcement from Canopy Growth regarding their intended layoffs and restructuring. “We’re trying to alleviate the stresses that befell employees of Canopy last week,” CAO Morris said, adding that the town has reached […]
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Building Lanark (County) Affordable Housing (BLAH!), a project The Table Community Food Centre (The Table) is launching. The first public information session Monday, March 6, 2023 6:30-8:00pm will be at The Table in Perth. We will be welcoming some of our municipal officials to participate in a panel discussion: “How Can We Obtain Affordable Housing?” […]
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The Leeds Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit (LGLDHU) would like to advise everyone to take appropriate precautions over the next few days as temperatures are expected to be extremely cold. Environment Canada is anticipating that a strong cold front will produce wind chills value of minus 40C to minus 45C. Cold weather can cause […]
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During Monday evening’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls, Director of Corporate Services Kerry Costello brought the Covid-19 vaccination policy to council’s attention. As an employer, the town passed a vaccination policy into effect in November, 2021. This policy requires anybody employed by the town to have at least two vaccinations against Covid-19. […]
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County Council received an update and overview of the Lanark County Paramedic Service (LCPS) from Mary Wilson Trider, President and CEO of Almonte General Hospital and Carleton Place District Memorial Hospital. The service is operated by Almonte General Hospital on behalf of the County. County council approves the annual budget, collective bargaining mandate, response time […]
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At its meeting Wednesday evening (Jan 25), Lanark County Council adopted the County’s updated Integrated Pest Management Vegetation Management Plan. The original plan was adopted in 2016 to manage vegetation in order to maintain safe roadsides. It aimed to reduce reliance on mowing, brushing and spraying, while restoring pollinator habitat. Updates to the plan reflect […]
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After 3 day-long meetings and 1 special committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday Jan 17th, Perth council is now facing the final vote to set the 2023 tax rate and municipal operating budget. These sessions don’t include the many individual meetings held between councilors and the town treasurer, Director Brian Burns over the last […]
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With a note of cautious hopefulness, Mayor Shawn Pankow announced that Monday evening’s Committee of the Whole may be the last virtual meeting. “It is our hope that we will be able to return to in-person meetings in our new council chambers on January 30 if the work is completed in the next 2 weeks,” […]
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Water and Sewer Budget The water and sewer budget for 2023 was on the table for discussion at Tuesday, Jan 10th’s meeting of Carleton Place council’s committee of the whole. The plans are for a 1.95% increase to water and sewer rates which will result in a total charge of $990.96 per year for a residential […]
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Perth council sets another budget meeting At Perth Council’s committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday, Jan 10th, councilors were supposed to hold a primary vote on the 2023 municipal budget. The final draft called for an affective 5% increase in property taxes and an 11% increase in water/sewer charges. Several councilors still had questions […]
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Article was originally printed in the February edition of Hometown News. The dates have since been changed. Read the full article for details. – Hometown News Staff Video Submitted Skate the Lake returns for first time since the pandemic How many of you have never heard of Skate the Lake (STL)? Well, it has been […]
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After 12 years of caring for her husband with Parkinson’s disease, on top of her own health issues, Helia was exhausted and overwhelmed. The emotional weight of caring for her husband’s every need had been taking a toll for a long time. As her husband’s condition got to the point of hospitalization, Helia arranged for […]
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During Monday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls, Director of Community Services Kerry Costello thanked two retiring crossing guards for their service to the town. “Thank you to our crossing guards for their commitment and dedication to the children in our community,” she said. “We’d like to thank Donald Corrigal who served […]
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During Monday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting, Chief Administration Officer Malcolm Morris announced the upcoming retirement of two of Smiths Falls’ valued directors. Town Treasurer Janet Koziel has held her position in Smiths Falls for over 19 years, and has announced her intention to retire at the end of this year. Her replacement will […]
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The Lanark County Paramedic Service (LCPS) and the Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) have partnered to help save and enhance more lives. After several years of collaborative work, delayed by the pandemic, the tissue referral program launched in Lanark County in October. LCPS has now joined the ranks of many other paramedic services in […]
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“Is there not a better way to do this – with a little humanity perhaps?” Julie Chagnon just put large new windows in the small brick building on William St W in Smiths Falls that she purchased in 2021. It stands immediately beside The Independent Assemblies of God church. Now she looks from the inside […]
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During Monday evening’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls, town CAO Malcolm Morris presented a proposed seven-year lease agreement between the town and luxury boat rental company Le Boat. This lease agreement is for use of the town’s docks in Victoria Basin and Lower Reach, as well as for new docks to be […]
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Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Perth and District is providing $3,000 to support delivery of literacy programs for children in the summer of 2023. Early literacy provides a strong foundation for success in school and beyond, and we are pleased to support the creative programming offered by our in local libraries. Over the past […]
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The official results are in for the 2022 municipal election, which saw 41.4% voter turnout across Mississippi Mills; that equates to 5,051 recorded votes of the 12,199 eligible voters. The 2022-2026 Mississippi Mills Council is as follows: Mayor (acclaimed)Christa Lowry Deputy MayorRickey Minnille Almonte WardMary Lou SouterJane Torrance Ramsay WardBev HolmesVicki Lowe Pakenham Ward (acclaimed)Denzil […]
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Mayor: Edward (Toby) Randell Deputy Mayor: Andrew Tennant Councillor:Linda SeccaspinaJeff AtkinsonDena ComleySarah CavanaghMark Hinton Mayor Candidate Unofficial Vote Tally Status Andreas Foustanellas 191 Doug Black 1764 Edward (Toby) Randell 1962 Elected Deputy Mayor Candidate Unofficial Vote Tally Status Sean Redmond 1469 Andrew Tennant 2393 Elected Councillor Candidate Unofficial […]
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The voting period for the Town of Perth 2022 Municipal and School Board Elections has concluded. The following are the 2022 Unofficial Election Results: Candidate Total Votes MAYORJudy Brown 983Stephanie Drummond 563John Fenik 919 DEPUTY MAYOREd McPherson (acclaimed) N/A COUNCILLORDave Bird 1657Jim Boldt 1150Leona J. Cameron 653Marlene Donoghue 403Sheldon Giff 732Isabel Anne McRae 1387Barry Smith […]
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The 16th annual RCL Automotive Build a Mountain of Food campaign’s Title Sponsor, RCL Automotive, has once again joined forces this holiday season with media partners, Metroland Media, Lake 88 Radio, Your TV, and Hinton Auto Group, to fill the shelves of local area food banks across 11 communities beginning next month. On October 18th […]
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October 18th is the 22nd annual Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day, and Lanark County is celebrating! “This year we recognize our amazing early learning and child care educators who have gone above and beyond to offer families support and peace of mind in our communities over the last number of years,” […]
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In most municipal elections, more public focus is on mayoral and deputy-mayoral races as that’s where the grand policy announcements and platforms are usually found. But that wasn’t the case at Carleton Place’s all candidates’ night. About 150 Carleton Place residents showed up to the Neelin Street Arena on October 6th for the event hosted by […]
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On Monday, October 3rd, the Perth and District Canadian Federation of University Women, and the Perth Chamber of Commerce, and The Table Community Food Centre hosted a municipal all candidates meeting at the Perth Legion. 14 candidates vying for seats on council appeared before a packed house of over 160 people answering questions from both […]
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We can all be excused for not looking forward to elections with their noise, excessive and often negative advertising, and seemingly endless debates about things we have little concern for. But on October 24th we will collectively elect groups that have more effect on our day-to-day lives than any other level of government: municipal councils. […]
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During Monday evening’s town council meeting in Smiths Falls, Councilor Lorraine Allen brought an update from the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario (RMEO). The RMEO held Trainfest on August 13 and 14, and welcomed more than 1200 attendees. The museum brought in $19,000 that weekend. Councilor Allen noted that the much-anticipated Hogwarts Express event scheduled […]
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During Smiths Falls’ town council meeting on Monday evening, Mayor Shawn Pankow proclaimed September as Big Brother Big Sister month. “You may notice in the evenings, our water tower is lit purple now, in honour of Big Brother Big Sister month,” he explained. On September 21, the town’s iconic water tower will be lit blue, […]
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Kerry Costello, Director of Corporate Services in Smiths Falls, took a moment during the Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday night to encourage residents to contact town hall to ensure they are on the voters list. The upcoming municipal election will see voting held via telephone and online. Costello noted that voter information letters […]
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On Wednesday, Sept 8 at Lanark County council’s social services committee meeting, Emily Hollington, the County’s director of social services presented a proposal for an affordable housing grant program. The suggested program is a grant in the form of a forgivable loan registered on title of up to $25,000 per unit of affordable housing created. […]
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At the regular Perth town council meeting on Tuesday Aug 23rd, councilors provided their regular updates on meetings attended and any news to report. While sometimes these reports are rather dry and short, this week some interesting and concerning news came to light. Deputy Mayor Ed McPherson, who is also the chair of the police […]
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Earlier this summer, five artists submitted mural proposals in response to the town of Smiths Falls’ plan to create an Artscape Parkette on the corner of Russell Street and Beckwith Street. The submitted proposals were placed on the Speak Up, Smiths Falls platform for public consideration, and the public responded. During Monday evening’s Committee of […]
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The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of his breach of Statutory Release. Gerald Cooper is described as a Caucasion male, 52 years of age, 5’6″ (168cm), 170 lbs (77 kgs) with brown hair and brown eyes. […]
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The calming countryside of the Smiths Falls area is now a home away from home for a Ukrainian mom and her two daughters who arrived in Canada on Monday evening, July 18 touching down in Montreal. The family is spending its first few days settling in and getting to know their local host family. They […]
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Rideau Bridge to Canada is partnering with Brockville Freedom Connection and Open Arms Brockville to host an exciting fundraising event that offers something for everyone while helping all three refugee sponsorship groups bring new families to our communities. The picturesque Brockville Country Club will be the setting for the Rideau Bridge Golf Tournament on Friday, […]
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The Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT) is a volunteer-based charity committed to ensuring that wild landscapes are protected for us, our children, and grandchildren. MMLT stewards over 3,200 ac. in the region—some lands it owns, other lands on which it has a Conservation Agreement with the landowner. Over the past few years, people have turned […]
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Dr Bob Van Noppen and Dr Paul Miller from Docs On Ice met with council during the Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls on Monday evening. Docs on Ice is a fundraiser / hockey tournament held by groups of physicians in a rotation of Ontario communities. The epic event was held in Lanark […]
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First look at McNeely Landing At the Carleton Place council committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday June 21, councillors got a first detailed looked at plans for a new 431 residential unit subdivision on the east side of Hwy 15, just south of Hwy 7. Uniform Urban Development and town staff started the long […]
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The County’s public works staff outlined the upcoming roads’ works for this season. The County has budgeted over $11M for capital projects which will include County Road 18 (Port Elmsley Road), involving complete drainage work and paving (including shoulders) for 1.9 km from County Road 43 (Highway 43) to Beveridge Locks Road. Work has begun […]
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At Wednesday, May 25th’s Public Works Committee meeting for Lanark County council, Michelle Vala, the County’s Climate Environmental Coordinator provided an update on climate action plans and activities. Her report outlined the guiding principles which included eliminating fossil fuel use, maximizing energy efficiencies, reducing waste, creating a climate-conscious culture and community, increasing funding, awareness and […]
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At Perth’s town council meeting on Tuesday May 24th the motion to authorize a rehabilitation project for the rocky ramps in the Tay River received final approval but not without another debate on the merits of the plan and the public’s expectations of the outcome. The ramps were first installed in 2015 to replace an aging […]
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Saturday’s storm left a trail of destruction across southern, central and eastern Ontario, with additional damage still being discovered by the hour by Hydro One crews. Carleton Place was one of the many regions hit by extensive damage to electricity infrastructure, resulting in over 40 downed and damaged poles. Crew members on the ground who […]
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Charges against Smiths Falls residents dropped by town. In a case that will affect municipal by-laws across Canada, Craig and Beth Sinclair can announce that Smiths Falls has withdrawn the Order to remove their natural garden. The Sinclairs have been carefully cultivating a natural garden for years, planting hundreds of native wildflowers, trees and shrubs, […]
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John Ruffo and Fred Haggart, members of the Tunis Shriners, virtually attended the Smiths Falls town council meeting on Monday evening. Next month marks the Shriners’ 150th anniversary on June 6, and Smiths Falls will be marking the day and flying the Shriners’ flag in honour of this significant celebration. Mayor Shawn Pankow introduced Ruffo […]
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Conservative | Green | Liberal | NDP Yes it’s election time again. On Thursday, June 2 Ontarians will go to the polls to choose their next MPPs. Hometown News has contacted the major party candidates (PC, Liberals, NDP, Greens) to get their take on the issues of importance facing Lanark Frontenac Kingston residents. We’re happy […]
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LANARK-FRONTENAC-KINGSTON Green Party candidate Marlene Spruyt kicked off her campaign by putting down her first sign. “I have spent the past few months listening to residents across this vast riding. This election is an opportunity to set a new direction that focuses on providing real solutions for the real problems that people in this riding […]
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Paul McMunn, Director of Public Works and Utilities, shared a report regarding Confederation Bridge during Monday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls. Since Nov 2021, engineers at McIntosh Perry have been assessing the long-closed Confederation Bridge in Smiths Falls. Their report showed that extensive investigative work would be further required to determine […]
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Councilor Peter McKenna shared exciting news from Lanark County Council with Smiths Falls on Tuesday night. “For the first time in my lifetime, the municipal, provincial, and federal governments are aligned on the housing crisis,” McKenna said, as he introduced his report on last week’s meeting of community services at Lanark County Housing. Lanark County […]
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Do you have some extra space in your home and extra room in your heart? The Smiths Falls Welcomes Ukraine Committee is looking for Smiths Falls area residents who are willing to open their home to a Ukrainian family fleeing the war abroad. Approved families will be asked to commit to six months to a […]
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On Wednesday, April 6th, Lanark County Council convened a special meeting of their Community Services Committee to receive and discuss a report from SHS Consulting and WSP and the county’s director of social services, Emily Hollington on Municipal Tools to Support Affordable Housing. The report is the culmination of well over a year’s work involving […]
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At Tuesday’s, March 29th session of Perth council, the topic of the Rocky Ramps rose out of the water once again. The ramps were installed in the Tay River starting in 2015 in an attempt to divert more water to the small man-made canal known as the Little Tay. The lower flows in the summer through […]
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Paul McMunn, director of Public Works and Utilities, brought an update to the Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls on Monday evening. The street renewal project known as Beckwith Street Phase 2 is pending construction. This week will see mobilizing and staging taking place, and twenty boulevard trees were removed the week before […]
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The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) is getting set to provide students with additional hands-on and real-world learning in skilled trades this spring. Through funding provided to the UCDSB Specialist High Skills Major Program and the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program, the UCDSB has been able to secure the St. Lawrence College Mobile Skills Training Lab for […]
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Study completed in collaboration with James Madison University reveals new ways to address menstrual-related symptoms with cannabis Canopy Growth Corporation’s (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) (TSX: WEED) (NASDAQ: CGC) scientific research team has announced positive results from a six-month, randomized clinical trial studying the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) on menstrual-related symptoms. This study was conducted in […]
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You may have heard the clapping and cheering around town as the Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital (CPDMH) Foundation’s volunteer Campaign Cabinet celebrated the good news. The hospital has submitted the Stage 4.1 plans for the new Emergency Department to the Ministry of Health. Upon Ministry approval, the project will move to the tendering stage. […]
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In consultation with partners, clients and the community, and by using a multi-pronged approach, Lanark County continues to take steps to address the complex issue of housing. At the community services committee meeting this week, Director of Social Services Emily Hollington provided an overview of activities related to the county’s 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan. […]
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At Wednesday, Feb 9th session of Lanark County council’s community services meeting, social services’ staff confirmed that the province will once again supply $1.3M to the County for its annual community homelessness prevention initiative. The province first launched the program in 2013 and this year’s allocation is the same as 2021. The funds will see $100K […]
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During Monday evening’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls, Senior Planner Karl Grenke presented a short list of revised street name options for two new streets in the Bellamy Farms development. Parkview Homes chose six possible street names from the Approved Names list: Currie Avenue, Ashwell Boulevard, or Whitcomb Boulevard for Road 1, […]
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Lanark County is one of six organizations, businesses and individuals receiving a 2021 Sustainable Kingston Award for hard work in mitigating the climate emergency and fostering a culture of sustainability in the community. The county has received the Sustainable Kingston Innovation Award for developing a bold climate action plan in partnership with the Federation of […]
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Carleton Place launches Affordable Housing Grant program At the Jan 25th meeting of Carleton Place council’s committee of the whole, councillors voted to approve their Affordable Housing Grant program. Grants of up to $5K will be available to property owners building an accessory dwelling or granny flat or additional residential unit as they’re referred to in […]
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Do you long to be a petty tyrant? Does harassing and bullying your neighbours appeal to you? Then the Smiths Falls Property Standards Committee may have an opening for you! To make a long story short, a Smiths Falls family who have spent the past couple of years transforming their property into a naturalized garden […]
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In compliance with provincial regulations, the Town of Perth contracted The Loomex Group to complete a review of current fire services to present a new Fire Master Plan to council. Their consultant Terry Gervais provided the plan to council with several recommendations. One was to create formal automatic mutual aid agreements with Drummond North Elmsley […]
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Due to the new restrictions set by the Province of Ontario, the following measures will be put in place in the Town of Perth effective January 5th, 2022; All indoor recreation facilities, including the Perth & District Indoor Pool and Perth & District Community Centre (Arena) will be closed until further notice. Swimming lessons are […]
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On Tuesday, December 21, Rideau Lakes Township lost the building that houses the Portland Fire Hall and its contents, including fire vehicles. At approximately 4:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, the three-bay facility on Colbourne Street was fully engulfed shortly after smoke was reported. No injuries have been reported. “The hall and its contents were destroyed” remarked […]
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Fire Chief Chesebrough shared a pandemic update from the Emergency Control Group with council during Monday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls. Chief Chesebrough noted that anyone aged 18 and over is now eligible for the Covid-19 booster shot. The shot may only be given to individuals who received their second dose […]
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Dear friends and neighbours across Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, Our communities are facing a very concerning increase of COVID-19 cases. The Omicron variant is here, and it is increasing the pressures on our already fragile health system. Every person carrying the Omicron variant is infecting more than four other people. By comparison, anyone with the […]
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Carleton Place’s public works department posted an update on various municipal construction projects yesterday. They indicated there were delays in obtaining certain materials for the repairs to the Gillies Bridge at McArthur Island (commonly known as one of the back bridges) and as a result, it will not open to northbound traffic until early next […]
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At a special meeting of Carleton Place council, held on Thursday, Dec 16th, a final vote was taken on the proposed 2022 municipal budget and tax rate changes. Staff had responded to comments from council over the course of several meetings and was recommending an increase of 1.97%, well below the current 4.7% rate of […]
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At their December 13 meeting, Rideau Lakes Council provided approval to proceed with the new municipal hub in the village of Portland. The decision followed two years of work and consultation with the community and detailed financial modeling to ensure the project would have no impact on tax rates. The hub, to be built in […]
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The Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston Green Party of Ontario Constituency Association is pleased to announce that our candidate for the June 2022 election is Dr. Marlene Spruyt of Ardoch. Dr. Spruyt is a retired Medical Officer of Health and former family physician. The vote was close after an exciting nomination contest with Maddy Dever, an autism and accessibility […]
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During Monday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls, CAO Malcolm Morris shared a brief update with council about VIA Rail’s proposed high frequency rail service. “Before Covid entered our lexicon, there was a discussion at the Federal level about the VIA Rail plans to introduce high frequency rail service,” between Toronto, Ottawa, […]
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Lanark County Council has authorized the hiring of Jasmin Ralph to fill the clerk’s position for Lanark County effective Feb. 1, 2022. “We are pleased to welcome Jasmin to the county,” said CAO Kurt Greaves. “She brings a great deal of experience in municipal operations and will be a valuable addition to our team.” Ralph […]
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Grant Machan, Perth’s director of environmental services, brought forward a report on a council request for staff to investigate the sediment and vegetation removal at the shoreline frontage of 20 Thom Street and to clarify government stakeholders’ roles when working at the shoreline and in the river. Approvals for activities along the Tay River shoreline […]
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At the committee of the whole meeting for Perth town council, held on Tuesday Dec 7th, councilors received a request from their planning advisory committee for the director of development services to explore the feasibility of providing identified municipal property in partnership with private sector partners such as local construction companies, Algonquin College, and Habitat […]
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Carleton Place putting a lid on noise At Tuesday, Dec 7th, meetings of Carleton Place council and their committee of the whole, revisions to the town’s noise bylaw were up for discussion. Protective Services Director Pascal Meunier reported that the growth of construction and its accompanying noise was taking a toll on residents and the […]
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Investigators of the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre along with members of the Grenville County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police want to remind and inform community members of the following 12 scams of the holidays. The spirit of the holidays is a time of giving for most but, for scammers, it is a time of taking. […]
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Smiths Falls’ Director of Community Services Art Manhire sought pre-budget approval for going ahead with phase three of the town hall renovation during the Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday night. Manhire requested approval for the amount of $1,949,636 before the 2022 budget is finalized. In his report, Manhire noted that having pre-budget approval […]
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Pivotal Help Community Association is a brand-new non-profit organization that launched on December 1st, as a means to provide accessible funding by application for local counselling and guidance for those in need. The non-profit organization aims to aid in improving the mental health of children, adolescents, and adults in small communities, beginning with its focus […]
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All around the region, Santa is making his appearance in the weeks leading up to Christmas. There will be an old-fashioned Christmas parade in Pakenham on December 4 at 1pm, and a night parade in Almonte on December 5 at 5pm. Spectators are asked to pre-screen for Covid-19 and only attend the parade if everyone […]
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At the Wednesday Dec 1st session of Lanark County Council, a new warden or chair of county council for 2022 was acclaimed. Perth Mayor John Fenik has served twice before as the head of council (in 2010 and 2018), a position annually determined by vote of council. Fenik replaces outgoing Warden, Mississippi Mills Mayor Christa Lowry. […]
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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal house fire in Rideau Lakes Township. On November 30, 2021, at approximately 9:15 p.m., members of the Leeds Detachment of the OPP and the Rideau Lakes Township Fire Department responded to the fire on 9th Concession Road. One body was located in the home after the […]
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County Warden Christa Lowry presided over her last session of county council on Wednesday Nov 24. The Warden’s position is elected by members of county council and lasts for a one-year term. Nominations for next year’s Warden were finalized this week and Perth Mayor John Fenik is to be acclaimed for that position on Dec […]
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Perth Mayor and council honour Steve Tennant At the regular session of Perth town council on Tuesday, November 23rd, Mayor John Fenik presided over the official presentation of this year’s Perth Medal to long-time volunteer Steve Tennant. Tennant is well known as one of the founders of the Stewart Park Festival as well as his […]
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This month marks the end of a two-year trial period authorizing operators of ATVs to have access to specific municipal roadways and lands within Smiths Falls in order to link trails at the north and south ends of town. This was prompted by a request from the Ontario Federation of All Terrain Vehicles (OFATV). In […]
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The council of the town of Smiths Falls received a virtual delegation during the Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday evening, regarding the public consumption of cannabis-infused drinks and food. This delegation consisted of Sean Webster, Head of Canopy Growth, Chris Bloore, president of the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO), and Michael Wilson […]
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During Monday evening’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls, Senior Planner Karl Grenke presented a recommendation from the CIP Evaluation Committee that town council provide a Planning Fees and Building permit grant totalling $11 500 to Carebridge Community Support. Carebridge is seeking to build a four-storey, 28-unit residential building at 44 Chambers Street […]
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On Sunday, October 31st, a group of approximately 50 area residents gathered at a meeting near the village of Lanark to discuss the possibility of restoring the George St 1860 stone building that was once home to the famous Glenayr Kitten Mill. According to organizers the discussion at the meeting was productive with plenty of […]
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A small group of Lanark Highlands and area residents are planning a public meeting to discuss the future of the Lanark Mill (a.k.a. The Kitten Mill). Hometown News caught up with organizer Susan Berlin who reported that the group has received an engineering report that claims, despite a seriously sagging roof line in one section, the […]
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Beginning October 25th, 2021, Ontario will be removing capacity limits where proof of vaccination is required. This will include settings like restaurants, bars, sports facilities, casinos, and indoor meeting and event spaces, which will be able to operate at 100% capacity as of October 25. The physical distancing requirement between patrons and the 2m distancing requirement between tables at restaurants and event spaces will also be […]
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The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of his breach of Statutory Release. Anavah LA’ADRI’EL is described as a Caucasian male, 52 years of age, 6′ (185cm), 187 lbs (85kgs) with brown hair (balding) and blue eyes. […]
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The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit is announcing the re-opening of its Brockville and Smiths Falls offices starting Monday, October 18th 2021. The offices will be open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm and will be closed each day from 12-1, weekends and statutory holidays. For clients visiting an office, there will be signage […]
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Beginning October 7th, visitors to Almonte General Hospital (AGH) and Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital (CPDMH) will need to be fully vaccinated. AGH and CPDMH are aligning with other hospitals in the Champlain region to introduce the mandatory vaccination policy. “Visits from family and caregivers contribute greatly to a patient’s quality of life and […]
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During Monday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls, Knowledge Keeper Chuck Commanda opened the meeting with an inaugural reading of the Land Acknowledgement. This acknowledgement was recommended by the Racism and Discrimination Task Force, and penned by Mr. Commanda. For the past decade or so, more and more gatherings have been prefaced […]
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At the committee of the whole meeting of Carleton Place town council on Tuesday Sept 21, councilors received a progress report from the hospital emergency department fundraising co-chairs and staff. Campaign co-chairs Lori Cavanaugh and Richard Kidd appeared via zoom link with hospital VP of Corporate Support Services, Randy Shaw. They ran through the history […]
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Yellow police tape stretched cordoned off a wooded area Tuesday just off William St. W. in Smiths Falls. Smiths Falls police, OPP and a forensic anthropologist team from Toronto were on scene. Detective Constable Tyler Brett of the Smiths Falls Police Service confirmed they were “human remains” and the search team, including the OPP Emergency […]
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During the past year, the town of Perth’s staff have been working hard to create a new landfill expansion site, taking on the oversight of this project themselves rather than hiring an outside team. During Tuesday evening’s Committee of the Whole meeting, Director of Environmental Services Grant Machan shared some great news about this project […]
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After an extensive search process, the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital (PSFDH) Board of Directors is pleased to announce Mr. Michael Cohen has been appointed as the Hospital’s President and Chief Executive Officer effective November 2, 2021. Mr. Cohen is a seasoned, energetic health care executive who leads with a patient centered perspective and […]
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Jason Barlow, manager of Water and Wastewater Treatment, requested council to approve an emergency repair to a sewage lift pump during Monday evening’s Committee of the Whole meeting. This was the second lift pump to fail in the space of three months. “This is the original pump from 1992. Hewitt Brockville said that it would […]
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On Wednesday Sept 8th Lanark County council unanimously passed a resolution to Recognize Truth and Reconciliation Day on Sept 30th. The motion refers to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report in 2015 that included 94 Calls to Action to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation, and it follows […]
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Following an e-participation report from staff, Smiths Falls town council has decided to continue to hold virtual council and committee meetings until council chambers are renovated and Covid-19 is no longer a challenge. They also confirmed that livestreaming of council meetings will continue even when council is eventually able to meet in person. During the […]
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Every few years, Canadians are privileged to be able to make their mark in politics. I’m not talking about making your mark as a politician, although there are plenty of candidates who sign up for that as well. I mean actually making a mark, making an X on a ballot box that impacts the leadership […]
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In advance of the federal election on September 20, the Elections Canada office for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston is open at Settlers Ridge Centre in Smiths Falls for early voting. Jackie Staples, recruitment supervisor for Elections Canada in Smiths Falls, said voters from all ridings are welcome to cast their vote at this location. Staples added that you […]
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From improving air quality to installing hundreds of water bottle re-filling stations, the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) continues with its commitment to ensuring schools remain a safe and healthy place for staff and students this school year. After receiving more than $10 million through the province’s COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Fund, the UCDSB has purchased 445 electric power door operators with touchless sensors, replaced over 400 drinking fountains with water […]
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Over the last number of months, we have experienced heartbreaking and sobering events as we have learned in undeniable terms the true legacy of the Residential Schools. An uncomfortable truth is that these Residential Schools are not part of our distant past. The last Residential School in Canada closed in 1996. I graduated from High School […]
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At Fairview Manor, resident safety is a priority. When it comes to dispensing medication, developing and monitoring the distribution process is vital. Fairview Manor is proud to be one of 20 long-term care homes across Ontario to participate in the review of an online self-assessment tool to support medication safety. The study is being led […]
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During Monday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting, Smiths Falls town council received a delegation from the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB): John McAllister, Trustee, Ward 4 and Chair of the Board, and Ron Ferguson, Director of Education and Secretary of the Board. The board members shared with council their concern about the government […]
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During Tuesday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting, Perth town council welcomed a virtual visit from Chris Belanger, Ministry of Transportation project manager. Belanger brought news of pending improvements to Highway 7 that would impact Perth: the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) intends to tackle the reconstruction of Highway 7. Belanger shared that the work […]
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Shannon Baillon, Director of Community Services, discussed the town of Perth’s rebranding with council during Tuesday evening’s Committee of the Whole meeting. She brought community feedback on the three proposed designs from 1dea, the company hired to rebrand Heritage Perth. Baillon garnered feedback from the Chamber of Commerce, the BIA, the Economic Recovery task force, […]
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The Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston Green Party of Canada Electoral District Association is excited and pleased to officially announce that Calvin Neufeld of Perth is our candidate for the 2021 federal election. For the past decade Calvin has been a full-time social justice advocate and public speaker whose work has focused on diversity education, anti-bullying, mental health, and […]
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After a short summer break, Lanark County Council returned to regular council and committee meetings on Aug 11. Council passed a by-law authorizing a reduced speed limit on County Road 43 from 400 meters west of Glenview Road to Mazie Street in Smiths Falls. The speed on this section of roadway will be reduced from […]
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On the same date, August 3rd, one new candidate threw his hat in the ring for the Ontario Progressive Conservatives in our Lanark- Frontenac- Kingston riding and one withdrew. Ron Higgins, the current mayor of North Frontenac announced his withdrawal in a short Twitter post, saying, “I have withdrawn from the LFK ONPC candidate nomination […]
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It’s hot out there! The Health Unit would like to remind everyone to take care during times of high temperatures and high humidity. Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a heat warning for our Health Unit area. Temperatures today and Tuesday will soar to the low thirties. Warm temperatures are expected both tonight and […]
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The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of his breach of statutory release. Patrick CHIASSONis described as a Caucasian male, 31 years of age with black hair, a beard and brown eyes. He is 5’11” […]
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During Monday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls, Bruce Linton met with town council to present an update on the development of the former water treatment plant. Progress is stalled due to the high expense of construction in Smiths Falls. “This project started at least 4 years ago,” explained Linton. “At the […]
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Marc Giles of Carleton Place is the grand-prize winner of the Win2021 Hospital Lottery. Giles’ winning ticket number 105254 was announced July 8th at 7 p.m. by Keith & April Bean of Bean Chevrolet. The Beans are the presenting sponsors of Win2021 and provided the 2021 Chevy Blazer. Approximately $145,000 will be split by the […]
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The Lanark County Paramedic Service (LCPS) is proud to announce that 12 additional Paramedics have been certified (or are in the final stages of being certified) to administer Intravenous (IV) therapy to our patients. This expanded scope of practice allows the Paramedics to further treat their patients by initiating IV fluids and medication administration. Certification […]
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Police appeal for information and public awareness On June 6, 2021, the Grenville County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was contacted by the owner of Saunders Country Critters Zoo and Sanctuary, located on County Road 44, in the Municipality of North Grenville. The owner reported a mischief after one animal was found outside […]
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It’s hot out there! The Health Unit would like to remind everyone to take care during times of high heat and humidity. Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a heat warning for much of our Health Unit area for June 7th and 8th. Heat warnings are issues when: Daytime temperature of 31oC or higher and […]
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Ontario Award for Paramedic Bravery – Paramedics across Ontario go above and beyond every day to serve their community. Lanark County Paramedic Service (LCPS) is proud to honour four of its Paramedics who pushed this commitment even further and put themselves at risk to help those in need. Today, the Honourable Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and […]
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Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning of a one day heat event on Friday May 21, 2021 for Lanark County. High heat can be hazardous to your health. Conditions during high heat and humidity have the potential to cause dehydration, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and in some cases death. Dr. Paula Stewart, […]
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Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) is one step closer to finalizing the Mississippi River Watershed Plan, which is now available online. Two public information sessions are planned for June: Wednesday, June 2 – 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Thursday, June 10 – 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM The Plan is the culmination of a two-year effort that […]
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The Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit is advising the public to avoid social gatherings during the upcoming long weekend. Information provided to the Hometown News by the heath unit states that it is “important that people remember that we are still in a stay at home order.” Avoiding backyard barbecues and other gatherings […]
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The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit area is experiencing the lowest active case numbers since the beginning of March. We are asking residents to continue to follow the public health measures during this coming long weekend to ensure that these numbers continue the downward trend. “Thanks to all LGL residents for following precautions […]
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Reports that colleagues threw a party for a teacher convicted of sexually assaulting and exploiting students at St. John’s Catholic High School led to a protest at the school Tuesday, May 11. Lily Trudel called on fellow students to protest by staging a virtual walk out or “log out,” since the school is physically closed […]
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Director of Public Works Troy Dunlop brought some updates to Council regarding the Beckwith Street redevelopment project. Phase 1 was completed last fall; a list of deficiencies is being compiled now in order to wrap up overdue tasks. One final traffic signal pole is slated to be replaced this spring. Mayor Pankow asked Dunlop to […]
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A rumour that colleagues threw a party for a teacher convicted of sexually assaulting and exploiting students at St. John’s Catholic High School has triggered plans for a protest at the school Tuesday, May 11. Lily Trudel is calling on fellow students to protest by staging a virtual walk out or “log out,” since the […]
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The Town of Smiths Falls is reporting a diesel fuel spill that took place at the basin at Victoria Park on the evening of May 6, 2021. Upon learning of the presence of diesel fuel in the water at Victoria Park, the Town of Smiths Falls took the following actions: The Smiths Falls’ Fire Department […]
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I am currently in my third year of a four-year undergrad degree at Saint Francis Xavier University. I am pursuing my literary passions through editing the school newspaper and writing stories about local legends near my hometown of Smiths Falls, Ontario. My love for writing started at a young age and grew throughout the years […]
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Even the seemingly most difficult consumer problems can have a positive ending. A few days ago we told you about a young family (husband, wife, and young child) who were shocked to learn that the newly restored building they just moved into after signing a 1-year lease was being converted to short-term vacation and business-travel […]
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During Monday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls, Director Kerry Costello confirmed to council that the town has given sufficient notice that the portion of Daniel Street between Elmsley and Beckwith will be closed. Concrete barriers are to be put in place immediately after the passage of the bylaw this evening to […]
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On Wednesday, April 28th, the community services committee of Lanark County council wrapped up its three-meeting schedule to discuss affordable housing and homelessness. The first two meetings held earlier this year covered county housing programs and what member municipalities could do to improve the moderately-priced housing stock. This third session heard from local non-profit groups […]
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Mayor Fenik took a moment at the conclusion of Tuesday night’s town council meeting to highlight the importance of the 2021 Census. The Census will not be prevented by the Covid-19 pandemic, but will be conducted as much as possible in a contactless manner. Councillor Cameron stressed that participation in the Census every five years […]
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The Upper Canada District School Board remains committed to ensuring that our students who self-identify as members of the two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual/2SLGBTQIA+ community feel supported and contribute to making our schools and communities safe spaces for everyone. Brockville Collegiate Institute student Kai Flicker is committed to these outcomes. The Grade 11 […]
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During Monday evening’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls, Chief Chesebrough discussed last Friday’s announcement from the Premier’s office. Chesebrough noted that there was “ample confusion with the new restrictions that have been imposed.” Two regulations that were announced on Friday have since been reversed. On Friday, Premier Ford announced that all parks and […]
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Emily Hollington, Lanark County’s Director of Social Services, met with Smiths Falls town council during Monday night’s virtual council meeting. She shared a presentation to outline the province-mandated changes that will be coming to Social Assistance. Hollington explained that Social Assistance will be moving to a person-centred system, where clients have increased access to case […]
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The Upper Canada District School Board, in collaboration with the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario, the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit and the Brockville Police Services are hosting a virtual event for parents, guardians and community stakeholders on the issue of fentanyl use and youth in our community. The conversation will […]
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Fire chief Trevor Choffe reminded council during Tuesday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting that Perth’s open burn ban is in effect; no open burning is permitted at this time. Director of Environmental Services Grant Machan noted that the Tay River is very low due to our early spring and low precipitation. “We are three […]
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During the evening of April 8, 2021, members from the Grenville County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended a large gathering outside of a business on Clothier Street East, in the Municipality of North Grenville. The OPP received numerous requests to attend the area, and it is believed that approximately 200 people were […]
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The Leeds Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit is pleased to announce that Phase 2 of the three year Health Canada Substance Use and Addictions Program contribution is ready to launch. This three year project aims to improve the overall quality of life of people who use substances through improved access to harm reduction services […]
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The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a home invasion at a residence in Carleton Place last night. On March 27, 2021, at approximately 10:00 p.m., officers were called to a home on Townline Road East between Bridge Street and James Street. The investigation revealed that shots had been fired […]
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During Monday night’s council meeting, Smiths Falls’ town council condemned the actions of Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston MPP Randy Hillier during the Covid-19 pandemic. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, our Member of Provincial Parliament has publicly shared his disregard for the precautions outlined by Ontario’s public health officials, in particular the requirement of wearing masks when social distancing is […]
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CANADIAN COMPANY PROMOTING RISKY ONLINE BEHAVIOUR and putting our teens in direct danger of sex trafficking! Legally nothing can be done! Survivors and parents taking things into their own hands! February 18th, 2021, Garage Clothing sent out an email marketing campaign to hundreds of thousands of teens with the tagline “SEND NUDES”. Thousands of parents […]
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Parents/guardians, staff and students at Almonte District High School received notification today that an individual at the school has tested positive for COVID-19. The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit has determined the individual was not at the school while infectious and therefore the case poses no risk to staff or students. Both the health unit and the […]
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A fifth individual at Beckwith Public School has tested positive for COVID-19. The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit has determined the individual was not at the school while infectious and therefore the case poses no risk to staff or students. Due to the evolving situation within the school and community, the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit made the decision […]
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Parents/guardians, staff and students at Pakenham Public School received notification today that an additional individual at the school has tested positive for COVID-19. Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit has determined that the individual was not at the school while infectious and therefore the case poses no risk to staff or students. The school is open and operating on the regular daily schedule. The health unit encourages parents/guardians to continue to use the COVID-19 School Screening Tool prior to […]
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DATE: March 16, 2021 TO: Owners and operators of public and private facilities that operate in the Municipalities of Perth and Smiths Falls where the public may gather: including but not limited to indoor sports venues, places of worship, banquet halls, wedding venues, dining and drinking establishments, clubs and or organizations that may have meeting […]
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A 49-year-old woman walking her dog was seriously injured in Carleton Place on February 22, 2021 when struck by a snowmobile on Lanark County’s Ottawa Valley Recreation Trail (OVRT). The woman was rushed to hospital. A new study, compiled by Lanark Residents for Safe Trails (LRST), demonstrates the acute dangers to pedestrian users of the […]
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Parents/guardians, staff and students at Pakenham Public School received notification today that an individual at the school has tested positive for COVID-19. Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit has determined that the individual was not at the school while infectious and therefore the case poses no risk to staff or students. The school is open and […]
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Parents/guardians, staff and students at Almonte District High School received notification today that an individual at the school has tested positive for COVID-19. Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit has determined that the individual was not at the school while infectious and therefore the case poses no risk to staff or students. The school is open and operating on the regular daily schedule. The health unit encourages parents/guardians to continue to use the COVID-19 School […]
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Parents/guardians, staff and students at Beckwith Public School in Carleton Place received notification today that a second individual at the school has a confirmed case of COVID-19. The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at school. An outbreak is declared when 2 or more individuals have tested positive for COVID-19, at least one of […]
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Parents/guardians, staff and students at Carleton Place High School received notification today that the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at the secondary school. An outbreak is declared when 2 or more individuals have tested positive for COVID-19, at least one of which is linked to possible transmission at the school. The health unit has determined that a […]
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The winter of 2020-21 is quickly coming to an end. After a mild start, February brought cooler temperatures. The watershed saw a significant rain event in late December, followed by below normal precipitation in January and above normal precipitation in February. Current conditions recorded at several RVCA and Parks Canada snow course sites are indicating […]
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An additional individual at Carleton Place High School has tested positive for COVID-19. Anyone who may have had a high-risk exposure at the school was contacted this evening by phone or email. The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit is actively communicating with anyone who may have had a high-risk exposure and is closely monitoring the situation. Both the health unit and the school are taking all necessary steps to […]
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The Health Unit is working with Perth Community Care to manage a COVID-19 outbreak. One resident has tested positive for COVID-19. The outbreak is not facility-wide, but restricted to one unit in the facility. A single laboratory confirmed case of COVID-19 in a resident or staff member is considered as a confirmed COVID-19 outbreak in […]
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Terry Gervais of The Loomex Group presented council with a proposal for a Fire Master Plan for Perth during Tuesday night’s council meeting. He pointed out that a Fire Master Plan would ensure that Perth is compliant with the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, would provide council and the Fire Chief with a vision and […]
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During Monday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls, Michael Cleland and Steve Slawuta from RC Strategies presented their broad overview for developing a Parks and Recreation Master Plan (PRMP) that aligns with the town’s Strategic Plan. In order to create a Parks and Recreation Master Plan that reflects the needs and desires […]
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The Town of Smiths Falls is announcing the demolition of 54 Lombard St. scheduled to begin on Monday, Feb. 8. The demolition is expected to take three weeks. In 2013, the property at 54 Lombard St. was flagged as a gateway/open space in the Downtown Master Plan Report. As stated in the plan, the goal […]
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The Health Unit is working with Rosebridge Manor to manage a COVID-19 outbreak. One staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. A single laboratory confirmed case of COVID-19 in a resident or staff member is considered as a confirmed COVID-19 outbreak in the home. Enhanced infection control measures under the Long-Term Care Home Act have been […]
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Parents/guardians and staff at Almonte District High School received notification today (Jan. 29, 2021) that an individual at the school has tested positive for COVID-19. The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit is closely monitoring the situation and has followed up to isolate all students and staff who have had a high-risk exposure. Both the health unit and the school are […]
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Lanark County Interval House and Community Support is offering the chance to win $100,000 with their C.R.A.V.E electronic raffle! Due to COVID-19, LCIHCS had to cancel all in-person fundraising events and activities. Knowing the community looks forward to events like Violet Femmes and Feed the Fight each year, LCIHCS knew they had to come up […]
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Women in Lanark County, the Ottawa Valley and west Ottawa now have a new resource to support their low-risk pregnancy care. The Ottawa Valley Family Medicine Obstetrics team (FMOB) has launched a new website – – www.ottawavalleyfmob.ca – which provides a complete overview of the program, as well as a variety of resources for families. “We wanted […]
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The shipment of COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine to Kingston Health Science Centre (KHSC) this week marks the beginning of Phase 1 of the provincial vaccine rollout in the South East region, including Leeds, Grenville and Lanark. The province initially provided COVID-19 vaccine to areas with the highest rates of COVID-19 infection. It is important to note […]
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The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of his breach of statutory release. Manasie Ipeelee is described as an indigenous male, 49 years of age, 5’4″ (163 cm), 143 lbs (65 kgs) with long black hair, […]
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Lanark County has received authorization from the Province of Ontario to open three licensed child care centres to provide care for school aged children of essential service workers during the lockdown. The Child Development Centre operated by the Town of Smiths Falls, TayCare Children’s Centre in Perth operated by Tayside Community Residential and Support Options, […]
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On Monday Jan 11, the Canadian flag atop Carleton Place’s town hall flew at half-mast in solemn acknowledgement of the sudden and unexpected passing of Councilor Theresa Fritz on Sunday Jan 10th. In a statement posted on the town’s website on Sunday evening, Mayor Doug Black wrote, “It is with great sadness that we share […]
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A provincewide shutdown will go into effect as of Saturday, December 26, 2020, at 12:01 am. The restrictions are in effect for all of Ontario from Saturday, December 26, 2020 to Saturday, January 9, 2021. The restrictions will remain in effect from Saturday, January 9, 2021 to Saturday, January 23, 2021 for all 27 public […]
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With the coming of the holiday season and the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in the community along with the announcement of the shift of the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit (LGLDHU) area to a Yellow (Protect) zone, the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital (PSFDH) is taking additional steps to protect our […]
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During Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting in Perth, Council once again deliberated the future of the Rocky Ramp on the Tay River. Ahead of a vote on placing $130 000 into the 2021 budget for repairing the Rocky Ramp and increasing flow to the Little Tay, Steve Braun of Matrix Engineering presented Council with a […]
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At the Council meeting on Tuesday night, Mayor Fenik announced that the town of Perth will continue to offer support to businesses and consumers. In May of 2020, to support businesses impacted by Covid-19, Council opted to extend on-street parking from 2 to 4 hours, and to waive all parking fees, merchandise display fees, sandwich […]
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COVID-19 continues to impact our lives. The upcoming holiday season is no exception. In order to continue the hospital’s well thought out and measured efforts to keep our patients, staff, physicians and environment safe, the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital (PSFDH) will continue to limit what can be brought into the hospital for in-patients […]
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With the colder winter weather upon us, we have the moved the Covid-19 Assessment Centre (CAC) inside the Main Entrance of the Smiths Falls site of the Perth and Smiths Fall and District Hospital. This entrance is located on Elmsley Street North. To enter the Covid-19 Assessment Centre for your appointment, drive up to the […]
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Parents/guardians and staff at Rideau Vista Public School received notification today that an individual at the school has tested positive for COVID-19. Working closely with the school, the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit completed its assessment today and determined that there was no-risk exposure at the school. The school remains open and operating on the regular daily schedule. The […]
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A visibly angry Erin Lee, (Executive Director of Lanark County Interval House) joined the committee of the whole meeting as a delegate via Zoom to express her frustration in dealing with town staff regarding a sidewalk issue in front of Interval House’s thrift shop on Bridge Street known as As Good As New. According to town […]
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At Tuesday, Dec 8th, Carleton Place council committee of the whole meeting, town treasurer Trisa McConkey provided an update on the 2021 budget figures and proposed a 1.97% municipal property tax increase. This would amount to an extra $37 on a home valued at $274K, the median value in town. The total planned revenues from all sources […]
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In 2018, the St Francis de Sales School at the corner of Elmsley and Russell Streets in Smiths Falls closed, as the school board deemed that the structure was no longer viable as an operating school. The terms of the agreement between the school board and the St. Francis de Sales church next door, gave the […]
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Parents/guardians, staff and students at Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute received notification today that an individual at the school has tested positive for COVID-19. Working closely with the school, the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit completed its assessment today and determined that there was no high-risk exposure at the school. The school will be open tomorrow […]
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Parents/guardians and staff at Rideau Vista Public School received notification that an individual at the school has tested positive for COVID-19. The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit is closely monitoring the situation and has followed up to isolate all students and staff who have had a high-risk exposure. Both the health unit and the school are taking all necessary steps to […]
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On Wednesday afternoon, Lanark County council held a special session to elect a new warden and slate of committee chairs. This is an annual event as wardens and committee chairs only hold office for a year. The nominations come from council and only council members can vote. This year 3 members were vying for the top position; Mississippi […]
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The Health Unit is working with Sherwood Park Manor in Brockville to manage a COVID-19 outbreak. One resident has tested positive for COVID-19. Enhanced infection control measures under the Long-Term Care Home Act have been put in place to manage the outbreak and are being monitored by the Health Unit. The resident has been isolated in […]
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Parents/guardians, staff and students at Carleton Place High School received notificationthat an individual at the school has tested positive for COVID-19. The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit is working closely with the school and all individuals who have been identified as possible close contacts through high-risk exposures have been contacted. The situation is being closely monitored, and […]
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The Perth Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday night began with a discussion of the Property Standards bylaw. Bradley Wright, Director of Development Services, informed Council of the current property standard process. When someone in the town has a complaint, either a health and safety issue, an obstruction or eyesore etc., these complaints are […]
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Joellen McHard, Executive Director of Lanark County Community Justice, was received by Council at the Perth Town Council Meeting Tuesday night. She came dressed in a polar bear costume to celebrate the fact that Lanark County Community Justice (LCCJ) was chosen to be this year’s recipient of the Polar Bear Plunge fundraiser. This year, due […]
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The Board of Directors of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital (PSFDH) is pleased to share with you the 2019/20 Annual Report – Motivated, Engaged, Inspired (the Report.) PSFDH had another successful year in advancing its vision of providing high-quality, patient- and family-centred care. The hospital also reports that it achieved a balanced budget […]
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On Wednesday, November 18th, Carleton Place Deputy Mayor Sean Redmond posted a statement on his Facebook page (and confirmed it to Hometown News) that indicated he was changing his position on the new property standards bylaw due to a right of entry clause giving town inspectors and bylaw enforcement officials the right to enter onto […]
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On Friday November 13, 2020 at approximately 11:29 a.m., police responded to a threats call for service. Investigation revealed that a 34 year old male suspect and a 31 year old female suspect, both of Smiths Falls, had uttered threats to a female known to both. The female suspect was later located, placed under arrest […]
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On Thursday November 12, 2020 at approximately 12:55 a.m., police received a call to attend a residence on Abbott Street north for a report of a break and enter that had just occurred. Investigation revealed that a 36 year old, Anthony HENDERSON of Smiths Falls, used force to gain entry into the residence while the […]
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On Wednesday November 11, 2020 at approximately 7:48 p.m., police received a complaint of an armed robbery reported after the fact. Investigation revealed that two male suspects, Karol KROTKI (20 years old) and Braeden MELDRUM (20 years old), both of Smiths Falls, had met up with a male victim at a predetermined location and time. […]
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On Sunday November 8, 2020 at approximately 6:41 p.m., police conducted a traffic stop on Elm Street east. Investigation revealed that the 59 year old driver, Henry VERHOEVEN, of North Gower was deemed to be impaired by a combination of alcohol and drugs by a Drug Recognition Expert Officer. As a result, VERHOEVEN was arrested […]
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In Monday night’s Special COW Meeting, Town CAO Malcolm Morris presented to Council his recommendation that the 2010 Boundary Agreement between the town of Smiths Falls and the Township of Montague be revisited, in order to renegotiate the Revenue Sharing portion of the Agreement. In 2009, the OPP decided to build their regional headquarters at […]
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To help enhance school safety and encourage positive learning environments, schools across the Upper Canada District School Board are promoting Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week from November 15-21, 2020. This week, school staff, students and their parents are encouraged to learn more about bullying and its effect on student learning and well-being. Bullying is defined as a form of […]
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Bill King, a current municipal councilor for Lanark Highlands has thrown his name in the ring to become the provincial PC candidate for the Lanark Frontenac Kingston riding. While the local Progressive Conservative riding committee has not yet announced its selection date or process, King is the second person to give notice of his intent, the […]
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The Smiths Falls Town Council received a delegation from the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital during Monday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting. PSFDH CEO Dr. Barry Guppy and Donna Howard, Chair of the board, presented an overview of the finances of the PSFDH. The PSFDH is currently running a $2.6 million deficit: this […]
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Starting today, November 9, 2020, the Brockville Assessment Centre will be launching their new online appointment booking system. Hours for appointments will remain the same (Monday to Friday 10:00am – 5:30pm and Weekends 10:00am – 2:30pm). This new online booking system will help increase efficiency and decrease wait times to reduce the need for people […]
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Tuesday’s announcement of the Ontario government’s Keeping Ontario Safe and Open Framework ensures that public health measures are targeted, incremental and responsive to help limit the spread of COVID-19, while keeping schools and businesses open, maintaining health system capacity and protecting vulnerable people, including those in long-term care. The Framework categorizes public health unit regions into one […]
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The Health Unit is working with Stoneridge Manor in Carleton Place to manage a COVID-19 outbreak. One staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. Enhanced infection control measures under the Long-Term Care Home Act have been put in place to manage the outbreak and are being monitored by the Health Unit. The staff member is at […]
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At the Public Works committee meeting, Terry McCann, director of public works made a presentation on one of the most requested road features his department deals with; pedestrian crossings. He noted that the county follows provincial regulations and guidelines to determine if a crossing is warranted. He reported that pedestrian volumes of 100 or more within an […]
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On Wednesday, Oct 28, Lanark County council held its regular meeting as well as its Economic Development committee and Public works committee sessions. These committees are comprised of all members of county council. At the Economic Development committee meeting, members reviewed a letter to the federal government from the municipality of Blandford-Blenheim, near Kitchener. That township was asking […]
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On Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting, Mayor Fenik announced that the Royal Canadian Legion’s Poppy Campaign in the town of Perth will take place from October 30 to November 11. This year, due to Covid-19 restrictions, Veterans will not be found around town with poppy boxes; however, if you wish to get your poppy from […]
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Parents/guardians, students and staff at Almonte District High School are receiving written notification today concerning two possible separate exposures to COVID-19. The Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit has already been in contact with all individuals who have had high-risk exposure and those people have isolated. The health unit will continue to closely monitor the situation and are […]
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Our experience is that people in our community with COVID-19 and their contacts follow public health directions willingly and completely. Individuals with lab confirmed COVID-19 isolate at home until there is no longer any risk that they are infectious, usually 10 days with resolving symptoms and no fever. Close contacts of these individuals isolate for […]
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The Mississippi Mills Fire Department (MMFD) responded to a structure fire on Appleton Side Road at approximately 2:30 am Wednesday, October 21. Firefighters arrived at a fully involved barn fire that contained hay and equipment. There are no injuries and heavy equipment is being used to help extinguish the fire. MMFD was supported by fire […]
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The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating a single vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on County Road 43. The pedestrian suffered fatal injuries. The highway has been closed between Glenview Road and Station Road for the purposes of the investigation. Technical Collision Investigation Team (TCI) and an OPP Collision […]
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The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating a single vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on County Road 43. The pedestrian suffered fatal injuries. The highway has been closed between Glenview Road and Station Road for the purposes of the investigation. Technical Collision Investigation Team (TCI) and an OPP Collision […]
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For those of you not familiar with our upper tier municipal government, here’s a quick introduction. Lanark County council is made up of representatives of the communities within the county and Smiths Falls. Yes, Smiths Falls is a separated municipality and rather than forward a portion of property tax to the county, they pay for county services […]
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Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeking assistance from the public to help identify the person responsible for a theft at the Esso gas station on Highway 7 in Carleton Place. At approximately 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14 an unknown person stole a blue duffel bag containing $1,000 worth of Bell contractor tools. […]
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Six Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) employees have been recognized for their creative thinking and practices during the 2019-2020 school year with a Trustee Innovation Award. The annual awards program started in 2012 to recognize staff for innovative teaching and work practices, with the intent that these practices will be shared and used to improve the way […]
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The Lanark County Food Bank Stocking Drive is already on. A lot has changed but the need for the support of the community is stronger than ever during this year of Covid 19. It may have been a little harder to find something to give thanks for but for the Food Bank’s clients the list […]
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At the Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday night, Perth town council received a delegation from R.J. Burnside regarding the town’s tender for an expansion of the current landfill site; R.J. Burnside is an engineering and environmental consulting company. In August, Perth put out a tender for a major expansion of the current landfill […]
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Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeking assistance from the public to help identify the person or persons responsible for a major theft from a property on Boyd’s Road in Lanark Highlands Township. The theft occurred sometime between 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3 and 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4. The person(s) who […]
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On October 5, 2020, the Government of Ontario implemented new provincial requirements for the use of mask or face covering by a person in the indoor area of the business or organizations. These new restrictions are in addition to the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark (LGL) Medical Officer of Health’s Face Covering/Mask Instruction that was renewed on October 1, […]
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Cyclist Dies After Being Struck By Transport One person has died following a collision involving a bicycle and transport truck, west of Carleton Place. On October 4, 2020, shortly before 10:00 p.m., officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a collision on Highway-7, between Ramsay […]
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Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) have seized more than 2100 cannabis plants in Elizabethtown-Kitley Township, north of Brockville. CSCU officers, along with members of the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and OPP Canine Unit executed a warrant on September 30, 2020 at a location on Kavanagh […]
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On September 28, 2020, just after 3:00.p.m., officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a serious, single vehicle collision on Galbraith Road, north of Wolf Grove Road, in Lanark Highlands Township. The driver, Nicholas WARK-MOULTON, age 24 of Lanark Highlands Township, was pronounced deceased at the scene. A […]
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Death Determined To Be Murder The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has now confirmed the death of a Beckwith Township resident is a murder. On September 24, 2020, shortly before 10:30 a.m., Lanark County OPP responded to a 9-1-1 call from a residence in Scotch Corners, west of Carleton Place. Officers located the body of Gregory SLEWIDGE, […]
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Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeking assistance from the public to help identify the person or persons responsible for the theft of a motor vehicle from an address on Ford Road in Beckwith Township. Sometime between 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22 and 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23 an unknown person(s) stole […]
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The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), under direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, is investigating a sudden death in Beckwith Township near Carleton Place. On September 24, 2020, shortly before 10:30 a.m., the OPP responded to a 9-1-1 call from a residence in Scotch Corners. Officers located a deceased male at […]
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This morning administrators at Chimo Elementary School were contacted by the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit, informing them that a person at the school had tested positive for COVID-19. Students and staff that had come in close contact with this person were isolated on arrival as a precautionary measure. “We were able to quickly work with […]
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The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeking the public’s assistance regarding to damage done to a modern art sculpture at the Metcalfe Geoheritage Park in Almonte. The damage was believed to have occurred in the overnight hours between August 31 and September 2, 2020. The sculpture, titled “Shelter Tissage”, was […]
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The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of his breach of Statutory Release. Kenneth Peever is described as a indigenous male, 45 years of age, 5’11” (180 cm), 171 lbs (78 kgs) with brown hair […]
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COVID-19 and School Reopening Director of Education, John Cameron, welcomed Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Medial Officer of Health with the Eastern Ontario Health Unit, and Dr. Paula Stewart, Medical Officer of Health with the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, to present information to the Board regarding school reopening with COVID-19 safety measures. Both Medical […]
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Carleton Place Council Crosses the Trail At the Sept 8th session of the Carleton Place council committee of the whole, public works director, Guy Bourgon brought forward a detailed report on pedestrian/trail- users crossings at locations in town where the Ottawa Valley Rail Trail (OVRT) intersects with town streets and roads. His presentation was a result of […]
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** Update ** Pedestrian Fatality – Arrest On Sunday, August 30, 2020, Smiths Falls Police responded to the report of a deceased male found on Rideau Avenue North in Smiths Falls. The male identified as Daniel Kilpatrick, 58, of Ottawa, was the apparent victim of a collision with a motor vehicle. Smiths Falls Police have […]
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Full details on presentations, reports and discussions can be found in the agenda or reviewed in the recorded broadcast. Trustees with the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) met virtually on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 for a Special Board of Trustees meeting. The meeting was broadcasted live and recorded using Microsoft Teams. Trustees discussed several agenda items. Update on UCDSB School […]
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The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a suspicious fire in Tay Valley Township, southwest of Perth. On August 29, 2020, shortly after 9:00 p.m., OPP officers responded to the scene on Stanley Road. Members of Drummond/North Elmsley/Tay Valley Fire Rescue were already at the location, where fire had engulfed a […]
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The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit has assessed the situation in which there was a case of possible exposure to the COVID-19 virus for a small group of children and staff at the municipal Childcare Centre at 3 Francis Street and determined there is no risk in the children returning to care on […]
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The Upper Canada District School Board is looking forward to welcoming students and staff safely back to school in September. The school district, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Education and with our local Medical Officers of Health, will be reopening schools in September using a staggered start beginning on September 11, having all […]
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Dear Parents, We are committed to ensuring the return to school is safe for students, teachers and staff. Our comprehensive plan for reopening schools leads the country in robust public health protocols and per-pupil funding. Money will be going towards personal protective equipment (PPE), enhanced cleaning of our schools and buses, improving ventilation, and hiring […]
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On Sunday evening (and late into the night), in what was announced as the largest Canadian political virtual convention ever held, the federal Conservative party selected its new leader, MP for Durham riding in Ontario, Erin O’Toole. It took three ballot sessions to declare O’Toole victorious. Competitor Derek Sloan dropped out after the first ballot, Leslyn Lewis […]
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Plans for a new apartment complex in Smiths Falls have received a mostly positive reception from the town. The Smiths Falls planning advisory committee held a public meeting on the development of a 132-unit apartment complex via Facebook Live on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 5 p.m. The apartment complex will be constructed at the corner […]
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The Lanark Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges in connection with a serious assault, west of Pakenham, which sent one person to hospital. OPP officers and Lanark County Paramedics responded to a residence in Mississippi Mills Township, shortly after 7:00 a.m. on August 19, 2020. A 33-year old female was transported […]
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The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, along with its community partners, are successful recipients of a 3 year Health Canada Substance Use and Addictions Program grant. This grant provides communities across Canada the opportunity to apply for funding in the following areas; Harm Reduction, Community-Led and Front-line Initiatives Increasing Access to Pharmaceutical – […]
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Additional Arrest and Charges The Lanark Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has made another arrest in connection with a recent robbery. On August 8, 2020, just before 5:30 a.m., officers with the Lanark County OPP responded to a robbery on Allington Road in Montague Township. The 26 year old victim sustained minor injuries but […]
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The next time a thief shows up at Simerville Farm, he may find himself caught on camera, says Mike Somerville, who owns and operates the farm on Rosedale Road in Montague Township with his wife Danielle Simard. On Aug. 11 Somerville discovered that only $3.25 was in an “honour box” used by customers to pay […]
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Environment Canada had issued a heat warning for today and tomorrow due to high heat and humidity. The Health Unit would like to remind everyone to be cautious as the combination of heat and high humidity can be hazardous to your health. Conditions during high heat and humidity have the potential to cause dehydration, heat […]
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Damage to St. Luke Catholic High School has been estimated at between $500,000 to $1 million after a fire Friday, July 31. Smiths Falls Fire Chief Rick Chesebrough said an investigation concluded that the fire was started by a mechanical failure in equipment being used by a crew working on the roof of the building. […]
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Approximately three percent of bats carry the rabies virus. The most common signs of rabies in bats are the inability to fly and resting in unusual places such as the ground or floor. It is important to remember many of the bats that get into our homes are healthy bats and are looking for a […]
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On July 23, 2020, officers from the Carleton Place and Lanark County Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a family dispute at a residence in the Town of Almonte just before 10:30 a.m. Information was that an adult male attended a residence causing extensive damage then returned to his own […]
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On July 21, 2020, just after 10:30 p.m., Lanark County OPP received a call from a concerned citizen who had encountered a suspicious male in the Town of Perth around 10:00 p.m. The citizen reported the person, on foot, acting suspiciously in several locations within the Gore/Wilson/Foster block of town. The male was initially seen […]
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Senior staff and Trustees with the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) met virtually on Wednesday, July 22 to discuss the UCDSB Draft School Reopening Plan that will be submitted to the Ministry of Education on July 27. This meeting was broadcasted live for the public, and the recording can be found here. The UCDSB Draft Reopening Plan outlines three different scenarios for delivering […]
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On July 22, 2020, officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of an attempted abduction south of the Village of Pakenham in Mississippi Mills Township. On July 21, 2020 at around 11:00 a.m., an adult female was walking on a rural road when a newer, light brown, […]
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The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), under direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, is seeking potential video from the public in relation to last week’s homicide in Carleton Place. On July 15, 2020, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the OPP was called to a motel on Highway 7 where a male […]
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Community Groups seeking resident feedback with COVID Community Check-In survey Lanark Country residents: how have you been doing since the pandemic arrived? That’s the main question behind a survey that’s been launched on behalf of nearly two dozen community service agencies from across Lanark County in an effort to gain insight and identify gaps when […]
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It’s no secret that the forests and wetlands within the Mississippi and Lower Madawaska watersheds provide us with countless environmental and health advantages. Being in these wild areas can give us many emotional, spiritual, and physical benefits. They also purify both our air and water and provide homes for so many of our favourite wildlife. […]
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For both Brooke Henderson and Bob Arnold it was a happy morning. Brooke, because she could show her support for her Great Uncle Bob and Bob because her gift of $5000 sends a message that any family can be touched by Parkinson’s Disease. Brooke, nine-time LPGA Winner by the age of 22, brings the heart […]
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Carleton Place Library on the move At the June 23 session of Carleton Place Council, councilors heard from the town’s manager of recreation and culture, Joanne Henderson about plans to temporarily relocate the library in August of this year. The building on Beckwith Street is slated for much needed renovations which will take until January or […]
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Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeking assistance from the public to help identify the person or persons responsible for the theft of a 2018 Yamaha Wolverine Side-by-Side. Sometime between Wednesday, June 17 and Tuesday, June 23 an unknown person(s) went to a residence on Wolf Grove Road in the Town of Mississippi Mills. […]
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The Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital (PSFDH) is embarking on a carefully thought out and measured approach to gradually increase the number of scheduled surgeries and procedures. Safety and Quality of Care are the cornerstones of this plan. On March 19th , the Government of Ontario put on hold all elective and non-essential surgeries […]
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Lanark County Public Works staff are playing a part in reducing turtle mortality on county roads, and the public is invited to help! “Road mortality and habitat loss are two major factors in the reduction of turtle species in Ontario,” explained Hillary Fleming, Lanark County’s Climate/Environment Intern. “At this time of year, as nesting is […]
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Due to high temperatures and humidex levels Environment Canada has issued a heat warning. A combination of heat and high humidity can be hazardous to your health. Conditions during high heat and humidity have the potential to cause dehydration, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and in some cases death. Dr. Paula Stewart, Medical Officer of Health […]
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At a special session of Carleton Place council’s committee of the whole held on June 16, Downtown BIA coordinator Kate Murray made a presentation to the virtual session requesting some changes to help support local businesses. It’s no secret that Covid-19 has dealt some severe blows to local retailers and restaurants and the BIA board, after […]
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As part of the Province of Ontario’s plan to gradually begin offering services to the public, the Town of Perth will be re-opening the Town Hall, Fire Hall, Museum/Tourism Office and the Indoor Pool during the week of June 22nd , 2020. Protocols to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic will be in place and some services […]
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Ontario has given the green light for some regions to open up Friday, June 12, 2020 at 12:01 am as part of their Stage 2 plan. In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and local health officials, the government is easing restrictions in communities where it is safe to do so, based on trends of key […]
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OPP SEARCHING FOR SUSPECT Individual Considered Dangerous, Do Not Approach (PARHAM, ON) – The Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking the public to be on the lookout for an individual following an incident in Parham, Ontario. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on June 7, 2020 OPP officers responded to reports of gunshots in […]
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The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, through the overdose early warning and surveillance system, has seen an increase in overdoses in the Perth area including 3 suspected fatalities since the beginning of May. The recent overdoses appear to be related to a toxic batch of “purple fentanyl” powder. The stress, uncertainty and anxiety […]
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Due to high temperatures and humidex levels Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for this week. A combination of heat and high humidity can be hazardous to your health. Conditions during high heat and humidity have the potential to cause dehydration, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and in some cases death. Dr. Paula Stewart, Medical […]
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Effective Tuesday May 26, 2020, the COVID-19 Assessment Centre (CAC) located behind the Almonte General Hospital will expand efforts to reach more people requiring COVID-19 testing. A referral from Public Health or a Primary Care Provider is no longer required. Residents of North Lanark, which includes Mississippi Mills, (Pakenham, Almonte and Ramsay), Carleton Place, Beckwith […]
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The Mississippi Mills Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Malcolm Street in Almonte just before 6:30 pm May 20th. A quick moving fire spread to two properties causing significant damage. There were no injuries as a result of the fire. Firefighter’s from Carleton Place and Beckwith supported fire operations with the Almonte and […]
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Effective Thursday, May 21, 2020, the COVID-19 Assessment Centre (CAC) located at the Smiths Falls Site of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital will expand their effort to reach more people requiring COVID-19 testing. The CAC has previously accepted referrals from primary care providers (i.e. family physicians, nurse practitioners or clinics) in the community […]
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On May 14, The Ontario Government announced some re-opening strategies for businesses and a plan to start Stage 1 on Tuesday May 18. The list of businesses opening this weekend can be found on the Ontario website. The Health Unit has recently published a fact sheet with some guidelines that will help to get your business thinking about […]
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The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit and Lanark Lodge are working together to manage a COVID-19 outbreak. One staff had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus from swab obtained May 9, 2020. This result was received on May 12, 2020. At the direction of the Health Unit, this staff person was retested on […]
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The Perth & Smiths Falls District Hospital was the recipient of a cheque for $54,484 from the Township of Rideau Lakes today. Mayor Arie Hoogenboom presented the cheque to the Hospital President and CEO, Dr. Barry Guppy and Board Chair Donna Howard, using a hockey stick in order to practice social distancing. The cheque is […]
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What better way to show your mom you care then to keep her safe and protect her from COVID-19. The Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit would like to remind everyone that social gatherings over 5 are still prohibited by the Province, to prevent the spread of the virus. This Mother’s Day will be […]
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I believe as we go through this pandemic, self-care is very important. One thing I do is go for a walk. Even before the pandemic, walking every day has been as important to me as oxygen. When we began this pandemic, restrictions and directives were put in place to keep us safe. If we follow […]
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Missing person located deceased The search for a missing person, south of Smiths Falls, has ended. Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Underwater Search and Recovery Team located the body of Timothy EDWARDS, age 38 of South Elmsley Township at approximately 10:45 a.m. today, May 4, 2020. On May 2, 2020, shortly after 8:15 […]
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The search is continuing for a missing person, south of Smiths Falls. On May 2, 2020, shortly after 8:15 p.m. members of the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report that a canoe had capsized on a local waterway in the area of Jasper Road and McCaw Road, with one […]
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MS Awareness Month brings MS community together to take collective action toward a world free of multiple sclerosis This May, the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society of Canada brings the MS community together for MS Awareness Month with the launch of #WeChallengeMS, a nationwide virtual movement urging people to turn everyday acts into extraordinary actions. Throughout the month, MS […]
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Ontarians can show their appreciation for doctors on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, and all doctors who work to keep their patients healthy, by simply turning on their phone flashlights and holding them high on May 1 at 9:00 p.m. The province-wide show of appreciation is being organized by the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) […]
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The Town of Smiths Falls is committed to the timely and safe completion of the Beckwith Street Revitalization Project, and to the health and well-being of contractors on the job site. The Town has been made aware that workers from Tomlinson are being unnecessarily distracted by a few individuals. For that reason, Tomlinson has had […]
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In an online streaming session (via Zoom and Facebook) Carleton Place council held its regular session along with a committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday April 21. Viewers might have found things a little disjointed due to an official plan amendment that required a virtual meeting to start at a specific publicized time and a […]
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To further support everyone’s safety and well-being, Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital is making changes to how patients access the Emergency Department. A small temporary structure has been placed in front of the hospital. Beginning April 15th, the screener who currently sits inside the hospital front entrance will move out to this structure between 7 […]
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On Easter Monday, April 13th, Carleton Place town councillor Theresa Fritz posted a video of her interview, done earlier that day, with local family physician Dr. Steven Walker who is in charge of the Covid-19 assessment center operating in Almonte among other critical duties and his own family practise. The video of just over 16 […]
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The Town of Carleton Place continues to monitor new information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT UPDATES Emergency Council Meeting An emergency Council meeting was held yesterday evening at 7:00 p.m. As it was an emergency over the Easter weekend, the meeting was held via teleconference and as a result the public were not able […]
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Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) is reminding the public that its administrative office in Carleton Place and all facilities and structures at its conservation areas remain closed until further notice due to COVID-19. MVCA staff are continuing to provide important services across the watershed including flood forecasting, dam operations, and planning and permitting functions. During […]
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Starting on Wednesday, April 8th, the Municipality will begin enforcing the Provincial Emergency Orders which prohibit gatherings of 5 or more persons and the use of public and private outdoor recreation facilities. The outdoor recreation closures are for any shared or communal recreation spaces that are on private or public lands. Municipal By-law Enforcement Officers […]
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Mayor Shawn Pankow today declared a state of emergency in Smiths Falls to help support Public Health officials’ efforts to “flatten the curve” and to contain the spread of COVID-19. This aligns with steps already taken by the Government of Ontario. “With the number of cases of COVID-19 in our region continuing to rise, we […]
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The Health Unit is working with both Van Horne and Willowdale Retirement Residences in Smiths Falls to manage a COVID-19 outbreak. One staff member has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Infection control measures under the Long Term Care Home Act have been put in place to manage the outbreak and are being monitored by the […]
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The Health Unit is working with Lanark Lifestyles in Perth to manage a COVID-19 outbreak. One staff member has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Infection control measures under the Long Term Care Home Act have been put in place to manage the outbreak and are being monitored by the Health Unit. Dr. Neel Chadha of […]
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On March 28, 2020 the Provincial Order made under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act was amended. The amendments strengthen the order issued on March 17, 2020 to include the prohibition of “organized public events including parades, events including weddings, social gatherings and communal services within places of worship”. It prohibits gatherings of more […]
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Lanark County Paramedic Service (LCPS) Paramedics are teaming up with the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit to conduct in-home assessments and COVID-19 testing. This mobile unit is dispatched to individuals living in long-term care facilities and retirement residences, as well as to those individuals who are isolated and have mobility challenges. This service […]
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The Health Unit is working with Stoneridge Manor in Carleton Place to manage a COVID-19 outbreak. One staff member has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Infection control measures have been put in place to manage the outbreak and are being monitored by the Health Unit. Staff have been instructed to wear Personal Protective Equipment at […]
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Lanark County has received authorization from the Province of Ontario to open two licensed child care centres specifically to provide care for children of essential and critical service workers. The Child Development Centre operated by the Town of Smiths Falls and TayCare Children’s Centre in Perth operated by Tayside Community Residential and Support Options will […]
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It is with sadness that the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit reports that two older people, a man and a woman, with underlying health problems living in the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark area have died from infection with COVID-19. The man was living at the Almonte Country Haven Home, and the woman was living […]
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The Health Unit is working with Carolina Retirement Residence in Perth to manage a COVID-19 outbreak. One resident and one staff member have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Infection control measures have been put in place to manage the outbreak and are being monitored by the Health Unit. Staff who have been in contact with […]
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The Health Unit is overseeing the management by Almonte Country Haven of a COVID-19 outbreak in the long term care home – 3 residents and 1 staff member have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Infection control measures have been put in place to manage the outbreak and are being monitored by the Health Unit. All […]
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Today, Dr. Paula Stewart, Medical Officer of Health for the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, confirmed that an individual living in the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark area has tested positive for COVID-19. The person is in isolation at home and had recently returned from the United States. A woman in her 70s was […]
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As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens, the town of Perth has enacted emergency measures to protect residents. “In the last couple of weeks since COVID-19 ramped up…we are going to lose businesses. This is not going to be a two week thing,” Perth Mayor John Fenik said. Perth council voted in favour of waiving all interest […]
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The Town of Carleton Place continues to monitor new information regarding the COVID- 19 pandemic. Businesses As per current provincial rules, all bars and restaurants have closed except those facilities that can provide takeout food and delivery. Many other non-essential businesses have also made the difficult decision to temporarily close their doors. We encourage you […]
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As efforts to minimize the spread of COVID-19 continue, Lanark Lodge has implemented protocols to ensure well-being of its residents and staff, and outlines efforts to provide regular updates. “Lanark Lodge residents and staff remain in good health and good spirits,” said Interim Director Jennie Bingley, “and we are striving to provide regular updates about […]
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The Township of Rideau Lakes’ Municipal Emergency Control Group (MECG) met on March 13th and March 17th, 2020 to discuss measures to limit the spread of the virus within our Community and to protect our residents, businesses, visitors and staff. Rideau Lakes is continuing its efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to […]
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As of March 17, 2020 the Premier of Ontario declared a provincial state of emergency due to the circulating COVID-19 virus. As part of the declaration, the province has mandated the closure of restaurants and bars where seating is provided. These restaurants do have the option of converting to a takeout and delivery service only. This […]
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To help prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), we have made some changes at Almonte General Hospital, Fairview Manor and Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital. We want to ensure the safety and well-being of patients, residents, staff and physicians. Patient and resident visits are not permitted at this time. Exceptions may be made on […]
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The health, safety and well-being of our visitors and staff is our top priority. RVCA is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with the following changes in operations and programming effective immediately: The RVCA Administrative Centre (3889 Rideau Valley Drive, Manotick) is closed to the general public. Meetings and events scheduled at the RVCA Administrative Centre […]
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Please note that the Village of Merrickville-Wolford has established emergency plans and processes to monitor and address the COVID-19/Coronavirus. The Village’s Municipal Emergency Control Group (MECG) met on March 13th and March 16th, 2020 to incorporate proactive measures to limit the spread of the virus within the Village and to protect our residents, businesses, visitors […]
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As COVID-19 pandemic is evolving quickly and updates are emerging daily, we want to assure our residents that the Town’s Emergency Operations Centre is operating and monitoring new information as it becomes available in order to be able to ensure the health and safety of our residents. In order to stay safe, Health Canada is […]
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In its continuing efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) continues to follow the lead of our local public health units, as well as provincial and federal health officials. The health, safety and well-being of our staff and visitors is our top priority. After careful consideration, MVCA is responding with […]
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Further Municipal measures taken This morning CAO, Ken Kelly activated the Municipal Emergency Management Control Group with a subsection of the group meeting to discuss the current COVID-19 situation as well as further measures taken. The following measures will be taken in addition to the measures announced on March 13th: Postponement of March 17th Council […]
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While there continues to be no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our region, we believe it is both prudent and responsible to play an active role in limiting the possible spread of the virus. In alignment with the decision to close Ontario public schools (including day care facilities within schools) and with guidance from the […]
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As a result of increasing concerns related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital (PSFDH) is implementing a variety of measures to increase the safety of our patients, staff, volunteers, students and physicians and to ensure that PSFDH can continue to provide the hospital care that our community needs. Beginning immediately […]
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In order to help protect the public, the Town of Perth has decided to close the following public facilities until further notice: Perth and District Indoor Pool Perth and District Community Centre (Arena) Perth Museum Tourism Informaiton Centre The Town will continue to monitor the situation as it evolves and will take direction from the […]
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The Township of Rideau Lake’s Municipal Emergency Management Control Group (MECG) convened the morning of March 13 at 9:30am to discuss and prepare for COVID-19 and the Township’s response. The MECG oversees and implements the Township’s Emergency Response Plan. At this time, the Township has not declared a state of emergency. In response to developing […]
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Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeking assistance from the public to help identify the person responsible for the theft of licence plates from a parked car. On the evening of Thursday, March 5 an unknown person went to an address on Bates Drive in the north end of Carleton Place and stole two […]
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With the spring thaw top of mind for residents who were affected by significant flooding along the Ottawa River in 2019, the Mississippi Valley, Rideau Valley and South Nation Conservation Authorities welcome the coordinated approach that Ontario proposes to build between federal and provincial governments, local municipalities, Conservation Authorities and indigenous partners to protect people […]
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Winter restoration work on the Hutton Creek Marsh is now complete to the delight of the many dedicated partners who made the project possible. This work completes Phase 2 of a long-term project to bring the provincially significant wetland near Lombardy back to a more natural, productive state. Over the years, the provincially significant wetland […]
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Margaret Frances Graham was the first woman to run for Smiths Falls council and win. Councillor Wendy Alford made a speech at Smiths Falls town council’s committee of the whole meeting on Monday, March 9 in honour of all the work Graham had done for the town during her time in office from 1951-1957. Alford […]
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Confederation Bridge in Smiths Falls is a historical landmark, but it was closed in 2015 as the infrastructure was deemed unfit for vehicle traffic. The one-lane bridge connecting Beckwith Street with Centennial Park and the water tower was once a quick alternative to driving downtown and a pedestrian walkway frequently used along the Rideau Canal. […]
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While completing his specialized training in rheumatology, Dr. Kyle Walker spent time in Carleton Place, learning alongside Dr. Brian Boate. Now, Dr. Walker is back, offering rheumatology clinics three days a week at both Almonte General Hospital and Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital. “I’m excited to be here and to follow in Dr. Boate’s […]
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Montague Township’s largest annual event may not happen because of internal conflict between the Smiths Falls Flying Club members and the Race the Runway board of directors, town councillors were told Feb. 18. Race the Runway co-founder Peter O’Blenis appeared at a meeting of council’s Committee of the Whole to appeal for help. “Members of […]
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On February 20th, The Table Community Food Centre is hosting a Housing Forum in response to the current housing crisis and everyone is invited. With continually rising costs, and almost no available affordable housing; people on low income are just barely surviving. Creating housing solutions in Lanark County – the focus of the forum – […]
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The first Canadian diagnosed with the Wuhan novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was identified in Toronto on Saturday. Canadian and provincial health agencies are working closely with public health and hospitals to keep the risk of spread of the virus in Canada at a low level. Residents with a history of recent travel to Wuhan and related areas and […]
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Smiths Falls town council is set to approve the town’s 2020 budget, which includes a 1.9 per cent increase in water rates. Town Treasurer Janet Koziel presented the final draft of the 2020 budget to council’s Committee of the Whole at a meeting Jan. 13, 2020. “I think it has that fair balance between what […]
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Carleton Place council held a special session of their committee of the whole on Jan 7 to discuss the upcoming Bridge Street reconstruction and plan for a public meeting on the topic on Jan 27. In December of last year, council first heard of a major jump in the cost projections from $1.4M to $2.1M for […]
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Eight people have been charged with 36 criminal offences during a joint investigation conducted by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Child Sexual Exploitation Unit (CSEU) and Peterborough Police Service. The investigation, named Project Peacehaven, addressed concerns over how popular social media applications are used by those looking to sexually abuse children. Trained investigators utilized online […]
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On the 28th of December 2019 at approximately 8:45 p.m., police responded to the KFC on Main St Smiths Falls after receiving a report of a male who entered the restaurant brandishing a weapon demanding money. The male fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. Male described as being in his 20’s, thin approximately 6 […]
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51 year old Lorraine CUSSON of Perth was arrested in Perth Provincial Court yesterday after being charged December 24th 2019 for theft and breach of a recognizance in Smiths Falls. She was held in custody for a bail hearing as she is facing over 75 outstanding criminal charges in the Lanark county area for thefts […]
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This time of year, more than our children look forward to the Christmas season and one thing that’s guaranteed to bring out the spirit of the celebration for those who are young and for those who are young-at-heart are festive home light displays. Many of us can remember when our parents loaded us up in […]
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An investigation was launched at Chimo School in Smiths Falls at the end of the term after cookies believed to contain cannabis were brought to the school. In a message send to parents, Principal David Morrison stated that end of the day he was “made aware that cookies that were suspected to contain cannabis made […]
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A Special Advisory Committee formed to explore and recommend viable and sustainable options for the future of the R. Tait McKenzie and Dr. James Naismith collections at the Mill of Kintail Conservation Area Museum is making progress. A call for members was made in September and the Committee was struck in October following the Mississippi […]
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At Tuesday’s Carleton Place council’s committee of the whole meeting, town treasurer Trisa McConkey presented a draft of the 2020 budget for council discussion and public input. Her presentation, which did not include any water or sewer rates (those were discussed and passed with a 5% increase earlier this fall), calls for a tax rate increase […]
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Project Trauma Support was represented by Dr. Manuela Joannou. She was accompanied by a OPP officer. PTSD is a rehabilitation program operating from Dr. Joannou’s property in Perth. It is a one-of-a-kind operation that supports first responders – firefighters, police, emergency personnel, military – who tend to hold themselves to impossible standards when dealing with […]
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For the second year in a row, the Rideau Ski Club is hoping to net $3,000 from its annual fundraising evening. Basic White, a London-based rock trio with local roots, is back for “Rock the Hall 2.0”, to be held at Hanley Hall, 30 McGill St. North in Smiths Falls from 8 p.m. to midnight […]
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Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeking assistance from the public to help identify the person or persons responsible for the theft of a camera from a residence on Morgan Street in Perth. Sometime during the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 4 an unknown person(s) stole a Canon 170D digital camera with a 240mm lens. […]
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Smiths Falls has just 11 hours of water supply in the event of an emergency, town council was told at a Dec. 9 meeting. Town Manager of Water/Waste Water Treatment Jason Barlow presented a year-end service sustainability report to council. The report showed that the town would only have 11 hours of water supply in […]
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Residents and visitors driving local roads will soon see a new addition popping up throughout the community in 2020. Mayor Hoogenboom and members of the Leeds County OPP were recently on hand at the Ronald E Holman Municipal Complex in South Elmsley to unveil the Township’s new portable radar speed sign. The sign was spearheaded […]
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Smiths Falls council has voted to ask Parks Canada for an extension to April 30, 2020 to come up with a plan for the Victoria Park campground. The vote was held at a Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The long-standing recreational vehicle campground in Victoria Park in Smiths Falls has been […]
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At Carleton Place’s town council committee of the whole meeting on Nov 13th, the address 50 Allan Street was back on the discussion table. Developer Cheryl Batten had appeared to support the reopening of her company’s application to build a multi-residential unit at 50 Allan St. Her first proposal for a 4-storey building was denied by council […]
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At Tuesday, November 12’s session of Carleton Place council’s committee of the whole, the following were approved to go to the next full council session for ratification. The committee approved entering into a 5-year contract renewal for police services with the Ontario Provincial Police. New Ontario regulations will see every household in the province using the […]
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As you may be aware, there have recently been several reports in the media on the presence of lead in the drinking water in Ontario schools. More specifically, several Upper Canada District School Board schools have been named as exceeding the Ontario threshold for lead in drinking water. We understand the importance of maintaining healthy […]
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The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid several charges in relation to an historical sexual assault investigation. Jeffrey PETERS, 42 years of age, of Perth, Ontario has been charged with two counts each of the following offences: Sexual Assault s. 271 CC Sexual Exploitation s.153(1)(a) CC Sexual Exploitation s.153(1)(b) CC […]
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October 31 to November 4 From Thursday, October 31 to Monday, November 4, a portion of the parking lot at the back of the hospital will be closed. A number of parking spaces will be affected. CPDMH is replacing its generator and the next step in the project includes the construction of a concrete pad […]
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Smiths Falls community services director Art Manhire along with community development clerk Nick Pilon presented a report on ice rental trends and arena operations performance to council on Monday, Oct. 28. “We saw a $40,000 increase in girls hockey,” Pilon said. “Also saw a decrease of interest in minor hockey with a loss of $20,000.” […]
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November is Radon Action Month and the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit is encouraging homeowners to test their houses for radon. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer, after smoking. Lung cancer from radon depends mostly on three factors: the level of radon you are exposed to, the duration of exposure […]
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The Town of Perth must do whatever it takes to increase the flow of water in the Tay River, said Mayor John Fenik at the conclusion of a public open house at the town hall Oct. 15. “My decision is clear,” said Fenik. “Something has to be done. “The status quo is not acceptable.” About […]
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Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeking assistance from the public to help identify the person or persons responsible for the theft of a motor vehicle. Sometime overnight on Wednesday, Oct. 9 an unknown person(s) stole a 2006 Ford F-150 pick-up truck from an address on Lorne Street in Montague Township. If you have […]
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The Lanark County Housing Corporation (LCHC) is an organization owned by Lanark County, responsible for the administration and funding of social housing within the County and the Town of Smiths Falls. LCHC owns a total of 533 social housing units throughout Lanark County, including the properties located at 314 to 334 Joseph Street, 328 to […]
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During the announcement’s section of Tuesday evening’s council session, Mayor Doug Black took a moment to comment on some social housing units on Edwards and Patty Drive that were abandoned some time ago and recently had their windows boarded up. He noted that these properties were owned by Lanark County and the boarding treatment was to […]
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At the October 8th meeting of Carleton Place council, Mayor Doug Black welcomed the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Maeng-ho Shin and members of his staff as they finished off their Korea in Carleton Place Day by taking in on a session of municipal government. His Excellency had nothing but praise for the town commenting on […]
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His Excellency, Maeng-ho Shin, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, and a sizable entourage visited Carleton Place on Tuesday, Oct 8 and in a short time created some substantial bonds with local residents and community leaders. Mayor Doug Black and council members and town staff took their distinguished guest to the home of Sam Bat where […]
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Treasurer Janet Koziel presented a report to Smiths Falls council on Monday, Oct. 7 for what the town will focus on in the 2020 budget. Much of the town budget will rely on the results of the upcoming Federal election. “There’s a lot of things that can change between now and early next year,” Mayor […]
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Several changes are in the works for drinking water protection zones and chemical storage rules in the Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Region. Under Ontario’s Clean Water Act, municipal drinking water sources such as lakes, rivers and wells are protected from contamination through a combination of intake and wellhead protection zones, rules for chemical use and other threats, […]
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The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) recognized excellence on Wednesday, September 25 at the 2019 Trustee Innovation Awards ceremony in Brockville, which took place during the regular Board meeting. The annual awards program started in November 2012 to recognize staff for innovative teaching and work practices, with the intent that these practices will be […]
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The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) has received the latest EQAO assessment data and overall, UCDSB students have achieved modest gains in areas of reading and writing, while reflecting the provincial trends in math. The UCDSB sees these achievements as steps in the right direction. Each year, these assessments offer insight on how Ontario […]
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Wednesday Oct 9th will be the launch date for Lanark Transportation Association’s Ride the LT in Carleton Place. Patterned on a service offered over the last 2 years to residents of Lanark Village and the surrounding area, this weekly transit run will offer rides on a preset circuit to the most popular shopping facilities in Perth and […]
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After discussing possible changes to the membership terms on the town’s various advisory committees over several weeks, town councilors finally decided on a revision to send to the next full council session for ratification. Going forward members of these groups, such as the accessibility and drug strategy committees for example, shall be in good standing until […]
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Perth council passed a motion for town staff to look for affordable rental spaces for the EarlyON program. Executive Director Sue Cavanaugh and Perth program coordinator Joyce Buckley presented a delegation requesting help finding a permanent space that’s large enough for large groups. EarlyON is funded through the Ministry of Education but its limited. “We […]
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Deceased Identified (ALMONTE, ON) – On September 6, 2019 officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) assisted by Lanark County Paramedics, Mississippi Mills fire department and members of the OPP Collision Reconstruction Unit, are investigating a fatal, three vehicle collision at the intersection of March Road and Greystone Drive, near Almonte, […]
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On Thursday August 22, 2019 at approximately 9:41 a.m., police located and arrested, 31 year old Kyle WALLACE of Smiths Falls, for committing numerous break and enters in the Town of Smiths Falls. As a result WALLACE stands charged with the following: three counts of break and enter, one count of trespass by night and […]
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At the Carleton Place Committee of the Whole meeting held immediately after the full council session, staff presented their intention to create a draft bylaw to regulate metal shipping containers within the town. Quoting the need for such regulations as a result of “ongoing and varied complaints” from residents, the bylaw will require planning and building […]
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Smiths Falls council received the connecting link funding of $2.1 million and plans to begin construction on the Beckwith Street redevelopment project this fall. Councillor’s Peter McKenna, Wendy Alford, Lorraine Allen and Chris McGuire support the decision to go ahead with construction as soon as possible in order to remove some of the disturbance to […]
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Perth council passed a motion to speak with neighbouring municipalities about the possibility of submitting an application to the provincial Investing in Canada Plan. The $17 million in funding would help fund a new regional community centre in town as discussed at a special committee of the whole meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Council is […]
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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Smiths Falls Police Service (SFPS) have charged two people in connection with a series of break-ins in Smiths Falls, Ontario, as well as parts of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville Counties. Members of the SFPS and members of the OPP East Region Criminal Operations, OPP Community Street Crime Unit, the […]
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The Town of Smiths Falls has experienced tremendous growth in economic development in recent years, and continues to seek opportunities to foster a strong, diverse community that will attract investors and entrepreneurs. The Town has seen an 8.9% increase in job growth from 2012 to 2017, which exceeds provincial growth rates. In addition, more than […]
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Calling all toy and collectible enthusiasts! United Way Lanark County is looking for vendors for their first ever FALL Toy & Collectible Show & Sale set for September 14th, 2019. You asked, and we answered! Due to high vendor interest for the last show exceeding the number of vendor spots available, we decided to add […]
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The Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital (CPDMH) Auxiliary was formed in 1953, two years before the hospital opened. Ninety women attended the first meeting and Mrs. Annie Johnston was elected as the first president. Sixty-six years later, the Auxiliary is still here. In fact, last year, they provided 27,836.6 hours of volunteer service and […]
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Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a serious collision on Highway 7 near Doran Road around 1:30 p.m. on July 25, 2019 involving a tractor trailer and a smaller vehicle. The driver of the vehicle, Carrol DOBSON, age 72 of Perth, Ontario was pronounced deceased at the […]
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Believe it or not, back to school season is right around the corner, and many parents and children in our community are preparing for the big day! United Way Lanark County, along with our local 3M Canada Perth plants, are once again running a Backpack Drive. From now until August 22nd we will be collecting […]
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A national climate change and environmental group called the Green New Deal held a public meeting in Carleton Place on July 16 at the Carambeck Community Centre. This non-partisan organization has held similar town hall sessions from coast to coast this past spring. Their goal is to inform local residents of the impact of climate change […]
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The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario will be incorporating new virtual reality technology in classrooms beginning in September 2019. The CDSBEO will be working with UP360’s Career Labs VR to integrate virtual reality applications into Grade 10 Careers classes. Through the program, students will be given the opportunity to explore a variety of skilled trades […]
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At a special committee of the whole meeting Smiths Falls council voted all in favour of continuing the process to apply for a cannabis retail store in town. The Ontario government recently announced a second Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario lottery that will see 50 more private retailer stores across the province. “Certainty one […]
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Due to high temperatures and humidex levels Environment Canada has issued a heat warning levels for Wednesday afternoon into Thursday for the area of Leeds and Grenville; Lanark County is not included in this heat event. A combination of heat and high humidity can be hazardous to your health. Conditions during high heat and humidity have […]
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North Grenville will receive a major boost with a new project thanks to the Ontario Active School Travel Fund. The “North Grenville Way” project will increase opportunities for sustainable active school travel. The one year initiative will raise awareness for active school travel, develop a community charter, and conduct a professional assessment of walk zones. […]
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Four local students have started to run their own businesses this summer after being selected for the 2019 Summer Company Program from the Small Business Advisory Centre (Lanark County/Smiths Falls) catchment area. Summer Company provides an opportunity for students to start and run their own business for the summer. The successful students for 2019 are: […]
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Lanark County is taking strides to support and promote restoration of pollinator habitat through several initiatives, including its recent proclamation of the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge Day on June 26. “Lanark County’s goal is to create diverse roadsides with an abundance of pollinator habitat through practices of planting flowers, seeding disturbed soil, improving maintenance practices and […]
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“Murray Brothers Caddyshack® restaurant to be located in clubhouse” Rolling Greens, North America’s first cannabis-themed golf course, is throwing a party Saturday, July 6, and everyone is invited. But at this party BYOB has a new meaning: “bring your own bud!” Gordon Weiske, who recently moved from Toronto to Smiths Falls to take on the […]
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At the final session (before the summer break) of Carleton Place’s Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, June 25th, a multi-phase development proposal for McArthur Island was presented. The project is planned to be built in 5 phases over a 5-10 year time span. When completed it will contain 586 residential units (including 144 long-term […]
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Any day now, the sides of the streets will be dotted with a familiar – and welcome – sign of summer… Roadside fruit and vegetable stands. They are most often operated by the farmers themselves, or members of their summer staff team – but not always. They usually sell produce which has been grown […]
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The Town of Smiths Falls reports the Beckwith Street Redevelopment project will not begin in summer 2019. Further information about construction schedules will be communicated to downtown businesses and the media as they become available. On May 6, 2019, Smiths Falls Town Council provided unanimous support to seek grant funding under the provincial Connecting Links […]
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The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit is starting weekly water sampling of the area’s public bathing beaches for this year. The beaches will be monitored weekly throughout the summer season until August 31, 2019. This year the following public swimming areas will be monitored: In Lanark County: Almonte Beach, Dalhousie Lake, Centennial Beach, […]
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Since Carleton Place council moved to a committee of the whole (CoW) system at the beginning of this term, full council sessions have been fairly quick rubber-stamp affairs with CoW decisions being approved without debate. But on Tuesday, June 11th, 2 items on the council agenda (from the previous CoW meeting) received a fair amount […]
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“It’s like saying please make bread, but we’re not giving you any flour to do it,” said the CEO and chief librarian of the Perth Union Library, describing the impact of recent massive budget cuts. In a report to Perth town council at its June 11 Committee of the Whole meeting, Erika Heeson said the Southern Ontario […]
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In an unusual move, Rick Gilfillen, president of the Rideau Lakes ATV Club, was allowed to speak at council Monday night. In question is a travel road through town for ATVs. Before Gilfillen spoke, Troy Dunlop, Director of Public Works and Utilities, tossed new information into council’s lap: Bill 107, the Getting Ontario Moving Act, […]
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Treasurer Janet Koziel approached council Monday night with information about the development of a Strategic Asset Management Policy (SAMP) for the municipality; she further asked for the adoption of a bylaw to adopt the SAMP before July 1, as Ontario municipalities are now required to have a SAMP in place before that date. The Draft […]
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This is a Rideau Ferry Regatta year. The event, which started in 1909, now takes place every two years, and this year a fourth cardboard boat challenge has been issued to the municipalities involved. Boats call for a two-person crew and are built before the event; decorations are encouraged. Paddles and safety equipment (like life-jackets) […]
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At Committee of the Whole Monday night, council was asked to add eight properties to the Properties of Interest Registry. Senior Planner Karl Grenke introduced the topic and Tony Humphrey of the Municipal Heritage Committee then took some time describing the location of the properties. These include: Washburn Block, J.M. Clark Hardware Store, Alexander Clark […]
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Nathanial Morris of Canada’s Cannabis Project once again introduced himself to council after a few months’ absence, to update members about plans for a living laboratory project. Morris commented he’s had good feedback from the business community particularly Brian Paquette, owner of both the Axe and Arrow Gastropub and Café Whim. Morris said they have […]
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Council members agreed that the Town award Western Signs and Line Painting Ltd with the line painting contract. The pavement marking program includes the painting of about 21 km of roadway centrelines, 1000 parking spaces, 250 stop bars, 100 crosswalks and over 700 symbols. The Western Signs and Line Painting Ltd. bid came in at […]
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Councillor Niki Dwyer suggested a more co-ordinated approach be taken to answering correspondence that has been sent to all council members. Traditionally, she said, it is the mayor who responds if sent to all council members; Mayor Pankow said he would do that with Mary-Kate Bridson’s letter. Councillor Dwyer suggested there were certainly some valid […]
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The 2019 ski season may be over, but a new piece of equipment funded by the Perth & District Community Foundation is expected to benefit skiers at Murphys Point Provincial Park for years to come. The Tay Valley Cross-Country Ski Club (TVCCSC) and the Friends of Murphys Point Park partnered in 2018 to seek funds […]
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This spring’s flood waters brought to the surface a number of emergency response lessons for residents and local politicians along the Mississippi River. Now that the waters are receding, town leaders are turning their attention towards how the next flood can be handled better. The areas of communication, supply and demand and volunteer co-ordination came […]
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The May 14 Carleton Place council’s committee of the whole session blew up into a shouting match when a local developer, Cheryl Batten attempted to address council and members of the gallery during a discussion about an apartment building. The committee had just finished reviewing a presentation made by Tyler Duval, Acting Manager of Developmental Services. An […]
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Users of Lanark County’s five public libraries are beginning to feel the loss of the interlibrary loan program. The Interlibrary Loan delivery service was scrapped after the 2019 Ontario Budget saw a 50% budget decrease to the Southern Ontario Library Service (SOLS), which organized the service. According to the most recent Ministry of Tourism, Culture […]
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The impact of cuts to local services like those provided by the Leeds Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit are going to cost Perth money, says Mayor John Fenik. In a presentation to Perth town council’s Committee of the Whole Tuesday, May 7, health unit representatives Jane Hess and Alexis Green said budget cuts are […]
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Lanark Highlands council passed a by-law at its regular meeting Tuesday evening to hire Ryan Morton as the township’s new Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk, effective May 13. “We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Morton to the Lanark Highlands team and look forward to working with him,” said Reeve Peter McLaren. “He has a great deal […]
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The 2019 Lanark County Public Works construction season is already underway, with rehabilitation and paved shoulder work planned for 21.3 kilometres and pavement preservation projects on 40 km. The total construction budget for this year is up slightly, at $7.76 million, but revenues have also increased: federal gas tax funding is covering $1.82 million and […]
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Thanks to a team of dedicated volunteers, efforts to hear the voice of local business as part of an innovative project have exceeded expectations. Lanark County, in partnership with Valley Heartland Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC), is delivering the Business Retention & Expansion (BR+E) Project, which aims to support and strengthen local business across the […]
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The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of his breach of statutory release. Jarrod SHOOK is described as a Caucasian male, 32 years of age, 5’11” (180 cm), 170 lbs (77 kg) with brown hair […]
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On Sunday, April 28, 2019, shortly after 8:00 p.m., members of the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an overdue boater. A 65-year old man had been in his canoe on Opinicon Lake and had failed to return to his home on David Lock Road. Members of […]
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Flood Warning: April 25th Update In respect to the recent county-wide flooding event, Carleton Place Protective Services Department is in daily contact with homeowners in the most vulnerable locations within the Town’s boundaries and are carefully monitoring the situation. The Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority has issued an update (April 25th, 2019) to the FLOOD WARNING for the […]
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The Old Slys swing bridge will be closed to all traffic between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on May 1 and 2 in order to complete routine maintenance. Motorists and pedestrians should plan their routes accordingly in order to avoid delays. Parks Canada wishes to thank the public for their patience and cooperation at this […]
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Parks Canada would like to advise that vehicles may encounter short delays at the Burritt’s Rapids Swing Bridge on Thursday, April 25. Traffic control staff will be onsite as lines are painted on the road approaches to the one-lane swing bridge. This work is weather dependent. Work to repair the swing bridge was completed in fall 2018. […]
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Lanark Highlands council passed a by-law at its regular meeting Tuesday evening to hire Gene Richardson as the township’s new fire chief. “We are very pleased to welcome Gene to the Lanark Highlands team,” said Reeve Peter McLaren. “He brings almost 25 years of firefighting experience to the position and has a great deal of […]
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Smiths Falls council rejected the sole bid received from the Ottawa Greenbelt Construction company was for the amount of $9.5 million. Both council and town works Director Troy Dunlop were disappointed with the Beckwith Street tender results of phase one. Council was surprised with the lack of competitive bids when tender closed on April 11. […]
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The City of Kington will receive more than $6.52 million and the County of Lanark more than $2.24 million as part of the Ontario government’s effort to put people first by providing over $1 billion dollars in 2018-19 to help sustain, repair and grow community housing and help end homelessness. Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes […]
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Parks Canada would like to advise that vehicles may encounter short delays at the Burritts Rapids Swing Bridge on Tuesday, April 23. Traffic control staff will be onsite as lines are painted on the road approaches to the one-lane swing bridge. This work is weather dependent and a rain date has been set for Wednesday, April 24. Work […]
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Perth council is now required to think about and make public the effects council’s decisions will have on climate change. Council voted unanimously to make a separate subheading stating whether the impact is positive, negative, neutral or if the effect is not yet known. “It will either be changing our ways to reduce our carbon […]
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Smiths Falls council passed a motion to defer all discussion on the Beckwith Street redevelopment project in a meeting on Monday, April 15. Council is at a standstill until town works Director Troy Dunlop provides more information on how to proceed in the coming weeks. The decision was made after council discussed the potential implications […]
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Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are dealing with two flooded highways in Lanark County. County Road 29 in the Municipality of Mississippi Mills is completely covered near the intersection with Mcwatty Road. The road is impassable and road users are asked to avoid the area completely or use the […]
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In regards to press release about missing person who was reported missing to Smiths Falls Police on 15 March 2019. The missing female was Christine CUTLER aged 56 of Smiths Falls. The Smiths Falls Police is pleased to announce that with assistance of Kinston Police Force Christine was located safe in Kingston 10 April 2019. […]
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The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of his breach of statutory release. Fern JOYAL is described as a Caucasian male, 25 years of age, 5’9″ (175cm), 190lbs (86kg) with brown hair and hazel eyes. He […]
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Smiths Falls council will make May 6 the honorary day of remembrance for the Red Dress project. Flora Riley spoke to council about the importance of the Red Dress project and its special meaning for her personally. “Hanging red dresses in public spaces is a visual reminder of the women and girls who are no […]
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After months of back and forth with residents, council has voted to move forward with an amendment to next week’s council meeting to vote on holding a public meeting. Midway through Monday, April 8 committee of the whole meeting, Councillor Dwyer spoke up about adding a discussion on holding a public meeting about the Beckwith […]
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Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) assisted by OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigators continue to investigate a serious two vehicle collision that caused a gas leak in the center of Perth. At about 14:42 OPP, Perth fire Service and Lanark County Ambulance Service responded to the incident at the […]
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Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) together with members of the Perth Fire service are dealing with a gas leak incident in the center of Perth. At about 14:42 police were called to a two vehicle collision at the intersection of Gore Street and Herriott Street. A vehicle struck […]
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If you think you’ve been smelling the comforting warmth of vanilla and cocoa, cinnamon and ginger across Lanark County lately, chances are you have. Thirty six hundred – yes, that’s right, three thousand and six hundred – cookies have been pulled hot and fresh from local ovens, ready to welcome one thousand doctors to the […]
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The Smiths Falls Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing female. The person was reported missing to Smiths Falls Police on 15 March 2019 but Police have not been able to ascertain her whereabouts since 01 March 2019. The missing female is Christine CUTLER aged 56 of Smiths Falls. Christine is […]
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Bill Slade and Tracy Kwissa of the town’s environmental advisory committee made a presentation to council to recommend an anti-idling bylaw. Kwissa stated that 90% of the world’s children were breathing in toxic air and that they were the most vulnerable sector of the population in terms of health risks. She noted that by reducing vehicle idling, […]
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Investments to improve service delivery and efficiency will support communities, respect taxpayer dollars Municipalities in Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston will receive a total of more than $7.7 million to improve local service delivery and efficiency as part of a one-time investment announced by Steve Clark, Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. “Taxpayers need their local governments to […]
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This is the eleventh year that Gift from the Heart will provide no cost dental hygiene services to those in need. Lori Lawrence, Registered Dental Hygienist, and proud owner of the little blue house on James St in Smiths Falls, addressed council Monday amidst honking, hollering and dog barking. She came to speak about Saturday, […]
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Pat Evans, speaking on behalf of Parkinson’s Canada, Ottawa and Eastern Ontario, addressed Council Monday evening, amidst the honking, hollering and dog barking taking place outside council chambers. Acknowledging she had Parkinson’s, she asked for some help with the visual presentation. There’s a growth diagnosis of Parkinson’s in this area Evans said, and continued with […]
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Former Mayor Dennis Staples addressed Smiths Falls council Monday afternoon in connection with the Beckwith Street Redevelopment Plan. During his address, amongst other comments, he asked — and wanted answers for — four questions: why his letter of Feb. 19 was not part of the council agenda on Feb. 25 in keeping with the Procedural […]
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It is the fundamental and over-arching first principle of all elected representatives to support their constituents to the best of their ability each and every day. If that is not the first thought of every single elected member each morning then they ought to reflect upon why they serve. I feel deeply for my supporters […]
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Inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, community members in Smiths Falls came together to protest climate change as part of a global effort on Friday, March 15. Cities around the world held protests today. The protest in Smiths Falls is one small part of a larger effort to urge world leaders to take action […]
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At Carleton Place Council’s Committee of the Whole meeting held on March 12 2019, council and staff received an update on the Planet Youth Lanark County initiative. Municipal Drug Strategy Committee chair, David Somppi delivered a presentation to outline the progress being made to reduce substance and drug use among youth in the region. He reminded […]
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As The War Amps embarks on its second century of service, the Association’s 2019 key tags are being mailed to Ontario households this week with the theme, “Your Key Tags at Work.” The Key Tag Service was launched after the Second World War so that returning war amputee veterans could not only work for competitive […]
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Brief is the only word to describe the two delegations at Committee of the Whole Monday evening in Smiths Falls. Despite loud protests from outside — barking dog, honking horns and hollering — two men stood, presented (within a short space of less than 10 minutes each when they were allowed 20), and sat. Vince Hamilton spoke first noting […]
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Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigating a Fatal Collision on Mississippi Lake in January 2019 have charged the driver of a passenger vehicle that broke through the ice and was submerged. Kory BELL (27 years) of Tay Valley Township is charged. One (1) Count Operation of a conveyance causing […]
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With the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) set to conduct its Distracted Driving Campaign during March Break, drivers caught using their cell phones may also get caught off guard by the tougher penalties that took effect on January 1, 2019. The new penalties include a fine increase up to $1,000, three demerit points and a three-day […]
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Smiths Falls continues to be on a roll as town officials unveiled their vision for the community in 2030 and the priority areas for the next four years at a strategic planning open house on Thursday, March 7. The strategic planning meeting held in the upstairs hall at the community centre drew 100 members of the public. They were invited to submit […]
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Dogs are no longer the only animals provided services in the town of Perth. Cats will now be given the same treatment. Perth council dedicated $4,000 for securing cat pound services from the Lanark Animal Welfare service for 2019 as a new one-year pilot project. Council previously supported dog pound services in partnership with Lanark animal control officer Anita […]
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Town council has officially designated April as Parkinson’s Awareness Month after a presentation by Pat Evans at Tuesday night’s Committee of the Whole. Evans was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at the age of 54. Today, 13 years later, she is a proud advocate raising awareness and educating the community on the disease. She strives to end […]
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It was straight to work at Committee of the Whole Monday in Smiths Falls. Even as honking and hollering of protesters intruded into upstairs council chambers, the first priority issue — Public Engagement Options (re Beckwith Street Redevelopment)— took centre stage. Several options were suggested by CAO Malcolm Morris, and council was urged to choose one or a […]
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Heritage Community Fitness in Carleton Place donates $598.90 from staff led “two-hour spin & cardio challenge” and “learn to lift” events to the Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital (CPDMH) Foundation. The funds are directed towards the purchase of needed patient care equipment at the hospital. “Since Heritage Fitness opened in 2007, we regularly hold […]
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A wonderful donation was made to the Physiotherapy Department at the Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital (CPDMH) from the proceeds of sales made at the Exchange Thrift Shop this past year! The $1,000 donation will be used to purchase a needed laptop for the Physiotherapy Department. The laptop will be used to provide immediate […]
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Martha Stewart to join as advisor on hemp-derived CBD products Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth” or “the Company”) (TSX:WEED, NYSE:CGC) and Sequential Brands Group, Inc. (“Sequential”) (Nasdaq:SQBG) announced today that Martha Stewart has joined the Company in an advisory role to assist with developing and positioning a broad new line of product offerings across multiple […]
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Library roof suffers leak The Perth & District Union public library recently suffered some damage to the roof. There is a substantial crack in the roof where the main building meets with the old fire hall, Councillor Brock McPherson told council at Tuesday’s meeting. Changes to councillor integrity rules Changes to what constitutes a conflict […]
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Parents of Grade 7 and 8 St. Francis de Sales students will have an opportunity to tour their child’s new school and have their questions answered tomorrow, Thursday, February 28 from 6:30-8 p.m. The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CDSBEO) sent out a letter to parents via email Feb. 22, 2019 informing them […]
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Le Boat was at council Monday evening presenting a wind-up of its first year in Smiths Falls and on the Rideau. By all accounts it was good. The first question Lisa McLean, marketing manager for Le Boat, answered (one that many who have boated on the Rideau for years asked) was why don’t those who […]
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Again protestors stood out front as council proceeded upstairs in council chambers late Monday afternoon. Outside, many said it’s not just the parking anymore but the way the decision was made. One protestor, who wouldn’t give her name, remembered back to last year. “It was a done deal then, and the new council comes in […]
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The Town of Smiths Falls is receiving $50,000 through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) federally-funded Municipal Asset Management Program. Smiths Falls was one of 42 municipalities across Canada to receive funds through this program. The new program is a five-year $50-million program designed to help Canadian municipalities make informed infrastructure investment decisions based on […]
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The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of his breach of statutory release. Stephen DUNKLEY is described as a Caucasian male, 34 year of age, 6’2″ (188cm), 196lbs (89kg) with a shaved head and brown eyes. […]
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On Friday, February 15 the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) Student Senators met for their third quarterly meeting and elected a new Student Trustee for the 2019-2020 school year. Student Senators, representing all 21 UCDSB secondary schools and Awkesasne, voted to elect Colten Kelford of Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute (SFDCI) as the new […]
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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Frontenac Detachment is investigating a collision on Sand Lake, west of Frontenac Provincial Park. Frontenac OPP officers responded at approximately 1:00 A.M. on February 17, 2019. A pick-up truck had been driven onto the ice where it struck two small, individual shelters. One of the males was knocked unconscious in […]
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Every Tuesday, you can find John Coderre in the Physiotherapy Department at Almonte General Hospital, helping patients and staff. As a volunteer, John changes linens, cleans equipment, does some filing and helps out whenever he can. “It’s a busy job and it’s a meaningful job,” says John. “And they are great people.” The Physio team […]
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Gail Logan and Bridget Manahan appeared as a delegation of two at council late Tuesday afternoon asking for funding under the Municipal Grants program. Logan, with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County (BBBSLC) let Manahan, Manager of Youth Services with the We Are Kids (WAK) program, lead the way. Manahan said the main purpose […]
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Two delegations at council, each looking for money, took councillors’ attention late Tuesday amidst horn honking and hollering from the outside street protestors. Tony Humphrey, president of the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario, accompanied by Leisa Bell, made a request to council for $20,000 from the 2019 Municipal Grants. He gave a quick brush-up on […]
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The Lanark County Tourism Association (LCTA) is pleased to announce that the first intake of applications for the Sip and Savour Trail saw more than 20 new businesses apply to be part of the trail. Applications will continue to be accepted on an ongoing basis until March 31; the trail is expected to be ready […]
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Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, Digital Forensic Unit and the Leeds County Detachment have arrested and charged a Leeds County man after receiving information from law enforcement partners from Washington State in December 2018. Investigators at the Snohomish County Sherriff’s Office contacted the OPP to report an unknown Canadian […]
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Dr. Bahaa Awwad has a vision of care close to home for women in our local communities. As Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Almonte General Hospital (AGH), he wants to ensure a range of services that respond to their needs. Most recently, Dr. Awwad has added a new option with the arrival of […]
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Smiths Falls is in for a high-ole time in the next couple of years. Council members unanimously nodded to Nathaniel Morris’ cannabis pilot project presentation Monday at Committee of the Whole. Despite loud, prolonged honking from drive-bys, and yelling from about 40 protestors protesting angle versus parallel parking outside City Hall, Morris, Canopy Growth, […]
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Shortly after Committee of the Whole started Monday night at 4 p.m., noise from outside began to filter up to council chambers. Activists on the street were protesting the recent contentious decision by council to opt for parallel parking versus angle parking which has been one of Smiths Falls more visible characteristics over the past […]
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Submitted On November 30, 2018, members of the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a missing person who had not been seen since late July, early August 2018. Police are concerned for the well-being of Mr. Robert William LAMBERT, 75-years-old of Montague Township, Ontario who often requires assistance […]
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Emilie Must Rolling Greens is Lombard Glen Golf & Country Club’s new name as of April 1st—but it’s no April Fool’s joke. Toronto-based business partners Gordon Weiske and Joe Lopes officially bought the golf course from Jean and Dave Sherman at the end of 2018. Rolling Greens’ new owners have big plans for the golf […]
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Brian Turner On Tuesday Jan 22 at a regular session of Carleton Place Council’s Committee of the Whole, Chamber of Commerce board chair, Jaimie Law provided a review of his organizations past year’s events and achievements. He also touched on new initiatives and made a request for a 2% increase in the town’s funding over last […]
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Submitted Presented by Topps Environmental Solutions Calling all toy and collectible enthusiasts! The 13th Annual Toy and Collectible Show and Sale, hosted by United Way Lanark County, is happening once again at the Almonte Civitan Hall, 500 Almonte Street in Almonte, on Saturday, February 2nd from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Topps Environmental Solutions proudly sponsors […]
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Submitted Get the answers to your maple syrup production questions at the Lanark & District Maple Syrup Producers’ Association (LDMSPA) Information Day and Annual General Meeting (AGM) on January 26, 2019. This annual, all-day informational event is intended to provide resources and education for new and existing maple syrup producers in the region. “The annual […]
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Submitted Fulton’s Pancake House & Sugar Bush is very excited to be celebrating Fifty Flippin’ Years in the Pancake House! Our family has been in maple syrup production for more than 150 years. Fourth and fifth generations owners are busy at the helm and sixth generation grandchildren are making a contribution to production, customer service […]
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Sally Smith Grant Machan, Director of Environmental Services, brought an update on the landfill expansion to Committee of the Whole in Perth Tuesday. “Construction activity will take place in 2020 after the planning and design work is completed in 2019,” Machan said, at an estimated cost of $2.3M pending the completion, tendering and bidding of […]
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Submitted The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of his breach of statutory release. Christopher MACOON-EVANS is described as a male black , 22 years old, 6 feet tall (185 cm), weighs 161 lbs (73 kg) […]
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Sally Smith Sean Webster and Mario Castillo, Canopy Growth representatives, addressed Committee of the Whole Monday night. In an overview of the huge business, they talked about where Canopy is, and where it’s going. The plant in Smiths Falls is the “centre of everything,” Webster, Director, Government & Stakeholder Relations for both Federal and Ontario, said. […]
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Submitted Between Monday January 7, 2019 and Monday January 14, 2019 officers from the Lanark Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 338 calls for service. The calls included: Motor Vehicle Collisions Total. – 31 – Including. Car / Deer – 16 Parking Lots – 2 Single Motor Vehicle off Road (“In Ditch”) […]
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Submitted At 9:31am on Monday January 14, 2018 officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call for assistance by the Carleton Place Fire Service / Ocean Wave Fire Company. Officers and Fire Fighters evacuated residents from an apartment block on Sussex Street in the Town of Carleton […]
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Submitted The first day of school is a big milestone for children and their families, especially for parents who are sending a child to school for the first time. Even for experienced parents, knowing the steps to take to register for school or what to expect in Kindergarten may leave some asking questions. Here is […]
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Sally Smith Janet Koziel, Smiths Falls treasurer, delivered the first draft of the 2019 budget to a Special Committee of the Whole Monday night. “This preliminary budget reflects the vision within the Strategic Plan,” she said, while at the same time is “preparing to meet the challenges of the Town’s future financial stability.” On its […]
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Submitted The volunteer teams at Almonte General Hospital and Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital are partnering with Mills Community Support to help keep people safe and healthy during the winter months. The program also helps to reduce social isolation by helping seniors feel confident that they are safe to walk outside. Both hospital gift […]
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Sally Smith Immediately before adjournment, Councillor McKenna, made the observation that it was a privilege to win a council seat and even more a privilege to win it alongside three terrific and intelligent women. “More women need to be involved in politics [even though] barriers such as child care might get int the way. I […]
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Sally Smith Even though the draft budget loomed large on the agenda at Smiths Falls’ Committee of the Whole, it was Councillor Wendy Alford’s desire to revisit a decision made almost a year ago regarding angle parking on a revitalized Beckwith Street that grabbed attention Monday. Alford said this was a once in a generation […]
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Public asked to avoid Mississippi Lake Submitted Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) assisted by members of the Snow Vehicle, All Terrain Vehicle, Vessel Enforcement / Education (SAVE) continue to investigate two incidents on Mississippi Lake. At 3:45am on Sunday January 6, 2018 officers responded to a report of […]
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Submitted The Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to thank all of the individuals and groups that came forward to support their 22nd annual Christmas Angel Program. This year 240 Christmas Angels were distributed by the OPP to caring community members who were willing to make Christmas brighter for local children […]
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Brian Turner On Tuesday Dec 18th, the Carleton Place council held their inaugural Committee of the Whole (CoW) meeting to a full gallery. Newly named committee chair, councilor Theresa Fritz (appointed till May 31 2019) apologized at the end of the session for a few procedural bumps, but overall it was a well run meeting. Two public […]
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Submitted Members of the Leeds County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit and OPP Forensic Identification Unit are continuing an investigation into a death in Rideau Lakes Township. On the morning of December 13, 2018 members of the OPP Rideau Lakes Detachment responded to a death at a residence on Perth Road North in Rideau […]
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Sally Smith Councillor Judy Brown took a step forward Tuesday night to bring the Town of Perth into the 21st century. She tabled a motion to look at the benefits of the Town having a presence on social media, and the costs to administer it. “We need to do a better job of engaging our […]
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Submitted When newly elected Carleton Place Mayor, Doug Black brought down the gavel for the first time since his inauguration, it was to convene a special meeting of council to discuss several time sensitive issues. With all members in attendance, the first item of business was a review of the central bridge project presented by town […]
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Sally Smith Paula Nichols of PN Parking Solutions and Karl Grenke, Senior Planner, addressed Committee of the Whole Monday evening presenting the first part of a parking utilization study for the Town in response to new and increased development pressures downtown and in conjunction with the Beckwith Street revitalization project. Council budgeted $25,000 in 2018 […]
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Sally Smith CAO Malcolm Morris brought a cannabis report to Committee of the Whole. Provincial cannabis retailing regulations include a 150 metre buffer area for cannabis stores to keep them separated from schools. No buffers from any other use, sensitive or otherwise, have been specified in the regulations. However, “staff recommend we develop our own […]
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Sally Smith Station Theatre board member, Tom Foulkes, addressed Committee of the Whole, Monday, bringing an update from the theatre to new council members. It’s been five years since a member of the board last spoke to council, Foulkes commented, and as the town is “poised for heady times” it’s time for another. “We’re not […]
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Sally Smith A new council was sworn into office Monday night in Smiths Falls. New council members Niki Dwyer, Wendy Alford, Chris McGuire and Peter McKenna joined returning councillors Jay Brennan and Lorraine Allen, as well as Mayor Shawn Pankow. Mayor Pankow spoke glowingly of the recent growth of the town — particularly Canopy Growth’s […]
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#REDSTRONG Submitted WHAT: Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute (SFDCI) staff have adopted the December 5th Smiths Falls Mobile Donor Centre In Honour of the late Kristine MacLaren. In May of 2017, Kristine MacLaren, Music and Arts Teacher at SFDCI was diagnosed with a leiomyo sarcoma- a rare form of cancer originating from smooth muscle. During her […]
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Brian Turner On Tuesday, Nov 27, the members of the outgoing Carleton Place Council held their final Policy Review Committee meeting and full council session with all in attendance in front of a full gallery of residents. An abbreviated Policy Review agenda came and went with barely 5 minutes elapsed under the direction of chair Councilor […]
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Submitted Justin Trudeau, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, will join by-election candidate Mary Jean McFall in Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. “Justin Trudeau and I are the only team that has a positive plan to strengthen the middle class, stand up for local jobs and agriculture industries, and […]
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Submitted On Monday, November 26, 2018 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU) recovered the body of a missing man from Sand Lake, near Westport. Officers of the Rideau Lakes Detachment began searching for Scott MCPHERSON, aged 33, November 24, 2018 when he was reported missing while snowmobiling in […]
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Submitted Falls are the leading cause of injury among older adults in Canada. Each year, up to one-third of seniors experience a fall. Falls can result in chronic pain, reduced mobility, loss of independence and even death. November is Falls Prevention Month and it’s a great time to think about ways to prevent these injuries. […]
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Submitted We will be celebrating the “Walking the Rural Way” project; a project supported by Ontario Active School Travel, a program of Green Communities Canada with funding from the Government of Ontario. The goal of this project is to increase active school travel opportunities for elementary school students by strengthening our partnerships, and creating environments […]
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There’s a lot more than cannabis growing in Smiths Falls these days. As the community celebrates the end of a monumental year, the town of Smiths Falls is booming in more ways than one, with an increase in real estate and construction development that has reached record highs. The impetus behind these increases lies primarily […]
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Submitted In 2019, a group of local doctors will welcome nearly 1,000 physicians to the ice pads across Lanark County – and they need your help. Docs on Ice is an annual fundraising hockey tournament for physicians that first started in Peterborough in 1983 with just eight teams. Today, the event has since grown to […]
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Thursday, November 22, 6:30pm – 8:30pm Submitted Cedar Hill Christmas Tree Farm and Fulton’s Pancake House & Sugar Bush are excited to present the 2nd Annual Ladies Night, an old-fashioned evening of Christmas hospitality and warmth. Oh, and some shopping opportunities too! Join us on Thursday, November 22, 2018 from 6:30 to 8:30pm at Cedar […]
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Sally Smith Director of Public Works, Troy Dunlop, reports that Beckwith Street downtown renewal groups have been looking at street lighting, traffic signal design, traffic calming measures, raised intersections at Russell and Main (how to be constructed and details). He adds everything is on track and ready for tendering the first week of February. The […]
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Sally Smith Jennifer Miller, Manager of Economic Development and Tourism, presented a recommendation to council to award an RFP to CGS Signs and Stripes Inc. for the removal of the existing signs in town, and the production and installation of five new entrance signs to replace the existing signs at entry points. This is the […]
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Submitted “We are excited to be hosting the 7th Annual Carleton Place Winter Carnival and thrilled that Luxart Homes is our presenting sponsor. They have supported the Carnival since day one and this event would not be possible without their support.” – Jessica Hansen, Admin and logistics for the CP Winter Carnival. This year the […]
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Submitted United Way Lanark County is pleased to announce its partnership with Sivarulrasa Gallery in hosting United Way’s Mix & Mingle Fall Social. This networking event is being held on Wednesday November 21 st , in the Sivarulrasa Gallery, amongst the eye catching exhibits on display, from 6:00 p.m.to 8:30 p.m. at 34 Mill Street […]
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Stacey Roy There is no better present to give our feline friends than a warm place to rest their heads this Christmas morning. That is what a $50,000 building campaign launched on gofundme.com (under the name laws shelter rebuild) aims to achieve. The fundraiser was launched by Gerry Van Loon, president of the Lanark Animal […]
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Submitted The Naismith Men’s Shed is pleased to announce it now has a place to call home – or at least, to call its Shed! The Shed membership has completed its quest to be an active group in the Mississippi Mills community and today it is signing up to volunteer at the Mill of Kintail […]
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Brian Turner At the end of the public session of Carleton Place’s Policy Review Committee meeting of Oct 30th, chair councilor Brian Doucett called for a motion to move in-camera (behind closed doors) to discuss 2 items; response to an integrity commissioner inquiry, and sale of municipally owned land. Mayor Louis Antonakos spoke against discussing the […]
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Brian Turner During the recent municipal election campaign, a plight of the volunteers for the Hunger Stop (Lanark County Food Bank) came to light. As there is no parking available on site (at the food bank’s Allan Street location), their volunteers have been parking in the municipal lot across Bridge Street from the town hall and […]
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Brian Turner Pascal Meunier, Director of Protective Services was present at the Oct 30 Policy Review Committee meeting of Carleton Place’s town council to review his proposal to replace the fire-chief’s truck 2 years before its planned retirement date. The cause of the early request was related to the current condition of the bylaw enforcement vehicle […]
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Brian Turner The signs are down, fliers stored away (or put out for recycling), and the election rhetoric is finally silent. At Hometown News we thought this would be a perfect time to connect with Carleton Place’s newest council to get their take on how things shaped up, shook out, and what they were looking […]
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Submitted Changes are being made to the triage area in the Emergency Department at Almonte General Hospital. The goal is to improve how patients access care and to enhance privacy. “When patients and families come to Emergency, they are in crisis and need immediate care and support,” notes Randy Shaw, Integrated Vice President, Corporate Support […]
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Submitted The Board of Directors of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital has made further changes to address the vacancy resulting from PSFDH CEO, Beverly McFarlane’s extended treatment for medical reasons. Effective November 1, 2018, Vickie Kaminski has been appointed on a temporary basis as Acting CEO, bringing the Senior Leadership Team back to […]
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Submitted The Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Perth & District is celebrating its 13th Heritage Perth Christmas House Tour on the weekend of December 1st and 2nd this year from 10:00 – 3:30 each day. It’s time to mark your calendars again and get ready to join in another weekend that celebrates beautiful architecture, […]
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Sally Smith Even Shawn Pankow, mayor-elect, wanted to get home shortly following Smiths Falls results just after midnight October 22. He spoke briefly to the greatly reduced — but still enthusiastic — numbers at the Memorial Centre. “I’m very excited about the council you’ve elected. There’s both experience and youth, and a very bright group.” […]
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Brian Turner With obvious nervous anticipation, the collection of avid election watchers in Carleton Place town hall upper auditorium waited until well after the polls closed to see some indication of what political winds were blowing. On election night (Oct 22), the upper hall’s attendance grew and subsided until only a small faithful group remained at […]
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Official Mississippi Mills 2018 election results Mayor Results Mayor Candidates Votes Ken Laframboise 505 Christa Lowry 2798 Steve Maynard 1566 Paul Watters 1478 Spoil this ballot 19 Decline to vote this ballot 21 Total Votes 6387 Deputy Mayor Results Deputy Mayor Candidates Votes David Hinks 778 Dieter King 54 Jane Torrance 2228 John Levi 2985 […]
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Unofficial Election Results Mayor Results Mayor Candidates Votes Louis Antonakos 363 Douglas Black 160 Ralph Lee 672 Ronald Wutherich 25 Deputy Mayor Results Deputy Mayor Candidates Votes Rae Dulmage 861 Sean Redmond 1020 Craig T. Rogers 746 Councillor Results Councillor Candidates Votes Jeff Atknson 1034 Jamie DeBaie 658 Theresa Fritz 1524 Carolyn Gerbac 612 Tracey Kwissa 881 […]
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Unofficial Election Results Mayor Results Mayor Candidates Votes Robert Dunfield 1882 Arie Hoogenboom 3184 Councillor Bastard & South Burgess Results BASTARD & SOUTH BURGESS Councillor Candidates Votes Paula Banks 228 Carolyn Bresee 620 Kimberley Dawn Brown 284 Marcia Cannon 479 Cathy Livingston 715 Kris Sheldon 152 Councillor South Elmsley Results SOUTH ELMSLEY Councillor Candidates Votes Jeff Banks […]
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Stacey Roy Cheers rose up alongside applause all around for the company, the activists, the town and the country that made legalization of marijuana possible Oct. 17, 2018. “This is an historic day for Canada”, added Bruce Linton, CEO of Tweed inside the company’s Smiths Falls education centre today. “We should all be very proud”. […]
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Submitted To increase awareness of the symptoms associated with strokes, the Lanark County Paramedic Service has partnered with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada to raise awareness about strokes. There are now F.A.S.T. decals on the sides of Lanark County ambulances. F.A.S.T. is the acronym that helps people to remember the major signs of […]
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Submitted It’s a simple way to connect with specialists – without even leaving town. Telemedicine links patients and health care providers using two-way, secure video-conferencing. It can help improve access to care and reduce wait times. A Telemedicine appointment is just like a regular appointment, only the health care provider is on a monitor and […]
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Submitted United Way Lanark County’s 2018 Campaign is underway, and starting October 21st through November 3rd, Andress’ YIG (Your Independent Grocer) in Smiths Falls, Mitchell’s YIG in Carleton Place, Patrice’s YIG in Almonte and Barnabe YIG in Perth will be running a I Love My Community Point of Sale (POS) Campaign. This marks the first […]
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Submitted (Article by C. Lee Bates) “I am womyn, hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore…” Remember Helen Reddy’s 70’s anthem about the modern, liberated woman? Well, we’ve come a long way, baby! Now the rally cry is a simple, “Me, too!” From 17-year-olds singing “Lollipop, Lollipop” at their Senior Prom to mature women, […]
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Submitted Children’s Resources on Wheels and its two programs EarlyON Child and Family Centre and CROW Licensed Home Child Care relocated to its new home at St. Francis de Sales Catholic School at 4 Ross Street, Smiths Falls. EarlyON Child and Family Centres provide opportunities for children from birth to 6 years of age to participate in […]
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Submitted The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB), Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CDSBEO), Eastern Ontario Health Unit, and the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit are hosting one public meeting and one online live broadcast next week. These sessions are designed to help inform our schools and communities of how to […]
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Submitted With cannabis legalization just seven days away, Tweed, Canada’s best-known cannabis brand, Uber, and MADD Canada are joining forces to launch a national awareness campaign focused on educating Canadians on the dangers of impaired driving, while also suggesting 101 creative things to do instead of driving high. Together, the three organizations are taking the […]
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Submitted Tysen’s Mission to a Million, in collaboration with Make-A-Wish® Eastern Ontario, is coming down to the final home stretch with only 20 days remaining in his incredible five-year journey to wish it forward and raise one million dollars to help grant 100 wishes. Tysen was born with Pfeiffer syndrome, a genetic disorder that prevents […]
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Sally Smith There will be five new councillors in Perth after the October 22 election; there might be six if Judy Brown is not re-elected. Voters in the town had a chance Wednesday to hear and see all candidates running for council, mayor and deputy mayor at a packed Farrell Hall early evening meeting. Those […]
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Sally Smith Three are vying for Perth’s mayor’s spot and two for deputy mayor; many residents took the opportunity, Wednesday night, and packed Farrell Hall to watch and listen to the candidates. It was an impressive line-up — five men dressed to the nines in suits and ties, all prepared with notes and thoughts. They […]
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Sally Smith Two candidates for Deputy Reeve and three for Reeve followed on the heels of candidates vying for councillors at an All-Candidates’ meeting at Tay Valley Public School Wednesday night. The venue was too small, much to the Perth and District Canadian Federation of University Women’s surprise; they hadn’t planned for the volume of […]
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Sally Smith So…will it be the career musician who would bring music to council if elected to Tay Valley council, or the moody, broody lawyer Mick Wicklum? Both Doug Barr and Wicklum took to the mic Wednesday night at Tay Valley Public School addressing an over-capacity crowd, expressing their views and opinions on what could […]
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Sally Smith It took one woman’s voice Thursday night to change the tone of the All-Candidates’ meeting in Smiths Falls. Carol Anne Knapp stood at the end of the debate between would-be councillors and mayoral candidates and asked to ask a question of the 13 candidates, nine of them men. This dramatic action was very […]
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Sally Smith Two mayoralty candidates held the attention of a crowd of close to 350 at Settlers Ridge in Smiths Falls October 4. Joe Gallipeau and incumbent Shawn Pankow expressed views — often contradictory — during the hour long session. Moderator Paul Howard kept up the momentum with questions he himself described as “tough and […]
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Sally Smith Thirteen candidates sat on an elevated platform at Settlers Ridge in Smiths Falls October 4 in front of a crowd of over 350 who were listening and deciding between the four women and nine men running for a councillor’s position. Incumbents — John Maloney, Dawn Quinn, Jay Brennan and Lorraine Allen — were […]
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Councillor John Maloney was more than pleased to hear Smiths Falls council members agree to go ahead with Clerk Kerry Costello’s recommendation regarding live streaming of Committee of the Whole, or Council, or a combination of both, or perhaps a third reading of the budget, at Monday’s meeting. Maloney was the first to bring this […]
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The town of Smiths Falls is celebrating its role as a hub for innovation industry and business enterprises, a role that has its roots in the community’s history and has made Smith Falls a desirable location for forward-thinking businesses for more than 200 years. “The people of Smiths Falls have long embraced innovation and have […]
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Submitted Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in conjunction with Traffic Collision Investigators are investigating a fatal ATV collision on Lavant Mill Road. On September 29th at approximately 6:00pm Lanark County OPP officers attended the crash along with Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and found that one female had died. […]
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Submitted Members of the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a man with a weapon at a residence on Brock Street South in Perth on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at approximately 3 a.m. On arrival officers established that three people had sustained serious injuries. Two adult females […]
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Submitted Parks Canada would like to advise that vehicles may encounter 20 min delays at the Burritt’s Rapids Swing Bridge on Friday, September 28 between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. These intermittent closures will facilitate adjustments to the bridge and complete the remaining work that will bring the project to an end. […]
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Submitted Following a two month fraud investigation, officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a man who operates businesses in the Town of Perth and Town of Smiths Falls. On Friday June 8, 2018 OPP received a walk in complaint at the Lanark County Detachment which resulted in […]
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Sally Smith Perth council members were careful Tuesday night not to pass motions or make future plans that might affect a new council to be elected October 22. A motion to invest a $2 million Guaranteed Investment Certificate was amended for the new council to discuss it at the 2019 budget deliberation process in the […]
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Sally Smith Wharncliffe Fire Department, located in a northern municipality northwest of Sault Ste. Marie, has asked that Smiths Falls “receive emergency calls and notify Wharncliffe Fire Department of the call,” because they can’t “afford the current price increases for dispatch services.” The current cost to them is $800 and to cover the costs they […]
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Sally Smith Clerk Kerry Costello took direction from Council Monday night regarding feeding birds. Councillor Brennan, responding to a taxpayer complaining about people feeding “geese, seagulls and wildlife in neighbourhoods,”asked for more concrete guidance from the town. Unlike Mary Poppins who encouraged her charges to take tuppence (two British pennies) and feed the birds with […]
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Sally Smith After a heated discussion, and with some final input from CAO Michael Morris, Smiths Falls council members decided to defer a decision about a zoning amendment application at 18-22 Main Street to the next CoW meeting in early October. Karl Grenke, Senior Planner, received a zoning plan amendment September 6 “to allow ground […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca An early morning fire left one occupant of a house at 25 James Street in Smiths Falls on the doorstep of the building next door. Lieutenant Randy Normandin spoke to the Hometown reporter at 3:50 a.m. “There was a fire in the kitchen, and one occupant who is out safely. He was […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Ask Councillor Lorraine Allen what worms taste like and she answers, with a bit of a grimace, that the crispy semi-circular dead critters taste a bit like a cracker. She had a chance to down one during Girls’ Night Out Thursday at the Rideau Candy Shoppe; for taking the dare, participants were […]
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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. […]
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Submitted The Economic Development department in the Town of Smiths Falls is pleased to report that economic development in Smiths Falls is on the rise, a trend that looks to continue into 2019, and beyond. Staff report the upward trend comes as a result of years of background work by council and staff to create […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Dr. Kate Stolee, Chief of Staff with the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital, gave an overview of the on-going physician recruitment for the Smiths Falls and Perth hospitals on Monday night at council. People who move here need a physician and sometimes the decision whether or not to move is if […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Purple was the colour of the night at Smiths Falls council meeting Sept. 17. Mayor Shawn Pankow declared September as Big Brother Big Sister (BBBS) month, noting as well that the water tower would glow purple this week to commemorate the declaration. He added that “evidence-based research shows that every dollar invested […]
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Submitted Walking to school is a great way for children to be physically active. Not only is it associated with improved physical and mental health, but it also contributes to safer school zones, by reducing traffic volumes at and around schools. The Leeds, Grenville & Lanark (LGL) District Health Unit, in partnership with active school […]
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Submitted Carole Dufort is excited to be running in the upcoming October 22, 2018 Municipal Election for the position of English Public School Board Trustee for the Upper Canada District School Board in Ward 1: Beckwith, Carleton Place and Mississippi Mills. Carole has chosen to run in Beckwith, Carleton Place and Mississippi Mills as a […]
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Submitted Location: Windmill Brewery Pavilion, 5 Newport Drive, Johnstown Date: September 22, 2018 Time: 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. Windmill Brewery and The Town of Prescott are hosting an event in support of Prescott’s new arena. The purpose of this event is to bring the community together with a family‐friendly kick‐off fundraiser for the new Prescott […]
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Submitted Residents, families, staff and local political representatives were on hand for the official opening of a beautiful patio area for residents of the Maples Unit at Lanark Lodge on Wednesday, Sept. 12. The Lodge received approval from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for the patio, which replaces an old greenhouse at the […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Kevin Francis spent a peaceful day Friday sitting just in front of The Ivy on William plugging away at work on fibre optics for Smiths Falls. Francis, from Ottawa, set up a small table and chair, put his garbage can close by to catch all the dribs and drabs, and quietly worked […]
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Submitted The final phase of work at Edmonds Lock 25 on the Rideau Canal National Historic Site will begin in mid-October. This phase will focus on additional repairs to the historic masonry of the weir. Work will include grouting, repointing and dutchman repairs – where portions of stone are replaced – along the weir. The […]
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Submitted Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeking assistance from the public to identify the persons responsible for a recent theft from the Mapleview Golf and Country Club in Tay Valley Township, southwest of Perth. Between 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8 and 1 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9 two males went to the […]
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Submitted Tay Valley Township will have its own “Meet the Candidates” event at the Glen Tay Public School on 155 Harper Road on Wednesday September 26, from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Hosted by the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Perth & District and with Brian Perkin of Lake 88 as moderator, this is an […]
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Brian Turner editorial@pdgmedia.ca At the policy review committee meeting of Sept 11, councilors debated the staff proposal to abandon the current standing committee system and move to the more common Committee of the Whole (CoW) method beginning with the first meeting of the newly elected members in December. Town CAO Diane Smithson and Deputy Clerk Stacey […]
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Submitted foodcoreLGL is thrilled to announce the completion of their second Food Charter implementation toolkit, this one for municipalities. The tool uses the five main principles of the Food Charter for the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and Lanark County and offers concrete and credible ideas on how municipalities can apply those principles in policy and by-law […]
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Submitted Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) assisted by OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigators (TTCI) continue to investigate a fatal collision on Highway 511 north of the intersection with White Lake Road in the Township of Lanark Highlands. OPP were called to the scene of the single motor cycle […]
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Submitted As parents and students pick up last minute items in preparation of the 2018-2019 school year, the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) wants to remind UCDSB families that they don’t need to buy pencils, erasers or other such common classroom items. All UCDSB schools provide students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 with the […]
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Submitted Thursday August 30th marks the start of United Way Lanark County’s first ever FreshCo Point of Sale effort in support of our 2018 Fund Raising Campaign! Running until Wednesday September 5th, friendly FreshCo Team Members in Carleton Place will be collecting donations at the cash to assist those in need in our communities. United […]
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Submitted Members of Leeds Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested three people after being stopped in a U-Haul Truck. On August 21, 2018, Leeds OPP received a report of a rented U-Haul Truck that had not been returned to the business owner in Elizabethtown-Kitley Township. On August 23, 2018 while on patrol, OPP stopped the stolen […]
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Submitted Together with partner veterinarians and municipalities, the Health Unit is offering the community Rabies Vaccination Clinics throughout the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Counties. The Rabies Vaccination Clinics will be held on Sept 12th and 19th. To find out locations where clinics will be held, call 1-800-660-5853 or visit the Health Unit website at http://healthunit.org/clinics-classes/rabies-clinic. The goal of hosting […]
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Submitted It might be hard to think of combining a charity gala with a down-home style barn party but that’s exactly what The Table Community Food Centre does with its annual fundraiser – Barns, Farms and Wicked Chefs. The popular event will happen on August 18th in Perth and features delicious food prepared by an […]
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Submitted The announcement of Christa Lowry’s platform on her campaign website at www.ChristaLowry.ca is the latest demonstration of Christa’s promise to bring “The willingness to listen … the experience to lead” to the office of Mayor of the Municipality of Mississippi Mills. Over the past eight weeks, Christa has connected with over 350 residents through informal conversations […]
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Submitted Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) (TSX: WEED, NYSE: CGC) and its wholly owned subsidiary Spectrum Cannabis, together with Dr. Danial Schecter, Co-founder of the Cannabinoid Medical Clinic, today announced a new Catalyst Peer Mentorship Program (“Catalyst Program”) which will link physicians from across the country with colleagues who possess advanced knowledge […]
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Submitted On Thursday, August 9, Dairy Queen fans in Carleton Place are encouraged to continue the 16-year tradition of making miracles happen by visiting their local Dairy Queen to celebrate Miracle Treat Day. Proceeds from every Blizzard Treat sold at participating Dairy Queen locations in Carleton Place, will be donated to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), one […]
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Submitted Officers of the Rideau Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are continuing an investigation into a collision that claimed the life of a local woman. On August 7, 2018 at about 3:45 AM OPP officers from the Rideau Lakes Detachment responded to a collision on Highway 15, just north of Portland in Rideau Lakes Township. Investigation […]
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Submitted This day is dedicated to raising awareness about Hepatitis C, a viral infection that affects the liver. Many people don’t know they are infected with the hepatitis C virus that can cause liver damage and liver cancer over time. The Hepatitis C virus is spread from infected blood that comes in contact with another […]
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Submitted The LCBO’s Summer Point of Sale Campaign in support of our 2018 United Way Lanark County Campaign is underway! From now until August 6th, LCBO Team Members in Carleton Place, Almonte, Perth, Smiths Falls and Lanark Highlands will be collecting donations at the cash to raise funds to help United Way assist those in […]
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Submitted by Brian Stewart, Mayor, Township of Lanark Highlands On Monday July 16th, the OPP began an investigation into “threats made to a staff member of the Township of Lanark Highlands”. This investigation according to the OPP’s press release is “open and on‐ going”. This is a devastating event for the municipality as it has […]
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Submitted The Smiths Falls Fire Department is continuing with a ban on open air burning, due to the continued dry conditions. The ban remains into effect and applies to all properties within Smiths Falls until further notice. No authorization to burn will be permitted during the burn ban. *This is about fire prevention. The forecast […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca In an emotional moment on Monday, Councillor Chris Cummings announced he would not be seeking re-election in October. “It’s time for me to step back,” he said, adding he’s been 12 years on council, made a number of friends and has a new understanding of municipal government and politics. He said he […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Jeremy Sztuka hopes to entice chess players to the 2nd annual Smiths Falls Open Chess Tournament in mid-August with some help from council members. He approached Committee of the Whole Monday with an ask of $2000, all of which would go directly to prizes for the players. His reasoning is he can […]
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Submitted Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating threats made to a staff member of the Township of Lanark Highlands. The investigation started on Monday July 16, 2018 and is active and ongoing. Anyone who has information relating to these crimes is asked to contact the Lanark County […]
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Submitted In light of the extreme heat experienced in eastern Ontario over the last couple of weeks, staff and Lanark County officials are taking extra precautions for residents in the county’s long-term care home, Lanark Lodge. “The residents of Lanark Lodge are safe,” said Jennie Bingley, Interim Director of Lanark Lodge. “We are taking numerous […]
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Submitted Lanark County is seeing results and a reduction in herbicide use as part of its long-term efforts to control noxious weeds, such as wild parsnip, through its Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) Plan. Due to wild parsnip’s rapid expansion along the county road system, the county has chosen to actively control the phototoxic weed that […]
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Submitted Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) is pleased to announce that Robert Morais has been elected Chair of its Board of Directors, and the Board has welcomed three new members: Jeff Nolan, Andrew Vignuzzi, and Amy E. Yee. The elections took place at the hospital’s June 28, 2018 Annual General Meeting, Morais, who is the cofounder […]
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Submitted Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 7 near the Village of Maberly in Tay Valley Township. At 06:01am on Monday July 8, 2018 officers responded to reports of an east bound tractor trailer unit blocking the highway after colliding with a […]
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Submitted Parks Canada’s project to repair the Burritts Rapids swing bridge achieved an important milestone this week as the bridge parts were returned to Burritts Rapids and re-assembly got underway. The project is now its final stages and could be open to traffic within 1-2 weeks. Parks Canada continues to work with the contractor to […]
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Submitted Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) (NYSE: CGC) (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) announced today the issuance of C$100 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.25% convertible senior notes due 2023 (the “Over-Allotment Notes”) pursuant to the exercise in full of the over-allotment option granted to the initial purchasers in connection with the previously announced […]
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Submitted Lanark County is reminding residents that jumping from trail bridges within the County of Lanark is unsafe and strictly prohibited. The County was advised by the Ontario Provincial Police that they are receiving reports of young people jumping into the Mississippi River from the fenced off and posted “No Trespassing” bridges located along the […]
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Submitted Spectrum Cannabis (“Spectrum Cannabis”), the global medical subsidiary of Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) (TSX:WEED) (NYSE: CGC) is proud to announce the introduction of convenient, colour-coded Softgels to its product line in Canada. These innovative new products, available today, provide patients and healthcare professionals with a consistent dosing format for ingestible […]
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Submitted As the last pieces of furniture were lined up, shoes unpacked from boxes, and pieces of silver were polished, the Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) Auxiliary took a few moments on the afternoon of June 8, 2018 to recognize the contributions of the long-serving volunteers at its major yearly fundraiser, Hey Day. Set-up was now […]
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Submitted Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) (NYSE: CGC) (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) announced today that it has priced its previously announced offering of convertible senior notes due 2023 (the “notes”). The Company will issue C$500 million aggregate principal amount of the notes. Canopy Growth has granted the initial purchasers of the notes an […]
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Trevor Oattes Smiths Falls has become a new home for Le Boat, Europe’s largest luxury boat rental company, following the grand opening of the company’s North American headquarters on June 13. Le Boat’s history spans over 40 years across eight of Europe’s richest countries – Belgium, England, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. The […]
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Submitted The Town of Smiths Falls is pleased to announce that Mr. Rick Chesebrough has been appointed as the Town’s new Fire Chief. Mr. Chesebrough joins a long list of esteemed fire services professionals that have held the post since the Fire Department was established as a Fire Brigade in 1852. Rick comes to the […]
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Sally Smith It wasn’t hard to say ‘yes’ to Toby James’ ask at Committee of the Whole in Perth, June 5. James spoke to council forthrightly and asked that the initial fee for the Docs on Ice Tournament, slated for March 28-30, 2019, be waived. He had some persuasive arguments: first, “every nickel will go […]
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(LEEDS, ON.) – Officers of the Rideau Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are continuing an investigation into a missing Rideau Lakes man. On June 6, 2018 at about 4:50 PM Rideau Lakes OPP officers responded to Delta in response to a missing person. Daniel Slack, 68 years old of Delta was last seen on his acreage property […]
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Submitted First term Councillor Arie Hoogenboom has announced his intention to run for Mayor of Rideau Lakes Township. Elected in the ward of South Elmsley in 2014, Hoogenboom has extensive background in local government having spent over 30 years as a senior municipal manager prior to taking early retirement. Married with 4 adult children and […]
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Submitted Telegraph operator on S.S. Ohio died at his post to send messages that saved 208 lives On August 26, 1909, Almonte, ON native George Eccles was the radio telegrapher aboard the S.S. Ohio when it hit uncharted rocks off the British Columbia coast and began to sink rapidly. Five lives were lost, but 208 […]
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Submitted Parks Canada’s project to repair the historic Burritts Rapids Swing Bridge will continue into June. While the contractor has made progress with several elements of their work their efforts are behind schedule resulting in delay and an extension of the planned bridge closure. While a specific re-opening date is not yet known, the revised […]
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Sally Smith Each year municipalities head off to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario Conference. This year it’s in Ottawa from August 19-22. Some Ministers and Parliamentary Assistants will be in attendance and will host municipal delegations. CAO Malcolm Morris asked council for suggestions for these delegations. Staff identified four: Connecting Link funding program, Perpetual […]
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Sally Smith It was recommended to Committee of the Whole Monday evening that the Town convey a “stratified title” under Hershey Drive to link the properties known as 1 Hershey Drive and 2 Air Care Drive. This, says Karl Grenke, planner with the Town, would “merge” the addresses of Tweed Incs. two existing landholdings and […]
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Submitted Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) (TSX:WEED, NYSE:CGC) is pleased to announce that Dr. Mark Ware, a leading researcher in the cannabis field for decades, will join the senior leadership team at Canopy Growth as the Company’s Chief Medical Officer commencing July 1st, 2018. Dr. Ware is an associate professor of family […]
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Submitted Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) (NYSE: CGC) (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) together with Les Serres Stéphane Bertrand Inc. (“Bertrand”) are pleased to announce that their joint business Les Serres Vert Cannabis Inc. (“Vert Mirabel”), received a cultivation licence from Health Canada on Friday, May 25, 2018. This establishes the tenth licenced production facility under the […]
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Town Meeting: Phase 2 Status Update J.L. Richards & Associates Limited Sarah Gore, P.Eng., Project Manager Sources: smithsfalls.ca – PDF www.jlrichards.ca Town of Smiths Falls Water System Purpose of this Study Phase 1 Problem/Opportunity Statement “The Town of Smith’s Falls owns and operates a communal potable water supply system for the Town, including the […]
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Submitted The Lanark County Tourism Association (LCTA) is pleased to announce the development of a new food and drink trail in Lanark County, the Sip & Savour Trail. The new trail will help visitors locate specialized food and drink businesses in the region, including breweries, distilleries, restaurants, maple syrup producers, chocolatiers and more. A stakeholder […]
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As posted on Facebook page –Shawn Pankow, Mayor of Smiths Falls “It was an honour today to address the Canadian Senate Social Affairs, Science and Technology Committee today regarding Bill C-45 respecting Cannabis and amendments to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and others. I participated on a panel with Canopy Growth Corporation […]
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Sally Smith The Town of Smiths Falls has given itself a long lead-in time before it really has to start thinking about what to do with the iconic water tower in the middle of town. It’s 90 years old now; it has another 10 years at the very most until it’s “done-done,” says the Town’s […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca It’s hard not to get excited about quilting when you’re among ladies who quilt for pleasure and creativity. On May 3, at Heart to Heart Quilts Lanark County’s Annual General Meeting, a new long-arm quilting machine was unveiled. From a functional necessity to today’s colourful art pieces, quilting is seeing a renaissance, […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Perth’s new Treasurer, Brian Burns, sat in on the May 15 council meeting. Very briefly, Burns is married, has two sons, likes to travel, likes good food, plays basketball as his preferred sport and is keen about learning a new accounting system. New Perth CAO has been named – he’s Ron Ladd. […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Project KITES is not just good for Eila VanWingerden, the 14-year-old girl SFDCI students have taken under their wing this semester; it’s also good for the 20 students doing the fundraising, putting a variety show together, and finding sponsors for the June 5 event. Each semester over the last year-and-a-half, Breanna Bedor’s […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca James Bartleman, former lieutenant governor of Ontario and author of eight books, four of them novels, signed his latest novel A Matter of Conscience at a book launch at the Book Nook in Perth on Saturday. Mr. Bartleman lives in Perth, spends as much time as he can at his nearby cottage […]
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OPINION – Sally Smith It was very civil, very sedate, very structured. The Lanark Federation of Agriculture partnered with the Chambers of Commerce from Smiths Falls, Perth and Carleton Place to host an All-Candidates’ Meeting at Beckwith Township offices Wednesday night. Four candidates faced a crowd of about 120 people – Anita Payne, Green Party […]
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Submitted Officers of the Rideau Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continued an investigation after a woman was rescued after driving off of a boat launch. On May 11, 2018 at about 11:55 P.M O.P.P officers were advised that a female had just driven off a boat launch in Rideau Lakes Township. OPP […]
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Brian Turner editorial@pdgmedia.ca As a result of the needs to upgrade both the water and waste-water treatment plans due to both development and population growth, town staff presented recommendations for changes to the development fee schedules. Under current provincial legislation, municipalities are permitted to collect development fees from building companies to cover specific costs related […]
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Brian Turner editorial@pdgmedia.ca Carleton Place Council held their Corporate Services Committee meeting on May 15 beginning after an open house to discuss the water and waste-water treatment plants report prepared by consultants JL Richards. The report reviewed the current status of both plants and required upgrades, expansions, and changes required due to residential and commercial […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Community Police Officer Aaron Tompkins, along with Chief Mark MacGillivray presented and described the department’s new Health IM Screening software to Committee of the Whole May 14. Health IM has three components – a digital mental health screener, a wireless connection, and records management synchronization with the hospital system. Health IM is […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca As a result of an altercation between Carleton Place Mayor Louis Antonakos and Councilor Doug Black in February of this year at the town hall, criminal charges were laid against Black. A series of court procedures ended today in Perth and Black has issued the following statement… “To the Mayor, Councillors, Town Staff and […]
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Submitted Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”)(TSX: WEED) announced today it has applied to list its common shares on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). The Company currently anticipates that, subject to the receipt of all required approvals, its common shares will begin trading on the NYSE before the end of May […]
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Chris Uhlig editorial@pdgmedia.ca On Monday, May 15th, the Smith Falls Fire Department received the call of an attic fire at 95 Main St. E. around 6:05 pm, when a neighbor reported smoke coming out of the back portion of the roof. Both Montague and Smiths Falls fire departments responded to the scene. Nobody was in […]
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Submitted Officers of the Rideau Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are continuing an investigation after a woman was rescued after driving off of a boat launch. On May 11, 2018 at about 11:55 P.M O.P.P officers were advised that a female had just driven off a boat launch in Rideau Lakes Township. […]
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Submitted Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the addition of high quality cannabis from CraftGrow partner AB Laboratories Inc. (“AB Labs”), part of Invictus MD Strategies Corp (“Invictus”) (TSXV: GENE; OTC: IVITF), in the Tweed Main Street online store. This is the latest product from a CraftGrow […]
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Sally Smith With barely the blink of an eye, council members, at a special Committee of the Whole meeting, May 7, sent a recommendation forward to council for the installation of a private (unregulated) telecommunications crossing on Hershey Drive to Air Care Drive. Private utilities require a municipal agreement to occupy any portion of a […]
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Submitted The Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind motorists to slow down and proceed with caution when approaching an emergency vehicle parked on the side of the highway with its lights activated. If the highway has more than one lane, the law requires the driver to move over and […]
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Submitted On May 7, 2018 at approximately 1:35 a.m. the Smiths Falls Fire Department responded to a fire at 80 – 82 Victoria Avenue. Mutual Aid from the Montague Fire Department and Perth Fire Department was called. Smiths Falls Police Service also responded to the scene. This property housed 6 apartments. Sadly, there was one […]
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Submitted The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as result of their breach of Parole. Richard Weerts is described as an Indigenous male, 54 years of age, 5’9″ (175cm), 168 lbs. (76kg) with black hair and one brown eye. He […]
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Submitted In the build up to Education Week, which carries the theme of Equity in Action! and commences today, students at Montague Public School received first-hand education on what it’s like to live in other parts of the world. Nine international students from Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute (SFDCI), representing Germany, Mexico, Spain, China, Hong […]
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Submitted Tweed is pleased to join the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in announcing the locations of its new production facility and first four retail locations in the province. Together, these sites will bring over 200 high quality local jobs in the booming legal cannabis sector. The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Jeff Ryan, […]
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Submitted The Detached swing bridge will be closed between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on May 8 and 9 in order to complete routine maintenance. Motorists are invited to plan their routes accordingly in order to avoid delays. Parks Canada wishes to thank the public for their patience and cooperation at this […]
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Submitted With deep community roots and a family track record of public service, Christa Lowry is vowing to bring “The willingness to listen. The experience to lead.” as Mayor of the Municipality of Mississippi Mills including Almonte, Pakenham and Ramsay Wards. In 2014, Christa was elected as a Councillor in Mississippi Mills and was humbled […]
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On May 7, 2018 at approximately 1:35 a.m. the Smiths Falls Fire Department responded to a fire at 80 – 82 Victoria Avenue. Mutual Aid from the Montague Fire Department and Perth Fire Department was called. Smiths Falls Police Service also responded to the scene. This property housed 6 apartments. Sadly, there was one fatality. […]
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In a press release issued through his personal Facebook page on May 1, 2018, Louis Antonakos announced his candidacy with the following statement: “As Mayor of Carleton Place, I am excited and proud to throw my hat in the ring once again to officially announce my 2018 candidacy for Mayor. I look forward to representing […]
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Stacey Roy On Sunday, May 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. St. Francis de Sales School on Elmsley Street in Smiths Falls, will be opening its doors to the community for a final walk down memory lane and a celebration of the facility’s over 100 years of service. “We hope to see a lot […]
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Submitted A new Community Paramedic Program launched by the Leeds Grenville Paramedic Service, in partnership with Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) and the Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), is helping seniors and other people with complex health issues get the care they need. Through the program, specially trained paramedics make scheduled house calls to people […]
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Submitted Members of the Ontario Provincial Police stopped another stunt driver in Leeds County. On April 23, 2018 at about 3:15 P.M. Ontario Provincial Police officers in Elizabethtown-Kitley Township stopped an eastbound motorcycle on Highway 401 driving 92 kilometres over the speed limit. The driver accelerated to that speed between the two Brockville exits. As a result […]
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Brian Turner editorial@pdgmedia.ca At the regular session of Carleton Place Council held on April 24, Rob Bell, president of the Mississippi Lakes Association made a presentation on a study of algae blooms. His group had sought out help in dealing with blue-green blooms which often bring increased levels in toxins. Queen’s University’s Dr. Nader Nakhaei […]
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Submitted On April 23, 2018, in the Rogers Road area of Perth a number of resident’s garages and vehicles were entered overnight. Personal items were taken from the residences, including electronics, cash and credit cards. The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with the assistance of East Region Forensic Identification Unit […]
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Submitted Members of the Ontario Provincial Police in Leeds County are issuing a plea for residents to be mindful of consequences surrounding their habits. On April 22, 2018 at about 1:00 P.M., officers of the Leeds County OPP Detachment and Fire Services were called to an out of control grass fire on Mother Barnes Road in […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca At a Special Council Meeting Monday night in Smiths Falls, council passed a bylaw to authorize an agreement with Canada Parks and Recreation Association to receive $15,187.20 in funding subsidies for three summer jobs under the Green Fund Jobs initiative. The subsidies will be used to offset employment for summer positions for […]
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Submitted Canopy Health Innovations (“Canopy Health” or “CHI”), the partly-owned biopharmaceutical research and development affiliate of Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) (“Canopy Growth”), today announced that it has, alone or with its subsidiary Canopy Animal Health or through its joint-venture Beckley Canopy Therapeutics, filed eight provisional US patents pertaining to the delivery and application of […]
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SMITHS FALLS, ON, April 20, 2018 /CNW/ – Tweed Inc. (“Tweed”) is proud to announce the funding and creation of the Tweed Collective – an initiative founded on the principles of progress, growth, and community development. Over the next 4 years, the Tweed Collective will invest $20 million in social, responsible initiatives that will transform where and how we […]
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Submitted Today marks the official public announcement and launch of the renovation phase toward the opening of second stage housing in Lanark County, in part, made possible through funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Over the next six months, Lanark County Interval House will work with local leadership and with significant community support, to prepare […]
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Submitted Tom Foulkes kept a CTV camera crew on the run Tuesday as they went from his house to the walking track at the Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre and finished at the Station Theatre. Joel Haslam, Regional Contact host, interviewed Foulkes for a Heart Institute piece to be run next Wednesday, April 25. Walking […]
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Submitted Parks Canada’s project to repair the historic Burritts Rapids Swing Bridge is progressing well. The bridge was partially disassembled and moved to a shop in Merrickville for repairs. As part of these repairs the steel components will be sandblasted, reshaped, and repainted. Similarly, repairs will also be done on the mechanical components of the […]
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Submitted Over the past 10 days Canadians across the country have been mourning and honouring the 16 individuals who lost their lives in a tragic accident. Like Mississippi Mills, Humboldt is a small municipality with strong ties to their community and a loss on this scale is drastically felt. We as a community and municipality […]
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Submitted After such a long winter, plan to get out on the golf course for a good cause! Mapleview will once again be the location for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County annual golf tournament on May 26th to raise funds for local mentoring programs. 3M Perth is the title sponsor, supporting the […]
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Submitted The issues facing volunteer board members of local non-profit organizations and charities are greater than ever, from strategic planning to community engagement. How do you achieve your mission? What does it mean to be a Board member? Who does what at the Board level? Why is community outreach so important? Where do we go […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca As the behind-the-scenes financial guy, Lang Britchford (Perth’s Treasurer) was a bit nervous answering questions at an ‘exit’ interview. He likes gathering information and handing it to front-line politicians for them to hand out, but he’s a bit wary and uncomfortable talking about himself and his work. He’s retiring mid-May so still […]
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Submitted Kemptville District Hospital (KDH)’s volunteer organization, the KDH Auxiliary, has donated an impressive $65,000 to enhance patient care at the Hospital just days before National Volunteer Week is celebrated April 15 to 21, 2018. “This is the fourth year in a row that the Auxiliary’s annual donation has totaled $65,000, and we couldn’t be […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Due diligence is called for when it comes to handing out naloxone kits and who should administer the lifesaving dose. Mayor Fenik, at Committee of the Whole, Tuesday, cautioned being aware of litigation in the case of deaths if administered inappropriately; Councillor Jim Boldt added they should be used “as a back-up […]
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Submitted by Canopy Growth Corporation Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) (“Canopy Growth”) is pleased to announce the launch of Beckley Canopy Therapeutics (“Beckley Canopy”), a partnership between its affiliate and biopharmaceutical research arm Canopy Health Innovations (“Canopy Health”) and drug research pioneer Lady Amanda Feilding and the Beckley Foundation (“Beckley”). Beckley Canopy has been formed to research and […]
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Submitted Chef Ram, creator of Ramello butter chicken sauce, donated $500 from the proceeds of Ramello to Lanark County Big Brothers Big Sisters. Jennifer Miller of BBBS accept on the organizations behalf.
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca It wasn’t raucous but there was a tenseness in the room. Landowners in the Cranberry Creek catchment area met at Pierce’s Corners’ hall just outside North Gower Sunday afternoon to get information from Ottawa councillor Scott Moffatt on the amount they were being assessed for drainage modification, improvement and maintenance. Cranberry Creek […]
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Janelle Labelle editorial@pdgmedia.ca Construction crews have been busy repairing the Victoria Basin in Smiths Falls this spring. Parks Canada’s contractors have been restoring the sea walls in the Victoria Basin, ahead of the construction of a new dock system along the south wall. Their work has been slowed down, “complicated by the break in a […]
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Carleton Place Planning and Development Committee Report On Tuesday, April 3rd, Carleton Place Council held regular sessions of their Physical Environment (Public Works) and Planning and Development Committees in the upper auditorium at the town hall. The Physical Environment committee meeting was short with only 2 items appearing on the agenda; the renewal of Enbridge Gas’ […]
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Submitted Lanark County Council continues to work with all local municipalities on the development of the Ottawa Valley Recreation Trail. Mississippi Mills Council has indicated it opposes motorized trail use through the core of Almonte, where the former CP rail bed passes. A bypass would allow ATV users and snowmobilers to access the full OVRT […]
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Submitted The Hana Bed is a state of the art operating room table that allows the patient to receive a total hip replacement that is minimally invasive when compared to the traditional procedure. The table allows the surgeon to position the patient in such a way that no muscles are cut. The surgeon can repair […]
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Brian Turner editorial@pdgmedia.ca At Carleton Place council’s Policy Review Committee meeting of Mar. 27, staff reviewed the impacts of Ontario Bill 139 (Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act). The main topic of discussion was the replacement of the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) with the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT). The province will also create a support […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca ‘We’re talking about $5 million here.’ A Smiths Falls council member’s bid to persuade colleagues to change their decision on the design for the redevelopment of the town’s main street was shot down at a March 26 meeting. Following a report from staff on the province’s decision not to provide the town […]
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Earth Hour is fast approaching, scheduled for Saturday, March 24th, 2018 from 8:30pm to 9:30pm. What began as a “lights off” event in Sydney, Australia in 2007 has grown to engage more than 172 countries and territories worldwide. Millions of people, businesses and landmarks set aside this hour to host events, switch off their lights […]
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Submitted by Lanark and District Maple Producers Spring is finally here, and just in time for Maple Weekend! The Lanark & District Maple Syrup Producers’ Association (LDMSPA) invites visitors to join them April 7 and 8 to celebrate a new season of producing the ultimate Canadian sweetener, delicious maple syrup. LDMSPA President, Harold Walker, explained the […]
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Submitted A report was put forth from the Chief Librarian regarding the Ontario Library Association (OLA) and Federation of Ontario Public Libraries (FOPL) for Council to support their submission for increased provincial funding. Some of the annual provincial priorities include an increased base funding of $50 million and dedicating $25 million for Ontario’s digital library. […]
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Brian Turner editorial@pdgmedia.ca Following their Community Issue Committee meeting on March 20, Carleton Place Council held a regular session of their Planning and Protection Committee. The main topic of discussion was a updating of the town’s building bylaw. Some of the recommended changes were merely minor language edits to keep this legislation in line with […]
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Brian Turner editorial@pdgmedia.ca Carleton Place Town Council held their regular Community Issues Committee meeting on March 20 to review updates from various community committees and organizations. Councilor Theresa Fritz chaired the session. Reporting as council’s representative on the BIA, Fritz mentioned that the 11th Annual Bunny run was ready to go on March 31st. This […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca It’s a tiny step towards the completion of the Perth arterial road, and fulfills two infrastructure initiatives in Perth’s Strategic Plan. Council voted unanimously March 20 to purchase 6 acres (2.4 ha) of land for $15,000 on the south side of Hwy #7. The property, owned by Robert Scott, has been “identified […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca James Reith was in Council Chambers Tuesday March 20. He wasn’t there to make a presentation, he wasn’t there to complain, or just to listen, he was there to get an award. Mayor John Fenik tells the story like this: It was a cold, snowy day in February when someone dropped a […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Town of Smiths Falls did not receive MTO Connecting Links Funding for 2018/19, according to Brandy Duhaime, Regional Communication Co-ordinator with the eastern region of the Ministry of Transportation. The preliminary cost construction of eligible roadworks, in the first phase of redevelopment of the Downtown Core (Beckwith St. – Chambers to […]
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Submitted by Canopy Growth Corporation Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) (“Canopy Growth” or “the Company”) is pleased to confirm that it has successfully completed a transfer of 1,500 cannabis clones to its Madrid-based partner, Alcaliber SA (“Alcaliber”), completing the first phase of a partnership entered into by both parties (the “Parties”) as announced on September 11, 2017. Canopy […]
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Submitted by Open Doors for Lanark Children and Youth Open this year, Open Doors for Lanark Children and Youth is launching a campaign focused on community engagement. The accredited child and youth mental health agency has been serving the communities of Lanark County for more than 22 years. As the stigma around mental health issues […]
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Submitted The Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind residents to be extra cautious when near the water this spring. Melting snow, spring rain and increasing daytime temperatures are beginning to fuel rising levels of rivers, creeks and streams throughout Grenville County. This time of year, the water is dangerously cold and […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Walk through the front doors at Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute (SFDCI), turn right, head to the double set of doors to the cafetorium, go through them and cross to the kitchen. Jeff Burns is there, Chef Jeff, that is. He’s the one in the red Chef’s coat, working with students (many […]
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Submitted by the town of Smiths Falls On March 12th, the Town experienced a major water main break on one of the three water mains which supply drinking water across the Rideau River. This feeder main has been taken out of service and drinking water supplies have been restored. The Town has also been in […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Smiths Falls staff quickly realized there was a water leak somewhere in the water system because of “lost pressure,” Malcolm Morris, CAO, explained at Committee of the Whole Monday night, responding to a Media Release put out on the Smiths Falls website at 2:50 p.m. He explained that the rupture causing the […]
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Submitted by Smiths Falls Police Services Domestic dispute leads to several charges On the 9th of March 2018 police responded to a disturbance call in the Parkland court area and arrested a 22 year old male who fled the scene from a domestic dispute but was apprehended by police shortly after. The male was charged […]
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Submitted by the Town of Smiths Falls The Town has experienced a break. This break has been isolated. The Water Plant will be refilling system reservoirs over the next several hours. We have been in consultation with the Leeds Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit. Town residents are advised that there are no concerns regarding […]
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Submitted by Lanark County Crime Stoppers Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeking assistance from the public to identify the person or persons responsible for a break, enter and theft at a non-operational lumber yard located at McDonalds Corners in the Township of Lanark Highlands. Sometime on Saturday, March 3 an unknown person(s) went to […]
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Submitted by Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit March is nutrition month, and this year the Registered Dietitians at the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit are focusing on four ways to unlock the potential of food. Food unites us at the dinner table and is often included as part of cultural traditions. Food […]
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Brian Turner editorial@pdgmedia.ca Other than a few consent agenda items, the bulk of Carleton Place Planning and Protection and Physical Environment committees on March 6 dealt with an application to develop the former church at 17 Albert Street (on the corner of Beckwith Street) into an apartment unit. This historic building, constructed in 1860 is […]
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Brian Turner editorial@pdgmedia.ca An application to the province for funding to replace the town’s main street river crossing was denied to the disappointment of both staff and members of council, which was revealed at the March 6 Planning and Protection and Physical Environment committee meeting of Carleton Place council. Reports completed over recent months have revealed […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca CBC was in Smiths Falls this on March 6 and broadcasting from the Coffee Culture Café. Host Robyn Bresnahan opened the show at 5:30 a.m. and talked to residents and politicians over the next three hours. CBC chose Smiths Falls, highlighting it as a town in transition with Tweed (Canopy Growth) and […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca Perth’s historic Stewart Park is home to many beautiful trees, open green spaces, and majestic views. A very central part of the park has been a large Silver Maple tree in the section of the park between the Little Tay River and the Bandstand. This tree has provided shade for many Stewart Park […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Town of Smiths Falls officials assured council members at a March 5 meeting that a detailed plan will be developed to help businesses cope with the redevelopment of the town’s main street. Now that councillors have chosen their preferred design for the redevelopment, construction on Beckwith Street is set to begin in […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Town of Smiths Falls staff will have to go back to the drawing board to ensure the first phase of long-awaited renovations to the town hall stay within budget. Manager of Community Services Art Manhire reported to council at a March 5 meeting that just three bids were received for […]
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April Scott-Clarke editorial@pdgemdia.ca Ann Martin, a staple in the Merrickville volunteer community, wants to ensure that the community she loves is well taken care of and lives on long after she is gone. This sense of community and philanthropy is the incentive behind creating the Merrickville-Wolford Community Fund (MWCF). Community funds are broad-based, volunteer-driven and […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Stop in at 18 Russell St. E in Smiths Falls this weekend and have a chat with Elyse Skura or Matthew Kupfer. If those names sound familiar, that’s probably because you’re a CBC listener. Kupfer is the evening reporter for TV, radio and the web; you’ve probably seen him around town in […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca A project launched two years ago will continue in 2018, as Smiths Falls town councillors have agreed to proceed with the ongoing rehabilitation of three bridges spanning the Rideau Canal along Beckwith Street. However, the project will cost the town more than anticipated, as engineers from the Belleville-based Greer Galloway Group have […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca The redevelopment of Beckwith Street in Smiths Falls will be going ahead, and bringing several improvements, but one thing that will be staying is angle parking. A majority of town councillors, arguing that most of the people they represent want angle parking to stay, voted at a special council meeting Feb. […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca On Feb. 23, 2018, it was brought to the attention of Lanark County officials that there was an active link on the Lanark County website that included personal emails from Lanark County residents. Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), one of the ways a privacy breach can […]
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Janelle Labelle editorial@pdgmedia.ca Feathered Haven Parrot Rescue in Smiths Falls typically rescues birds one at a time. Early in January, however, they found themselves tasked with the rescue of over 100 birds in one fell swoop. Jill Woods, who runs Feathered Haven Parrot Rescue was contacted by family members of the birds’ owner. The […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Again at the Feb. 20 council meeting Mayor Fenik took the opposite stance of the rest of council and voted, in a recorded vote, against the recommendation of Notice of Intent to amend the Heritage Conservation District bylaw. “This absolutely erodes the protection of our downtown core. With all due respect, I […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Developer Wit Lewandowski and Dr. Neel Chadha sat through Perth council on Tuesday, Feb. 20 to hear for themselves if the site plan application for 240 Gore Street, Phase 1 – Lanark Lifestyles Retirement Community – was passed. It was, with much favour. Councillor Jim Boldt commented that in the time he […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Perth Councillor Judy Brown asked for a motion to postpone the passing of a bylaw (proposed at Committee of the Whole on Feb. 6) that would give exclusivity to the vendor of both Conlon Farm and the Community Centre canteens. Mayor John Fenik, again (as he did on Feb. 6), spoke strongly […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Smiths Falls town councillors will make a final decision on the design for the redevelopment of Beckwith Street at a special meeting on Monday, Feb. 26. Council was presented with the engineers’ final recommendation for the design – which would see parking on the street move from angle to parallel parking – […]
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Brian Turner editorial@pdgmedia.ca During the Feb. 20 Planning and Protection Committee session in Carleton Place, much discussion took place on two provincial proposals for new regulations covering fire and police services. New rules are coming regarding fire fighter certifications, which may cause concerns and extra costs for some municipalities according to Director of Protective Services/Fire […]
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Brian Turner editorial@pdgmedia.ca At the end of regular Carleton Place Council committee meetings on Feb 20, council went into a special session to ratify their decision to dock Mayor Louis Antonakos 270 days of pay and the remainder of his discretionary fund for 2018. This special meeting was made possible by a petition to the […]
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Hometown News Staff Smiths Falls Police are investigating a threat directed at Duncan J Scholar School. The school had been placed in a Hold and Secure situation, which was then downgraded to a Shelter in Place. Students were dismissed at regular time and the school confirmed that all students and staff are safe. During the […]
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Canopy Growth Corporation Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has been conditionally selected by the Government of Manitoba to operate cannabis retail stores in the province after a rigorous and highly competitive RFP process. Canopy Growth, along with its partner Delta 9, is one of four successful candidates […]
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Kemptville District Hospital Canadian winters – with snow, sleet and freezing rain causing hazardous driving conditions outside and keeping people inside where germs abound – present additional challenges for hospitals across the country. With each winter season comes an increase in influenza cases, motor vehicle accidents, hospital bed shortages, and more. In recognition of the […]
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Two Rivers Food Hub As of February 14, 2018, Two Rivers Food Hub is ceasing its distribution operations. The commercial kitchens and long-term freezer and cooler storage rentals will continue as usual at the hub. Two Rivers Food Hub is a not-for-profit social enterprise based in Smiths Falls Ontario with a mandate to support the […]
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Smiths Falls Police Service During the early morning hours of 11 February 2018 Smiths Falls Police received multiple calls reporting a male armed with a uncapped syringe who had attempted to rob three businesses downtown and citizens located within and nearby. The male in an attempt to flee, threatened a citizen with the weapon to […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca The official unveiling of Le Boat’s Rideau Canal fleet on Feb. 6 marked a momentous day for Smiths Falls, said Mayor Shawn Pankow. Local mayors, town staff, local MPP Randy Hillier and representatives from Parks Canada joined Le Boat’s Global Managing Director, Cheryl Brown, to introduce the community to the 16 houseboats […]
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April Scott-Clarke april@pdgmedia.ca The Smiths Falls Business Owners Association (SFBOA) took the floor at the Monday night, Feb. 12, committee of the whole meeting in Smiths Falls, with the hopes to change the conversation of the Beckwith Street redevelopment plan. So far there has been a lot of talk about parking, but Nick Ritchie of […]
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Brian Turner editorial@pdgmedia.ca On Friday, Feb. 9, the collected municipal drug strategy committees of Lanark County held their 28th annual networking day where they discuss the latest trends and solutions in the field of mental health and addictions. Hosted at the Beckwith Municipal Hall by Beckwith Reeve Richard Kidd, the 60 in attendance were members or […]
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Sarah Cavanagh editorial@pdgmedia.ca At approximately 9:12 a.m. on Feb.5, local daycare provider Doreen Maclaren was crossing Townline Road with a small child and was struck by a vehicle turning east from Joseph Street onto Townline Road. Crossing guard Doris Marquis, who has been helping families go to and from school for over 20 years, said […]
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Brian Turner editorial@pdgmedia.ca An item on the agenda of the Feb. 6 Planning/Protection and Physical Environment Committee meeting that sparked the most attention was the the proposed Bodnar subdivision (between Lake Ave. W and Highway 7 next to Roy Brown Park). It brought the most interest and speakers from the assembled and larger than average […]
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Hometown News Staff On Friday, Feb. 2 police were called to Carleton Place Town Hall just after noon and news quickly spread that an incident between Mayor Louis Antonakos and Councillor Doug Black had happened and that Black had been charged with assault. Today, Black released this statement: To the residents of Carleton Place: On […]
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(Town of Carleton Place, ON) – At 12:04pm on Friday February 2, 2018 officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an assault at the Carleton Place Town Hall. As a result of the subsequent investigation Douglas Black (65 years) of the Town of Carleton Place […]
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(Perth, ON) – On Thursday, February 1st, at approximately 9:10pm, officers from the Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police Detachment attended a business on Wilson St. in the Town of Perth in regards to a reported robbery. Witnesses advised police that a male had entered the business and made demands of an employee. The male then […]
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Hometown News Staff The official votes are in and the Pee Wee Smiths Falls Bears are now off to the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup final. Moving on to the final of the competition means that the team has earned an extra $5,000 towards their charity of choice — the Salvation Army. Getting past the first […]
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Brian Turner editorial@pdgmedia.ca On Tuesday, Jan. 30 Carleton Place Council convened a regular session to discuss and vote on various committee meetings’ reports and on the agenda was a report from the town’s Integrity Commissioner, Robert Swayze. His filing, dated Jan. 22 and made public via the town’s website on Jan. 26 covered his review […]
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Hometown News Staff It was an exciting day in Smiths Falls today as giant, shrink-wrapped boats pulled into town on the back of tractor trailers. Pink lashing were used secured the trailers from their starting point in Poland as a nod to the $1657 donation Le Boat made in support of breast cancer. Photos from […]
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Brian Turner editorial@pdgmedia.ca People First of Lanark County founder and Carleton Place resident Kory Earle held a formal press conference on Jan. 29 to deliver remarks concerning the Jan. 26 release of a municipal integrity commissioner’s report regarding Mayor Louis Antonakos. Robert J. Swayze, Integrity Commissioner for the Town of Carleton Place, found that the […]
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April Scott-Clarke april@pdgmedi.ca Hilton’s Aqua Green Dispositions, a local crematorium that uses an alternative, no-flame, method for cremation called alkaline hydrolysis, is going into its fourth year of business but this year may be its last. On Jan. 25 the facility was inspected and was promptly issued a notice to revoke the facility’s licence for […]
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On January 24, 2018, the Registrar, Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002 (FBCSA) issued a Notice of Proposal to Revoke and an Order to immediately suspend the Crematorium Operator licence of Hilton’s AquaGreen Dispositions Inc. in Smiths Falls, ON. The immediate suspension is believed to be in the public interest. The Notice of Proposal […]
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Graff opposes bylaw zoning amendment Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca It was a contentious afternoon council meeting Tuesday, Jan.23. Residents living close to the vacant almost-acre of land at 8 Rogers Road strenuously urged council, through correspondence and in person, not to amend the zoning of the lot from residential second density to residential fourth density […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Perth councillors and department heads, along with media, spent four hours Friday walking through Treasurer Lang Britchford’s proposed 2018 budget of $7.2 million. In the end, it was given a thumbs-up with a two per cent increase and will be passed at council Feb.20. Mayor John Fenik noted that “13 years […]
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The Town of Smiths Falls Mayor Shawn Pankow along with Councillors Dawn Quinn and Chris Cummings joined more than 1,000 rural municipal officials from across the province at the 2018 Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) Conference in Toronto from January 21 to 23. The conference launched Monday morning with a keynote address by premier Kathleen […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca Today Lanark County Council approved the 2018/2019 Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative (CHPI) Investment Plan. At the community services committee meeting earlier this month, Social Housing Manager Sandy Grey explained the annual provincial funding aims to “prevent, address and reduce homelessness by improving access to adequate, suitable and affordable housing that is linked to […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgemdia.ca The town of Carleton Place is looking forward to welcoming a new treasurer who will replace Phil Hogan, retiring after 25 years of service. The town’s policy review committee announced earlier this week that Trisa McConkey, currently the deputy treasurer of Perth, will be taking the financial reins as of Feb. 12. […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca According to the new Local Share initiative of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), the ability of Ontario communities to deliver existing services while closing the infrastructure gap will require an addition $4.9 billion annually for the next decade. A report presented to the Carleton Place community issues committee by Deputy […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca Carleton Place staff are working to create an improved communications strategy to keep residents informed about the goings on at Town Hall. In a report presented to the community issues committee Jan. 23, it was revealed that, among other improvements, a brief weekly meeting summary will be produced every Wednesday after council […]
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April Scott-Clarke Mississippi Mills is now formally looking to fill the role of Chief Administrative Officer and is hoping a head hunter will be able to help them find the best candidate available. The town put out a Request for Proposal for executive search company today (Jan. 23), with a Jan. 31 deadline. Diane Smithson, […]
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Hometown News Staff If you’re a non-profit or charity serving Smiths Falls or Lanark County, be aware of the United Way Lanark County’s (UWLC) new funding process. The new online process is now open and applications are being accepted until March. 1, 2018. The organization has opened up a new a Call for Proposals (CFPs) […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca With some discussion, and a vote of five for, one against, the Mayor’s Task Force on Local Climate Change was repealed, to be replaced by the creation of a Climate Change Sustainability Advisory Panel. Mayor John Fenik emphasized this was not a committee but an advisory panel when questioned by councillor Jim […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca It’s a natural go-together, Perth Rotary club member Jim Peden said. He and fellow Rotarian Frank Larabie presented a summer 2018 proposed dual-event blockbuster to Perth Committee of the Whole Tuesday. As a partner with the town for the 2018 Ribfest, their proposal is to add a music festival and stage the […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Smiths Falls resident Patricia Headlam made an impassioned plea to town councillors at a Jan. 15 meeting to keep angle parking on Beckwith Street, on the grounds that it is an important part of the town’s heritage. Accompanied by a group of supporters, Headlam also presented Mayor Shawn Pankow with a […]
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On Friday January 12, 2018 members of the Smiths Falls Police Service executed a drug search warrant on a commercial tenant, known as the Siloki Inc. at 361 Queen Street, Smiths Falls. Police located a large scale grow-op inside the business. Police seized approximately 52 marijuana plants, a quantity of loose marijuana buds, production and […]
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Janelle Labelle editorial@pdgmedia.ca Feathered Haven Parrot Rescue in Smiths Falls typically rescues birds one at a time, when their owners are no longer able to care for them or for various other reasons. This week, however, they found themselves tasked with the rescue and care of over 100 birds in one fell swoop. Jill Woods, […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca With unpredictable winter weather, the current Carleton Place bylaw governing overnight parking bans to facilitate snow removal will be undergoing a review to bring clarity for residents who aren’t sure what to do with their vehicles when the white stuff falls. Currently, over 800 residents receive electronic notifications of overnight parking bans, […]
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Smiths Falls Police On January 7, 2018 at approximately 1 a.m. police were called to a business on Center Street for a reported customer who failed to pay his outstanding bill. Investigation revealed that a 44 year old male suspect had left without paying for his order. Police located and stopped the suspect a short […]
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Smiths Falls Police On Friday January 5, 2018 at approximately 11:02 p.m. police responded to a residence on Parkland Court for a report of a domestic disturbance. Investigation revealed that a 50 year old male suspect of Smiths Falls had assaulted a female resident and was in breach of his release conditions. The suspect was […]
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Smiths Falls Police On Friday January 5, 2018 at approximately 11:29 a.m. police attended a residence on Empress Avenue and located a 24 year old male suspect of no fixed address, with an outstanding warrant for his arrest issued by the Ottawa Police Service. The suspect was subsequently placed under arrest and later turned over […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Smiths Falls Fire Department continues to provide new sources of funding for the town by providing fire dispatching services to remote municipalities. Although these municipalities respond to emergencies using their own personnel and equipment, the Smiths Falls department’s communications system provides the dispatching service for a fee. At its next regular […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Smiths Falls town councillors, both male and female, are sporting matching neckties to show their support for Alzheimer Month in the region. Louise Noble, executive director of the Alzheimer Society of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, attended a Jan. 8 meeting to brief council members on this month’s theme, the need to end […]
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Matthew Behrens When Ink & Iron tattoo parlour owner Lea Maurice decided last November to host a Carleton Place Friday night sleepout to raise awareness of Lanark County youth homelessness, she had no idea that within 24 hours, a local developer would be inspired to take concrete action with plans to construct 13 units of […]
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Christine Peets When parents and kids wake up to news reports that the school buses aren’t running due to bad weather, they may have different reactions. Kids may be happy to miss school for a ‘snow day’; parents may have to put a contingency plan in place to make sure their kids will be […]
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Chris Uhlig On Jan. 5 the Smiths Falls Bears faced off against the Kemptville 73’s in junior hockey action at home in front of a crowd of 288 fans. In the end, it was the guests who took away the 1-0 win. The lone goal of the game was scored by Kemptville’s Jared Patterson with […]
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Matthew Behrens A global charitable movement that began a decade ago in Jackson, Michigan has formed a new chapter in Carleton Place thanks to the networking efforts of local entrepreneurs Lynn Vardy and Jeannie Mongrain. The 100 Women Who Care campaign – in which selected charities regularly meet up with potential donors, each armed with […]
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Submitted Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) assisted by OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigators continue to investigate a fatal collision on Highway 7 near Ramsay Concession 1 in the Municipality of Mississippi Mills. Police were called to the scene of a two passenger vehicle collision at 7:25 a.m. this morning. […]
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Chris Uhlig Despite the recent good run, the Smiths Falls Bears finished off their regular season with a 2-1 loss after a hard fought battle against the Ottawa Junior Senators. After a scoreless first period, Ottawa’s Griffin McGregor shot the first goal for the game at the 4:20 mark in the second period. Ottawa’s Darcy […]
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Submitted At approximately 1 p.m. today, Dec. 22, the Lanark County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police released a statement saying they were investigating a serious collision on Hwy 7 between Tatlock Road and Ramsay Concession 4A. The collision was between two vehicles and one person involved in the crash has died. As of 8:30 […]
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Submitted Mayor Louis Antonakos and town council are pleased to announce Diane Smithson has been appointed as the Town of Carleton Place’s new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), to begin in March 2018. Smithson was recruited after an extensive nationwide search by Ravenhill Group Inc. a Toronto-based executive search firm specializing in municipal searches. “Diane has […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca Three phases of a major new housing and commercial development that both supporters and opponents agree will change the face of downtown Carleton Place received a conditional green light at the lengthy Dec. 19 planning and protection committee meeting. That decision is subject to a considerable number of qualifications that will require […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Smiths Falls town councillors are being asked to choose between maintaining Beckwith Street’s “unique” angle parking, or using some of the street’s unusual width to create wider sidewalks and add bicycle lanes. After gathering public input into a plan to redevelop the town’s main thoroughfare from Chambers Street north to Elmsley, Ron […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca There’s nothing like Christmas for Kathy Botham. Walk in her front door, turn slightly left and Christmas is there in front of you. Every hour, every day, 365 days a year in her own Christmas room. She loves it, and everyone who knows Botham knows her delight in the season. She says […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca A 120-year-old Carleton Place Hackberry tree will stay standing for now after a Dec. 12 discussion at the town’s planning and protection committee prompted by a developer’s plans to remove it in favour of a traffic circle. A three-phase development to build 56 residential units in an existing stone building, followed by […]
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Lanark County Detachment At 09:01am on Wednesday December 13, 2017 officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to reports of man carrying a crossbow in the Village of Lanark in the Township of Lanark Highlands. The location and behaviour of the man were such that Maple Grove Public School and Scared Heart of […]
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Chris Uhlig Santa Claus came to Smiths Falls on Saturday evening with the annual parade winding its way from the Memorial Center down Beckwith Street to Lower Reach Park. People of all ages lined the streets to catch a glimpse of Santa. And since Santa is a being from the magical realms and can show […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca For a bit of a noisy but really good lunch, head out to Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute every second Thursday at noon, dig in to tasty food and sit back and listen to up-and-coming musical artists. The Restless Red Hawk Café, located in the front foyer of the school, highlights six […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca At Committee of the Whole on Dec.5, a motion was passed to amend the traffic and parking bylaw regarding three specific locations in Perth – Drummond and Craig, Drummond and North, and Victoria and Boulton Streets. The recommendation in the spring of 2017 at Drummond and Craig Streets was to install a […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Councillor Jim Graff presented a motion from the Perth Police Services Board (PSB) at Perth’s Committee of the Whole meeting last week, John Clement, a member of the PSB, is asking that the word ‘adequate’ be changed in the new proposed Police Services Act, 2017, to ‘efficient’ or ‘competent’. Clement offers this […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca It’s not easy, as we get older, getting out of a parked car in the middle of winter and trying to negotiate an 18-inch high snowbank, Councillor Jim Graff pointed out at Committee of the Whole on Tuesday night in Perth. For that reason he voted in favour of the town’s recommendation […]
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Submitted Smiths Falls Police Service On Saturday, Dec. 9 at approximately 9:40 p.m. while conducting a R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) checkpoint, Smiths Falls police stopped a driver of a motor vehicle for a traffic related offence. A check on the 43-year-old male driver of Perth was in breach of his recognizance release conditions and […]
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Councillor John Fenik (Perth Mayor) was elected as Lanark County’s 2018 warden at the inaugural meeting on Tuesday morning. Fenik was nominated by Councillor Aubrey Churchill (Drummond/North Elmsley Reeve), who pointed to Fenik’s 20 years’ experience as an elected official and his involvement with countless boards and committees. “At the county he always works for […]
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Submitted by Smiths Falls Police Service On Monday, Dec. 4 at approximately 6:17 a.m. police received a call for a reported shooting of a residence on McGill Street North. Police attended and it was confirmed that an unknown suspect(s) fired a shot into the residence’s window. No one was injured as a result of this […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca It doesn’t have a name yet, but the new Catholic school under construction on Ross Street in Smiths Falls is still on schedule to open in September 2018. Bill Gartland, director of education at the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario, provided an update for Smiths Falls town councillors at a […]
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Sally Smith Julie Czerneda stands when she writes. She has a nifty table that goes up-and-down with the push of a button. It puts her keyboard at the exact height she needs, and the stand-up approach to writing, she says, prevents back aches. It also helps her get more out of her writing. For an […]
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Submitted In December 2017, Parks Canada will begin work on the replacement of the Black Rapids and Lower Nicholsons Wharves. These projects are expected to be completed in spring 2018. Sites like Black Rapids and Lower Nicholsons are popular locations for Canadians and other visitors to stop and enjoy the natural and built beauty. Parks […]
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Submitted The Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital is pleased to announce that the 2018-21 Strategic Plan was approved at the November 28, 2017 Board of Directors’ meeting. The Board of Directors embarked upon the revitalization of the Strategic Plan in the fall of 2016, engaging key internal and external stakeholders through direct focus […]
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Matthew Behrens This article was updated with new information on Dec. 1 As the policy review committee of Carleton Place wound down its agenda on Nov. 28, long-simmering tensions between Mayor Louis Antonakos and members of council once more boiled over, with accusations hurled, a threat to remove the mayor from chambers for being out […]
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Chris Uhlig The CP Holiday Train rolled into Smiths Falls on Monday night, Nov. 27. As a longstanding tradition it drew larger crowds than ever, eager to see the brightly decorated train decked out in thousands of lights. This year it even featured a Canada 150 themed car. And Santa with his helping elf payed […]
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Submitted by OPP Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) in Leeds County are looking for the public’s assistance in locating a vehicle that struck a pedestrian. On Nov. 27, 2017 at about 6:20 p.m. officers were called to a collision on County Road 29 in Elizabethtown – Kitley Township. A 50 year old man […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Although the first draft of Smiths Falls’ 2018 municipal budget shows no increase in taxes, residents are unlikely to escape with no extra costs. Staff are recommending a hike of as much as seven and eight per cent in rates for water and wastewater treatment and distribution. A second option called for […]
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Matthew Behrens Before year’s end, a consulting firm hired by Lanark County is slated to produce a report that municipal planners hope will guide discussion on responding to a 2014 provincial policy statement (PPS) within the Ontario Planning Act that many say is handcuffing area development and complicating longer-term infrastructure planning. The PPS requires municipalities […]
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Sara Ritchie Santa and Mrs. Claus came to Carleton Place on Saturday, Nov. 25 and the crowd along Bridge Street was excited to see them! Saturday evening’s parade was a great success, if attendance was the best indicator. Weather was milder than it could have been, and the smiling faces of children and adults alike […]
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On Thursday November 23, 2017 at approximately 9:45 a.m. police responded to an armed robbery at a business on Lombard Street. Investigation revealed that Jeremy Gagnon (19) of Smiths Falls and Katrina Burke (33) of Smiths Falls attended the business with the intent of robbing the store with a weapon. The suspects made off with […]
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Chris Uhlig The Smiths Falls Bears hosted the Brockville Braves on Tuesday, Nov. 21 in Junior A Central Canadian Hockey League action. The hard fought game ended in a 2-0 shutout for the Bears, their second shutout in less than a week. Hunter Garlasco, no. 22, scored the first goal and only goal in the […]
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Matthew Behrens In an emotional address in the Carleton Place council chambers on Nov. 21, Kory Earle, the president of People First Canada, paid tribute to the town’s deputy mayor, Jerry Flynn, as a tireless community advocate who places people above politics. The salute to Flynn came during a presentation from the group’s Christmas Day […]
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Submitted The Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital (PSFDH) has received a report card that the community can be very proud of. We are pleased to announce that PSFDH has achieved “Accreditation with Exemplary Standing”, the highest level of excellence award, based on the recent on-site survey by Accreditation Canada. Accreditation Canada’s survey, conducted every […]
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Chris Must The Town of Smiths Falls has officially appointed Lieutenant Randy Normandin as acting fire chief. At a Nov. 20 council meeting, councillors approved a bylaw naming Normandin as temporary replacement for Fire Chief Normand Beauchamp, who announced on Sept. 18 that he would be leaving for new employment. He has since been appointed […]
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Chris Must What one town councillor called a “flawed system” has the town of Smiths Falls paying former County Fair Mall owners RioCan Properties $1 million after the company successful appealed the assessed value of the property. “It is extremely painful,” commented Mayor Shawn Pankow after town Chief Administrative Officer Malcolm Morris provided a report […]
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Article submitted by Paul Joyce Try this: Mention A Christmas Story to a few friends then stand back and watch the reaction. Guaranteed, eyes will widen, smiles will appear, and you’ll hear “I love that show!” For millions of people, a holiday viewing of A Christmas Story is a family tradition. There’s actually an American […]
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Matthew Behrens For the second time this year, Carleton Place Mayor Louis Antonakos faced down calls to resign over an alleged breach of confidentiality that one councillor pledged will result in yet another mayoral malfeasance complaint to the town’s integrity commissioner, Robert Swayze. In a raucous Nov. 14 council meeting that looked like a scene […]
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Chris Must Smiths Falls town councillors have agreed to back a recommendation from Mayor Shawn Pankow to push the provincial government to allow the town’s marijuana growing facility to have its own retail sales outlet. Currently proposed provincial legislation to regulate the sale of “recreational” marijuana provides for a limited number of retail outlets, with […]
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Howaida Sorour-Roberts Merrickville Wolford residents turned out in record numbers for this year’s Remembrance Day Service at the Merrickville Cenotaph. The annual ceremony kicked off with a parade leaving the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 245 at 10:30 a.m. The parade was led by local star piper Callum Gauthier and the colour party and included the […]
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Chris Uhlig The Nov. 10 Smiths Falls Bears game against the Ottawa Jr. Senators at home ice was preceded by a Remembrance Day ceremony honouring our veterans, of which some were in attendance. There were no goals in first period, but the second period started strong for the Bears. The home team got a two […]
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The Ontario College of Family Physicians recognizes and celebrates outstanding skill, knowledge and dedication of family doctors across Ontario through an annual awards program. The 2017 award recipients exemplify the vital work family doctors do to help Ontarians healthy. This year, Dr. Robin Kennie of Perth has been honoured with the Community Teacher of the […]
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3:02 PM EST Thursday 09 November 2017 Weather advisory in effect for: Plevna – Sharbot Lake – Western Lanark County Smiths Falls – Perth – Eastern Lanark County Winter Weather Travel Advisory in effect for tonight. Snowfall and rapidly falling temperatures could affect road conditions this evening and then strong winds develop. A cold front […]
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Submitted by the Ontario Muskrat Solidarity Committee As part of a province-wide speaking tour, individuals representing the Labrador Land Protectors – a group who are trying to stop the threat posed to a number of Indigenous nations by a massive hydro project at Muskrat Falls, Labrador – will speak at a free public presentation on Wednesday, […]
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Harrison Field The Municipality of Mississippi Mills councillors heard on Nov. 7 from Teri Devine, the agriculture and rural economic development advisor with the Ontario ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs, about an agriculture and economic development guide that is being developed. The resource guide has been developed in order to point out […]
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Harrison Field It is one step forward and two steps back for a new Mississippi Mills welcome sign, as the latest design was not approved by council. “Right now the signs are so shabby I just want to get something done,” said Councillor John Edwards. The council will be looking to get quotes […]
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Sally Smith Shannon Baillon, director of community services, presented the Perth Committee of the Whole with a fall season video on Tuesday, Nov. 7. It’s the next in the four-season series of marketing the Town of Perth. A winter one is in the planning stages. Catchy music, inviting words, familiar scenes of the town encourage […]
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Matthew Behrens Thanks to revised criteria issued by the provincial government’s Municipal Greenhouse Gas Challenge Fund, the town of Carleton Place is applying for a number of grants that would help reduce its climate change footprint. Chief Administrative Officer Paul Knowles told the physical environment committee on Nov. 7 that this opportunity will open the […]
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Matthew Behrens After much discussion and consultation, Carleton Place town staff have proposed a set of draft guidelines that would help keep downtown’s sidewalks free of congestion and obstacles. The physical environment committee’s Nov. 7 meeting heard about plans to improve the placement of temporary objects including sandwich board signs, merchandise displays, moveable seating and […]
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April Scott-Clarke april@pdgmedia.ca Fall is here and with that comes brisk temperatures (although we haven’t seen much of that yet), hats, coats and camouflage. Granted, the last might not be part of everyone’s wardrobe but I’m going to guess that it is for a large part of our readership. Hunting is as much of a […]
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Harrison Field editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Carleton Place Arena and Rotary Club of Carleton Place and Mississippi Mills played host to the 29 annual Women’s Fair on Saturday, Nov. 4. The Women’s Fair featured a variety of different businesses and crafts including Surrounding Memories, The Cat’s Glass and Stittsville Wellness. All of the businesses were female […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca As the annual Build a Mountain of food campaign enters its 11th year, the motivation that drives its founder remains the same. “My goal from day one has been to try and fill as many shelves as possible,” Hugh Colton told Hometown News recently. From humble beginnings in just one local community […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Fair Workplaces and Better Jobs Act is a well-intentioned piece of legislation that “is riddled with unintended consequences,” the Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s vice president of policy and government relations told a Smiths Falls audience Nov. 1. Speaking at a public forum hosted by the Smiths Falls and District Chamber of […]
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Canada News Wire Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) is proud to announce that it has agreed to enter into a strategic relationship with the leading total beverage alcohol supplier in the United States, Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B), (“Constellation” and together with Canopy Growth, the “Companies”). Constellation is a […]
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Toy Heaven’s first annual Haunted House was a huge hit this Halloween. The Smiths Falls toy store drew a crowd of over 200 people who eagerly lined up to brave the scary haunted walk that took them in the back door and out the front door of the store on Russell Street. Christin and Lenny […]
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Terry O’Hearn The Royal Canadian Legion 2017 National Poppy Campaign, which gets underway each year on the last Friday of the month, got underway today. Accordingly, Perth-Upon-Tay, Branch 244, launched their poppy campaign with a symbolic presentation of the first poppy to John Gemmell, Perth’s Deputy Mayor and President of Branch 244. The presentation was […]
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Sally Smith The tally of a two-year Perth Business Improvement Area survey found the Town of Perth has taken on between 25 and 30 new businesses, according to Councillor Judy Brown at a council meeting on Oct. 24. The reasons for this are many: newcomers liked the way the town looked, they liked the Heritage […]
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Submitted by Lanark County OPP As part of an ongoing investigation of a robbery in the Township of Lanark, detectives from the crime unit Lanark County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a 39-year old man from Perth. Bryan Mordy has been charged with robbery using a firearm, wearing disguise with intent […]
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Matthew Behrens Carleton Place Mayor Louis Antonakos, the subject of a number of integrity commissioner complaints during his term in office, abruptly walked out of the council chamber without explanation just before an Oct. 24 discussion about renewing the commissioner’s contract with the town. “The mayor just left the room,” said councillor Teresa Fritz as […]
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Harrison Field editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Carleton Place Canadians were able to hold off some strong pushes from the Smiths Falls Bears for a 5-0 shutout at the Carleton Place Arena on Sunday, Oct. 22. Carleton Place had a rough match, with a number of players heading off of the ice, some returning later, some not. The […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca The town of Smiths Falls will apply for provincial funding to reconstruct three blocks of Beckwith Street from Chambers to Russell Streets. Although some members of council expressed a desire to see the entire downtown portion of Beckwith (from Chambers to Emsley) rebuilt during a single construction season, town staff cautioned that […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca With the help of students at St. Luke Catholic High School, the local Municipal Drug Strategy Committee is ready to install a third needle collection box in Smiths Falls. Town councillors agreed on Oct. 23 to locate the collection box at the corner of Market and Elmsley Streets. The cost of constructing […]
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Shannon Miller Millers Bay Farm Aren’t you glad we live in Canada! There are so many reasons, but one of our favourites is the changing seasons. That’s not only due to the fact that this business is a seasonal one, although we’re not going to lie — that definitely a big one. The happy thought […]
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Terry O’Hearn Ecotay Educational Centre Director Michael Glover stepped up his game at a Tay Valley Council Meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 17, with a climate change presentation to Tay Valley Council, Committee of the Whole (COW). Glover was continuing on the theme: “Is it time to panic?” from the recent Ecotay Climate Change Workshop held […]
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Brian Turner I usually don’t put a lot of stock in online business ratings, but when searching for a restaurant in Smiths Falls to review, My Place kept coming up as number one on more than a few different sites. So our neighbours joined my partner and I for a recent visit, and found out […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Carleton Place planning and protection committee heard on Oct. 17 that a September awareness session on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) aimed at firefighters and their spouses drew an astounding 136 participants from eastern Lanark County. “This is certainly a hot topic in the emergency services world now, and we’ve worked hard […]
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Dr. Katie Weststrate, MScCH, RYT, ND For most of us, food, and the act of eating, serves many roles. Foremost, we rely on food to nourish our physical bodies, to provide the essentials for growth and function. Increasingly I see patients who have become distanced from this awareness. We take food for granted, eating solely […]
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(BECKWITH TOWNSHIP, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Lanark County Detachment under the direction of Detective Staff Sergeant Brad Robson of the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing female. Carole Dianne Roy was reported missing to the OPP on May 23, 2012. Through OPP investigation […]
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The Two Rivers Food Hub will soon be marking three years in operation, and a year of record growth and successful job creation while supporting the local food economy in Lanark Leeds and Grenville counties. Bruce Enloe, General Manager for the food hub, explained that the year 2017 has been a pivotal year for the […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Smiths Falls town councillors have voted to ask the province of Ontario to carry out a full economic impact analysis before passing any proposed changes to the province’s employment standards. In a resolution to be forwarded to Premier Kathleen Wynne, Minister of Labour Kevin Daniel, and local Member of Provincial Parliament Randy […]
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Sally Smith No longer will Smiths Falls be known just for hockey if Joe Shadoue and his brothers have anything to say about it. And Shadoue is not shy about talking. He talks baseball — he thinks it, he coaches it, he plays it, it’s in his head all the time — and he’s happy […]
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Submitted Residents of Smiths Falls will be missing its holiday light displays in Victoria Park this year. Parks Canada is conducting repairs and upgrades to the canal, locks and basin, rendering the area too dangerous to hold the annual month-long event. “We’re sad to have to take a hiatus this year, but we can’t bring […]
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Submitted The Perth Athletic Centre (PAC), owned and operated by Mark Melanson and Ted Theelen, is extremely proud of its many Highlander members who have qualified for the World Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) Championship. The Highlander program has been offered for the last four years at PAC and has built up an athletic team […]
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From the Lanark County Museum Network Whitney’s Office Supply at it’s Beckwith Street location circa 1960. The kids are lined up for their back to school shopping. – Also from the Smiths Falls Heritage House Museum collection.
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Eric Halpin doesn’t hold back. He says what he thinks. This is good for a man who’s been appointed as the newest member of the Perth Police Services Board (PSB), but it may be a little tougher on the board itself. Halpin is the fifth member of Perth’s board, joining Chair Jim […]
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Matthew Behrens The World Health Organization classifies violence against women as a global epidemic. While figures on the alarmingly high rates of such violence in Lanark County were shared with the Carleton Place town council Oct. 10, there was also good news with the announcement of a new second-stage housing project for those fleeing abuse. […]
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Sally Smith If you want to watch Franc van Oort etch, you might have to set up a tent in the front yard of his studio along Upper 4th concession Road outside Perth, and wait out the procedure; for the acid etching to get done, it takes about that long. Before that is the drawing, […]
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Harrison Field editorial@pdgmedia.ca On Thursday Oct. 5, the Carleton Place Chamber of Commerce held an information session on what to expect when Bill 148 becomes law. Bill 148 is called the Fair Workplace Better Jobs Act, but is more commonly known as the legislation that will be raising minimum wage. It will be doing so […]
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Host Kathy Botham joins Cafe Whim owner Brian Paquette for the 1st Annual Cafe Whim Community Thanksgiving Feast held this passed Sunday in Smiths Falls.
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Janelle Labelle Grade 7 and 8 students in Chimo Elementary School’s Early Act program collected 771 non-perishable food items for the Smiths Falls food bank. Along with officers from the Adopt-a-School program, the students stuffed a cruiser On Friday, Oct. 6 with the food donations, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Early Act is […]
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Circle the date October 14! Yes, that’s right, sun or rain from 11am to 1pm; we are having a garden party at the Carleton Place Community Garden at 176 Townline Road in Carleton Place (access through St. Gregory Catholic School parking lot). We are celebrating the rejuvenation and expansion of the Carleton Place Community Garden […]
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(TAY VALLEY TOWNSHIP, ON) – Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Detectives from the Lanark Detachment Crime Unit have charged three men in relation to a robbery in Tay Valley Township. At 11: 56pm on Wednesday October 4, 2017 officers were called to a residence on Stanley Road in […]
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Matthew Behrens Concerns over the safety of the Carleton Place central bridge, which crosses the Mississippi River next to the town hall, will lead to load restrictions. Final details are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. The news comes as the town tries to figure out how best to finance the necessary repairs […]
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Matthew Behrens Two new initiatives from the Carleton Place Police Services Board received an enthusiastic response when presented to town council’s planning and protection committee on Oct. 3. Both address situations of increasing concern, from helping keep track of loved ones with dementia to ensuring safety for those engaged in acts of online trading that […]
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(TOWN OF PERTH, ON) – Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Detectives from the Lanark County Detachment OPP, are actively investigating a robbery at a gas station in the town of Perth. At 9:45pm on Tuesday October 3, 2017 officers responded to a call to the Donaldson’s Gas Bar at 230, Gore […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Smiths Falls councillors voted Oct. 2 to adopt a policy dealing with “unreasonable customer behaviour.” The new policy, which councillors have stated is not intended to discourage anyone from bringing questions or concerns to town hall, is intended to “guide staff to identify situations that meet the criteria of vexatious, frivolous and/or […]
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On Oct. 2 at approximately 12:20 p.m. officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Lanark County detachment responded to the report of a robbery at the LCBO on Clarence Street in the Village of Lanark. Preliminary details of the investigation indicate that two males entered the store demanding money and are believed to have left on foot […]
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Monica Viola is one of only nine Canadians tapped for prestigious exhibition in the city of the arts, Florence Italy. The Florence Biennale, is an international exhibition of contemporary art that happens every two years in Florence, Italy. It is taking place from Oct. 6 to Oct. 15 this year. The exhibition was founded in […]
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On the 29th of September 2017 around 12PM Smiths Falls Police responded to a call in the area of Parkland Court where a male was assaulted by a group of persons. There was an unconfirmed report that a handgun may have been involved. The suspects fled the area. A search was conducted with the assistance […]
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Submitted by OPP Members of the Ontario Provincial Police are continuing an investigation after a report of an indecent act at Mac Johnson Conservation Area on Sunday, Sept. 24. At about 5:10 p.m. an adult male was approached by another male at the parking area of Mac Johnson Conservation Area, north of Brockville in Elizabethtown-Kitley […]
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Matthew Behrens The Carleton Place Chamber of Commerce continues to grow and provide an extensive range of community services, especially with respect to tourism, past president Donna MacDonald told town councillors in a presentation on Sept. 26. “Tourism is big business,” she said, noting that visitors pump over $108 million annually into the Lanark County […]
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Sally Smith Mayor John Fenik, at Perth council on Tuesday, Sept. 26, was thankful for at least two things when the cofferdam installed on the Tay River burst on Friday, Sept. 22. “Nobody was killed or hurt,” and there was not a lot of property damage, he said, counting them off on his fingers. Municipal […]
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Sally Smith Councillor Jim Graff reported on the Zone 2 Ontario Association of Police Services Board presentation he attended in Renfrew on Sept.22. The principal speaker, Deputy Chief Tim Farquharson, from Peterborough, took attendees through a quick overview of fentanyl and the growing crisis in this country. Graff said it “scared the living hell out […]
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Chris Must The process of selecting the most appropriate location is expected to delay the installation of an armoured car monument in Smiths Falls until next year. In a presentation to Smiths Falls town council on Sept. 25, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 95 member Jim Jenkins said donors to the project, which will see the […]
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Submitted The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit has been actively monitoring mosquitoes for West Nile Virus this season. Recent sampling has identified positive mosquitoes that carry the West Nile Virus. Earlier this season, neighbouring health units including Ottawa, Eastern Ontario (Cornwall) and KFLA (Kingston) Public Health have identified positive mosquitoes. This virus is […]
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Terry O’Hearn Michael Glover is convinced that some local municipalities, including Tay Valley Township, can become self-sufficient using renewable energy before a widely accepted 2050 deadline. Glover is a former National Research Council manager, and now director of Ecotay Educational Centre, situated west of Perth on the Upper Scotch Line. The 2050 deadline was announced […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca “Watch out Canada, because we are coming in!” Le Boat’s managing director, Cheryl Brown, made this announcement as representatives of Parks Canada and area municipalities gathered Sept. 20 to celebrate the opening of the European boat rental company’s new Canadian Headquarters: the Lockmaster’s House in Smiths Falls. Brown said the company’s $16 […]
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Jane Hobson editorial@pdgmedia.ca In October, Carleton Place will become home to the only charitable aviary and adoption centre in Canada. “We have a saying that the underdog of the pet world is the parrot, there aren’t the same kinds of support mechanisms for parrots as there are for cats and dog,” said Judy Tennant, the […]
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Lanark County Interval House As the anniversary of the Wilno murders causes communities to pause and as the trial is set to begin in October, an attempt murder has occurred in Lanark County. In Almonte Ontario, home of the murder suicide of February 2016, yet another woman’s life was almost taken by violence. September 20th, […]
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Lanark County OPP MISSISSIPPI MILLS, ON On September 20, 2017 at approximately 12:39 a.m., officers with the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a residence in Mississippi Mills (Almonte). The investigation found that an altercation had taken place at a residence and a female had been […]
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Harrison Field editorial@pdgmedia.ca Carleton Place’s Roy Brown Society has a big job ahead of them, raising the necessary funds for the Roy Brown statue, but that just became easier with funds from the town budget for murals being reallocated for part of the statue funding. The planned statue was a point of contention during the […]
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Brian Preston Bells Corners in Nepean has a relatively new craft brewery operating at 14 Bexley Place called Whiprsnapr Brewing Co (www.whiprsnaprbrewingco.com) It’s fourth anniversary will be on Devil’s Eve (Halloween) this year. Cody Howard, son of one of the owners (Ian McMartin, Mike Feagan and Dave Woward) gave us a wonderful tour and tasting […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca In the midst of September’s mild temperatures, it’s easy to forget how harsh Ontario’s winters can get. But those cold months aren’t far away, and local efforts to help protect young children in need are about to get under way. Smiths Falls’ 2017 snowsuit campaign officially launched on Monday, Sept. 18 at […]
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Chris Must Normand Beauchamp, fire chief of Smiths Falls since 2013, has announced that he will be resigning to move to a larger community. Beauchamp, who informed town council of his decision at a meeting on Sept. 18, said that his new employer will have to remain confidential for now. “I want to thank each […]
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Jane Hobson editorial@pdgmedia.ca Imagine it’s a cool fall evening; chilly enough to need a sweater but warm enough to eat dinner outside. The smell of a freshly-baked pizza wafts through the air as a light breeze blows browned leaves to the ground at Market Square in Carleton Place. By about this time next fall, Carleton […]
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Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital (CPDMH) has retained the services of Parkin Architects Limited to design the new Emergency Department. The firm was chosen following a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process. “Parkin has an excellent reputation and extensive experience in the health care field,” notes Mary Wilson […]
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Submitted On Sunday, Oct. 1, the Lanark & District Civitan Club will host its 7th annual Scarlet Fall Run. Now that school is back in session, so are routines. It’s also the best time to set some fitness goals, and you can start out by putting the Scarlet Fall Run on your race calendar. Taking […]
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Cyril Cooper, Manager of Economic Development and Tourism Town of Smiths Falls Niagara Falls, Ontario – The Town of Smiths Falls launched their new brand identity in June 2017 and recently received National recognition from the Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC) on September 12, 2017 in Niagara Falls. The National Marketing Awards are presented […]
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Matthew Behrens As Carleton Place’s bustling construction season carries on into the fall, the town’s policy review committee met Sept. 12 to discuss a series of bids for future work, with one highly unusual decision not to accept estimates for one contract and to reissue that tender at another date. “These prices are awfully high,” […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca The town of Smiths Falls will continue to invest in ongoing efforts to bring new physicians to the area, councillors agreed at a meeting on Sept. 11. Providing an update on the full-time physician recruitment effort the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital has been leading since 2014, recruiter Carlene MacDonald told […]
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Hometown News spoke with Smiths Falls Councillor John Maloney earlier today from North Fort Myers, Florida where he and his wife Maria have settled in to weather out hurricane Irma. “We could not get out as there was no gas and the roads were bumper to bumper. It did not look like we were going […]
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Staff Racism and acts of hate don’t just exist in big cities or towns south of the border. Only a few weeks after the upheaval in Charlottesville, Virginia in August, this graffiti was spotted in Smiths Falls on the unused railway path by the Bascule Bridge. One resident who walks that path regularly (and asked […]
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Sally Smith It took seven days but by 6:30, Sept. 5, both Steve Braun and Matthew McComb of Matrix Solutions Inc. heaved sighs of relief when Perth council unanimously agreed to pass the budget deviation in the amount of $23,962 to hire their firm as project managers for the Rocky Ramp Phase II project. The […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca In an effort to improve road and pedestrian safety, Carleton Place town staff will be gathering data on speeding on local streets, largely in response to a number of concerns recently raised about specific thoroughfares and intersections. High speeds on Mississippi Road, the Bridge Street/Prime Street/Thomas Street area, Industrial Avenue, and Morris […]
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Matthew Behrens On Sept. 19, residents of Carleton Place will be provided an opportunity to respond to a proposed 1.8 per cent increase in water and sewer bills at the town’s regular 7 p.m. meeting. The suggested increase, in keeping with an expected inflation rate of 1.7 per cent, would help cover the cost of […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Town of Smiths Falls is ready to implement energy-saving measures that should reduce its energy use by the equivalent of 140 tons of greenhouse gas. A consultant from technological firm Honeywell told councillors at a special Sept. 5 meeting that much energy savings is the equivalent of taking 47 medium-size cars […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Smiths Falls Town Councillors have agreed to provide $1,500 in assistance to the owner of 41 Centre Street to help convert the former Canadian Tire building at that location into a repair facility for boats. A rear door in the building needs to be enlarged so that Le Boat, which will be […]
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Submitted by Ontario Provincial Police Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) assisted by OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigators have completed their investigation of a collision on Highway 7 between Highway 15 and Napoleon Street in the Town of Carleton Place. Officers were called to the scene at 05:23 p.m. […]
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Jane Hobson Pints and roasted pig were the main attractions at A Feast of Fall in Carleton Place tonight (Sept. 3). Presented by Stalwart Brewing Co. and Black Tartan Kitchen, about 120 people gathered at the Carleton Place Canoe Club for a swanky evening of bold brews and locally raised pig to welcome the fall […]
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Submitted by Parks Canada Parks Canada advises that Colonel By Island, located on Big Rideau Lake on the Rideau Canal, will be without power from Sept. 5 to Sept. 8 to allow for new submarine cable installation on the site. This means that there will be no access to the washroom facilities on this site […]
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Submitted by OPP Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) assisted by OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigators (TTCI) are continuing the investigation of a collision resulting in serious injuries on Highway 7 between Highway 15 and Napoleon Street in the Town of Carleton Place. Officers were called to the scene at 5:23 […]
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As part of our ongoing effort to optimize the use of technology, enhance efficiency, and better serve members of the public, the Smiths Falls Police Service is pleased to announce the launch of a new online application process for employment and volunteer Police Information Checks. “We are very happy to team up with Triton Canada […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca The site for the Conlon Farm garage was once again at council on Tuesday, Aug. 29. This time the controversial site was passed but not without opposition. Councillors Boldt and Graff voted against the chosen site while the rest of council voted for it. Perth staff, with due consideration, research and analysis […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmeida.ca In an unusual move, Mayor John Fenik asked visitors attending Perth council to voice their opinions about the Rocky Ramp Phase II project plans along the Tay River at Tuesday night’s council meeting. Many stood and spoke voicing their concerns about the aesthetics, or more precisely, lack of aesthetics, of the project […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca At an Aug. 28 meeting Smiths Falls town councillors were given their first look at proposed plans to construct a town square and renovate the town hall complex. Dan Wojcik of heritage architectural firm +VG presented what he called “a preliminary take” on the design of a town square to be located […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca A leak in the Smiths Falls water tower has been repaired, and the tower should be back in service this Wednesday, town councillors were told Aug. 28. At a meeting of council’s Committee of the Whole, Chief Administrative Officer Malcolm Morris reported that the tower, which had to be drained so a […]
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Submitted The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has started an investigation into a single vehicle rollover on Highway 15 outside Smiths Falls. Preliminary information suggests the following occurred. Just after midnight on Aug. 27, 2017, Ontario Provincial Police and Smiths Falls police officers were called to a dispute. When police officers arrived, a man in […]
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Sarah Cavanagh The Thorbjornsson Family hosted the Hawthorne Mill open house on Saturday, Aug. 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Carleton Place. The event promised to be a day of fun and exploration and it didn’t disappoint. On display was a collection of items from the Mill’s working history, postcards and photos from […]
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In the early morning of 24 August 2017 Smiths Falls Police brought a male in crisis voluntarily to the Smiths Falls site of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital. It is alleged that the after initial intake at the hospital the male grabbed a pair of blunt-ended scissors and proceeded to stab a member […]
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Lanark County Crime Stoppers Release Date: August 22, 2017 Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeking assistance from the public to identify the person or persons responsible for a recent break, enter and theft at a gas station in Carleton Place. On Saturday, July 1, 2017 OPP received a report about an overnight break […]
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Hats off to everyone for a fabulous premiere! That was the buzz around The Station Theatre Friday night at the end of the first-ever performance of Fort Hemlock. “The sets were wonderful – transforming a street scene to a hotel was amazing to watch,” said Nancy Grundy from North Gower. “And the kids were really […]
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(Drummond-North Elmsley Township) On August 19, 2017, at approximately 2:00 pm, officers from the Ontario Provinicial Police, Lanark County detachment responded to a report of a marine collision that occurred during the Rideau Ferry Regatta in Rideau Ferry. Investigation at this time indicates that a marine vessel which was involved in a scheduled race, became airborne and […]
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Jane Hobson editorial@pdgmedia.ca “When a person understands who they are — and they understand their own potential — they can create their own destiny,” says Roy van der Mull, the vice president of education for MasterMind Toastmasters in Carleton Place. “Communication is everything.” MasterMind Toastmasters is a new chapter of Toastmasters International, a membership based […]
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Brian Preston editorial@pdgmedia.ca We have a gem in Eastern Ontario, a rare and unusual enterprise that you must visit – Hummingbird Chocolate in Almonte. It is one of only a few places in the country that produces quality chocolate from bean to bar. They make Hershey bars taste like coarse sugar candy. Using only the […]
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Yesterday at about 3:10 p.m. Ontario Provincial Police officers in Rideau Lakes Township stopped a northbound car on Highway 15 driving in excess of 85 kilometres over the speed limit. As a result of the investigation, the 22-year-old Ajax man had his vehicle towed and impounded for seven days. He is scheduled to appear at Brockville Provincial […]
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Ontario has notified the Township of Tay Valley that Minister of Municipal Affairs Bill Mauro has activated the Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians program in areas affected by flooding (see map). Significant rainfall in early May, and the release of water from Bobs Lake through the Bobs Lake Dam in Bolingbroke, has resulted in flooding […]
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Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) assisted by OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigators continue to investigate a fatal collision in Tay Valley Township. On Sunday, Aug. 13, officers were called at 1:37 a.m. to the intersection of Scotch Line Road and Narrows Lock Road. A Mazda passenger car was on an […]
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Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) assisted by the OPP Canine Unit and officers from the Emergency Response Team (ERT) have concluded the search for a missing man from the Town of Carleton Place. Detlef Dunn, 53 years, was located in the Town of Carleton Place this morning.
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Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) assisted by the OPP Canine Unit and officers from the Emergency Response Team (ERT) are continuing to search for a missing man from the Town of Carleton Place. Detlef Dunn, 53, was last seen in the area of Julian Street in the Town […]
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Submitted by Smiths Falls Police Service The Smiths Falls Police Service is pleased to announce that all front line officers are being trained in the deployment of Naloxone nasal spray. With the Opioid crisis spreading across the country, the Smiths Falls Police Service is taking this proactive step to keep its officers and members of […]
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Submitted by Town of Smiths Falls Landmark Municipal Services will be performing maintenance repairs on the water tower, starting on Monday, Aug. 14. The scope of work will require a planned shutdown of the water tower for a period of approximately one week starting today. During this timeframe, the town’s water distribution system will be […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Smiths Falls water tower has sprung a leak, and will have to be drained and repaired within the next few days. Troy Dunlop, Director of Public Works and Utilities, told Smiths Falls town councillors Aug. 8 that the tower was leaking at the base due to a “pinhole leak” on one […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Residents of neighbouring municipalities refusing to contribute to the operating costs of Smiths Falls recreational facilities will no longer be allowed to use those facilities, under a new town policy. The town negotiated cost-sharing agreements with all municipalities bordering on Smiths Falls and managed to reach agreements with the townships of Rideau […]
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Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) assisted by Technical Traffic Collision continue to investigate a fatal collision on Highway 7, in Tay Valley Township that occurred on Monday, Aug. 7 just west of Silver Lake Provincial Park. Investigation revealed that an eastbound Dodge passenger vehicle collided with a westbound Subaru […]
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Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) assisted by Technical Traffic Collision Investigators are currently dealing with a fatal collision on Highway 7, in Tay Valley Township. Officers were called to the scene just west of Silver Lake Provincial Park at 4:26 p.m. on August 7. Investigation revealed two vehicles collided and […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca It was a good day to go to the fair – cool, a little overcast and a good breeze. The 151st Lombardy Agricultural Fair was packed Saturday afternoon. Parking attendants shook their heads wondering where to park everyone. The fair had everything, plus more: cotton candy, donuts, ice cream and poutine. There […]
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April Scott-Clarke april@pdgmedia.ca The Merrickville Canalfest got off to a slow start on Saturday, Aug. 5 with dark clouds threatening the day’s events but, as the hours and clouds passed more and more people ventured out to enjoy the three-day festival. Kid shows and live music are on the main stage, ground entertainment is happening […]
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Jane Hobson editorial@pdgmedia.ca Trails to blaze, hills to climb, obstacles to conquer and of course, lots of mud. This is how Maria and John Maloney describe the Urban Jungle Obstacle and Fitness Challenge coming up on Aug. 13. “The idea is that it’s challenging and fun,” said Maria. “Why would you go somewhere that isn’t […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca Following heated discussion at the town of Perth’s Aug. 1 committee of the whole meeting, town council approved wastewater management upgrades with a price tag over $3 million higher than originally budgeted. Grant Machan, the town’s director of environmental services, noted that plans for wastewater management expansion have been an ongoing concern […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Perth & District Union Public Library is booming, and CEO/Chief Librarian Erika Heesen shared some glowing numbers with the towns committee of the whole on Aug.1. Heesen reported over 125,000 visits in the first six months of this year, almost 119,000 items checked out, 1,214 volunteer hours, and over 4,800 […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca On May 3, 1975, a local farmer discovered the remains of a woman in the Nation River a short distance from the Highway 417 bridge and south of the Town of Casselman, Ontario. This deceased woman became known as the Nation River Lady and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigators are re-introducing the case […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca On Friday July 28, 2017 police arrested a 32-year-old Smiths Falls male for phoning the Smiths Falls Police Service and Ontario Provincial Police repeatedly over a few day span for non- legitimate police business. As a result of police investigation, the suspect is charged with public mischief, mischief, harassing phone calls and resisting […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca On Monday July 24, 2017 at police were called to attend a pharmacy on Lombard Street in Smiths Falls for a report of a suspicious prescription. Police attended and investigation revealed that a 51-year-old female of Ottawa, Ont. had used a forged prescription at several pharmacies in Smiths Falls. Police located the suspect […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca Parks Canada announces the re-opening of Jones Falls, Davis, Detached, Combined, Old Slys, Edmonds and Kilmarnock Locks. This is in addition to Brass Point Swing Bridge, Poonamalie, Beveridges, Ottawa, Narrows, and Newboro lock stations, which opened on June 26. The open stretch will permit boaters to navigate through from the top end of […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca Bell Canada is planning on investing approximately $10 million in Mississippi Mills to bring high speed fibre internet to the Almonte area. Bell Canada’s investment is part of the Mississippi Mills 2020 (MM2020) ongoing efforts to bring high speed, reliable and cost effective internet access to all corners of Mississippi Mills. The first […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca Tensions between the rapid-fire rate of development in Carleton Place and the desire to protect drinking water and the local environment came to a head at a lengthy public meeting on July 25 at the town’s planning and protection committee. At issue was the ambitious proposal to build the Bodnar subdivision, a […]
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July 25, 2017 Smiths Falls, ON Parks Canada Increased levels of precipitation have resulted in high flows and water levels across the Rideau Canal. In order to ensure a safe and navigable waterway, Parks Canada announces a temporary closure of the majority of the canal (except for Ottawa, Newboro, and Narrows lock stations) while […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca Parks Canada advises that high water levels have forced the Rideau Canal to close navigation on the waterway between Neworo and Kingston Mills lock station. This means there will be no access to the canal between these two stations until further notice. All visitors are encouraged to always exercise caution around water but […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Town of Smiths Falls is prepared to fund “traffic calming” measures to address the concerns of Harold Street residents who say many drivers are using their street as a high-speed shortcut. One resident came to a July 24 meeting of council’s Committee of the Whole to present a number of […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Smiths Falls has collected over $230,000 in building permit fees so far in 2017. In a report to town council’s Committee of the Whole July 24, Clerk Kerry Costello said a total of 45 building permits had been issued as of June 30. The total value of projects under construction in town […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Smiths Falls Fire Department is continuing to find new sources of revenue for the town by providing fire dispatching services to other small municipalities. At a special council meeting July 24, councillors voted to sign a new contract to provide dispatching service to the small northern Ontario municipality of St-Charles, located […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Opening ceremonies for the Major Provincial Baseball Championships got underway at 11:30 sharp, Saturday, July 22 in Perth at Conlon Farm. Red, yellow, green and blue-shirted players lined the diamond for the singing of Oh Canada before Perth’s Town Crier Brent McLaren welcomed everyone and thanked all involved in organizing the event. […]
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Jane Hobson editorial@pdgmedia.ca A new gym opened in Smiths Falls in mid-June. Located at 42 Union Street, Iron Body Fitness is a gym that offers heavy weight lifting, cardio, seniors’ classes, yoga classes and more. “There was a need for a modern, fully-equipped gym in Smiths Falls so that’s what we created,” said Iron Body […]
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On July 19 a memorial stone to the 13 Royal Sappers and Miners who lost their lives during construction of the Rideau Canal at Newboro due to malaria or mishap from 1828 to 1832 was unveiled. With a shortage of local skilled labourers at the time, Colonel John By brought members of a couple of […]
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By Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca It’s a rare occasion when students, teachers, and principal are on the same page, but that happened this year at Perth & District Collegiate Institute (PDCI), where an Indigenous studies pilot project proved so successful that it will remain part of the curriculum. Much credit goes to Grade 12 student Brandon […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca Officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) assisted by the Lanark County Detachment Crime Unit and the OPP Regional Support Team (RST) have charged laid charges on individuals as a result of an ongoing investigation into a series of thefts. Since the beginning of July 2017, officers from […]
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Staff editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Ontario Provincial Police in Leeds County responded to a dispute in the Village of Lyn that resulted in an assault investigation. On July 16, officers were called to residence to investigate a neighbour dispute. However the investigation found that two men, 42 and 60, involved were actually trying to setting their own […]
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Jane Hobson editorial@pdgmedia.ca “Every kid should have a bike. We want to give them that opportunity,” says Lynn Vardy, a real estate agent with Royal LePage Team Realty in Carleton Place. For every home Vardy sells, she donates one new bicycle to a child in need, in her client’s name. The bike campaign started in […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Smiths Falls town councillors have passed a resolution of support for VIA Rail’s multi-million dollar “high frequency” train project for the Windsor to Quebec City corridor. At a July 17 council meeting, Mayor Shawn Pankow asked fellow councillors to support VIA’s application to the federal government, which he said would be “a […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca The town of Smiths Falls is eligible for funding to help clean up contamination at the town’s former water treatment facility on Old Mill Road. The old treatment plant, which closed in 2010, was the subject of an environmental site assessment carried out for Molroz Engineering last year. Engineer David Hodgson presented […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Opting to keep a provincial program that provides property tax rebates to the owners of vacant commercial and industrial buildings, Smiths Falls town council has decided instead to reduce the financial impact of the program by limiting the number of years owners can apply. The provincial government announced earlier this year that […]
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By Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Stewart Park festival was still rocking early Sunday afternoon in Perth. Two venues hosted musical entertainment while hundreds sat, watched and listened. The main stage and its audience sang along to EvenSong and Tribe of One, the Wendy Laut River Stage and its audience hummed and swayed along to Morning […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca Renovations and maintenance of the operating rooms at the Smiths Falls site of the Perth and Smiths Falls District (PSFDH) start today, Monday, July 17, 2017 and will be closed during this necessary work. During the renovations, emergency procedures including c-sections will continue to be provided at the Smiths Falls site. All other […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca Smiths Falls lawyer Mike Cliffen has never been one to run from a challenge, and so it made perfect sense that the 63-year-old would find himself participating in the 50-km Calgary Ultramarathon on May 28. He crossed the finish line at a remarkable 5 hours and 12 minutes and took home the […]
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April Scott-Clarke april@pdgmedia.ca The Lombardy Fair is striking the pig scramble from its daily events at this year’s fair. The pig scramble has been part of the fair for at least the last four years but pressure from advocacy group Ottawa Farmed Animal Save made the fair organizers reconsider it for 2017. An online petition […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca Police are urging the public to keep their vehicles locked, keys removed, valuables out of sight and their windows closed to deter thieves from entering. The Smiths Falls Police Service and Crime Stoppers have partnered up and will be checking vehicles in the community for the remainder of the summer months as part […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Local food vendors, craft beer, live music and a whole pig roasted on a spit were among the attractions at the first annual Pigstock festival at Smiths Falls’ Gallipeau Centre Saturday, July 8. The event was produced by Bruce Enloe, general manager of the Two Rivers Food Hub.
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Grenville County Detachment is urging all motorists to expect the unexpected when it comes to wildlife on the highways. The Grenville County OPP is once again reminding the motoring public to be alert and aware of their surroundings after police investigated a single motor vehicle collision on Highway […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca Police are warning Ontario residents of counterfeit currency making the rounds, which can leave consumers and vendors as victims in its wake. Since the beginning of 2017, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have received 82 reports of counterfeit bills in its west region alone, ranging in value from $5 to $100 bills. The OPP […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca A growing number of voices are raising alarm over a secretive, unprecedented series of liquid radioactive waste shipments from Chalk River’s nuclear facilities to a South Carolina processing plant. While routes are not publicized, two of the only roadways that meet the designated requirements for the journey are Highways 17 and 416. […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca Reconstruction work on Lave Avenue in Carleton Place will start e on Tuesday, July 11. Lake Avenue East will be closed to through traffic from Bridge Street to Argyle Street until late August. Businesses in this corridor will remain open and accessible throughout the project. The intersection of Lake Avenue and Bridge Street […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca Due to a minor incident yesterday the Town shut down operations at the Water Treatment Plant in order to safeguard our drinking water system. The town resumed operations at the Water Plant last evening and the system if now fully operational. The restriction of water usage is now lifted. It is important for […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca Earlier today, the Town of Smiths Falls shut down operations at the water treatment plant in response to a minor fire event near the main water intake. These precautionary measures were taken as a multi-barrier approach to safeguarding the drinking water system. The town has since resumed operations at the Water Plant and […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca Due to a minor fire in close proximity to the town’s water intake, Smiths Falls town staff is asking residents to take the following precautionary measures: Please limit your use of Town water and cease any non-essential use of Town water The Water Treatment Plant has been shut down. The beach area and […]
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Staff editorial@pdgmedia.ca Members of the Smiths Falls Police Service and Smiths Falls Police Association will be hosting a free family fishing day on Sunday July 9 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Lower Reach Park. This event will close out Ontario’s license-free fishing week, which started on July 1. These licence-free days are held […]
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Staff april@pdgmedia.ca The Town of Carleton Place announced on June 28 that Mark Jensen would not be taking over for Paul Knowles in the role of chief administrative officer as planned. Changes in personal and family circumstances has prevented Jensen from accepting the position. Knowles will remain as CAO while council initiates a new recruitment […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca The two swans the Town of Smiths Falls purchased to deter the geese will arrive this afternoon (July 4) at 5 p.m. and residents are invited by the town to come out and welcome them. Also read: Smiths Falls invests in swans to keep geese at bay The swans will be released into […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Not many kids under 21 want to head to school but ask Owen Grundy, 13, about Stock Show University and it’s a place he’d go every day if he could. Stock Show U, with professors from all over North America, is a free educational clinic where stock show youth are taught “proper […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Everyone got wet but no one cared. The day was warm, a little muggy and grey and still people sauntered down Gore Street in Perth, swayed along to the Totally Hip at Rock the Dock Rideau Ferry, ate outside at picnic tables, paddled into the Tay Basin and greeted complete strangers with […]
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Submitted by Ontario Parks Canada Agency editorial@pdgmedia.ca This year marks a year of celebrations and milestones for Canada, particularly as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation. Canada’s national parks and historic sites enable Canadians to experience their rich history and heritage in a special way and the Government is very pleased to offer free […]
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Habitat for Humanity Greater Ottawa’s (Habitat GO) Perth Chapter celebrated the completion of its first Perth build with a dedication ceremony to welcome the newest Habitat homeowners on Wednesday, June 28. Construction of the single-family home began in September 2016, thanks to a unique partnership with Algonquin College’s Construction Carpentry – Advanced Housing program in […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca “We’re moving forward,” Shawn Pankow, mayor of Smiths Falls said at the unveiling of the new logo and website for the town on June 29. The new logo celebrates past, present and future while still retaining historical roots. The new stylized logo, with gradations of blue from turquoise through ultramarine to cornflower, […]
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Photos by Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Smiths Falls welcomed 14 voyageur canoes and about 130 paddlers from across Canada as the South Wind Canoe Brigade camped at the Detached Lock overnight June 27 on their way from Kingston to Ottawa. The paddlers and the 19 visitors from Ireland who are spending a week in town were […]
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(DRUMMOND NORTH ELMSLEY TOWNSHIP, ON) – Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating a fatal collision on Highway 7 east of the Town of Perth. Officers were called to the scene at 06:40 am on Wednesday 28th June 2017. Initial investigation indicates that an east bound cyclist was struck by an […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Councillor Jim Boldt was understandably concerned. Janet and John Lafortune came to him with a vexing story. For the last five years or so they have run the concession stand at Conlon Farm selling hamburgers and french fries. They have worked hard often staying longer hours than needed, and have become […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca The ongoing saga of funding for new Carleton Place arena dressing rooms was on the agenda of the town’s policy review committee June 27, with councillors voting to hold a meeting of key stakeholders this fall, put out a tender document in early 2018, and support in principle the installation of an […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca For those 80 hungry breakfasters who came to the Smiths Falls’ Chamber of Commerce’s early morning meeting on June 27, not only did they get a good meal, they got an eyeful in a presentation on Le Boat. Expect a pre-launch of Le Boat in Smiths Falls in August this year with […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca The town of Smiths Falls is hoping that a pair of swans trumps a whole gaggle of geese. At a meeting of town council’s Committee of the Whole on June 26, Director of Community Services Art Manhire told councillors two swans have been purchased to help drive geese away from the Upper […]
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Photos by Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Smiths Falls Gordon Pipe Band once again hosted Highland on the Rideau at Lower Reach Park Saturday, June 24, bringing participants from all over Ontario to compete in piping, drumming, and highland dancing competition. See more photos of the event on our Facebook page. Musket demonstration: Members of the […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca The best job at Westport’s Heritage Day Festival June 24 fell to three pie-tasting judges – Doris Jones, Sean Rodgers and Rob Roberts. They each got to have a thin slice of 23 pies (apple, caramel, raspberry, strawberry, chocolate, raisin, maple and many more) and then make a decision as to whose […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca On Friday, June 16, 2017 Sheila Coutts of the Sole Sisters Annual Walk and Run for Cancer Research presented by Discover Smiths Falls made two special deliveries in the town of Perth. Coutts delivered two cheques, each for $5,000 to the Perth Great War Memorial Hospital Foundation (GWMHF) and to the Perth office […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Town of Perth will be in full celebration mode on Friday, June 30 when the Party by the Basin kicks off the Canada 150th celebrations in downtown. This never-before-done event at the Tay Basin will close down the Crystal Palace parking lot to host an outdoor celebration including three bands, a 12-vendor […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca At Perth’s Festival of the Maples in late April both Makenna and Myla Ennis spent some time at Town Hall having vital personal statistics taken: fingerprints, photographs, video and audio, dental impressions and DNA swabs. Makenna is 7 and Myla is 5. This was all part of the MasoniCh.I.P. Ontario program, a […]
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The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding an incident involving police and a 43-year-old man that occurred earlier this month near Smiths Falls. Preliminary information suggests the following: In the afternoon hours of Saturday, June 3, 2017, an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer contacted a man by phone informing […]
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LOCATED Smiths Falls Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a young male reported missing from his foster home on June 17, 2017. Erik Lalonde is a white male, 17 years of age, 5’8” tall, 140 lbs, curly brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen on June 17 wearing orange pants and […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca The issue of Carleton Place arena renovations came back for discussion at the town’s corporate services committee June 20, as councillors heard more details on a proposal that had ballooned to almost $1.7 million from its original budgeted cost. Carleton Place Treasurer Phil Hogan discussed the renovation – a 5,000 square-foot addition […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Carleton Place town council’s community issues committee heard an update on June 20 from Chief Administrative Officer Paul Knowles about a new report from the Association of Municipalities (AMO) that seeks to address the growing gap between municipal revenues and costs. The AMO’s report, dubbed “What’s Next Ontario,” is a product […]
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Jane Hobson jane@pdgmedia.ca When John Edwards wife, Teresa, died unexpectedly in January 2017 and he suddenly became a single father to his thirteen-year-old daughter Ayanna, Edwards said the Carleton Place Senior Hockey League (CPSHL) gave him something to look forward to. “Playing hockey twice a week helped me and Ayanna recreate a sense of normalcy […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca An in-depth review of water distribution and sewage disposal operations in the town of Smiths Falls has identified a potential $174,000 in savings to taxpayers. Director of Public Works and Utilities Troy Dunlop presented the results of a six-month service review to town councillors on June 19. In 2017, he said, the […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Smiths Falls town councillors are supporting a proposal to build a new gas station and car wash on Lombard Street. The new business, a Petro Canada station, car wash and convenience is to be located at 96 Lombard St., between Scotiabank and Walmart, councillors were told in a planning department report presented […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Although organizers of Rideau Paddlefest held Sunday, June 18 at Lower Reach Park in Smiths Falls shut the event down early due to a tornado warning in the area, voyageur canoe races took place in the morning as planned.
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca A new partnership seeks to end the vexing problem of Lanark County youth homelessness which, while not as visible as its urban counterpart, nonetheless affects a growing number of young people. Under a new initiative known as Collective Impact (CI) — inspired by U.S. research that identified too many social issues being […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Committee of the Whole passed a motion June 13 for the Town of Perth to adopt the Local Climate Change Action Plan and submit it to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities under the Green Municipal Fund project. “This is not a happy, feel good report,” Mayor John Fenik said after Sean Campbell, […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca Lanark Lodge in Perth have been active in fundraising for many community causes over the years, including the Canadian Cancer Society’s (CCS) Relay For Life. Four years ago, staff decided to bring the Relay to Lanark Lodge to involve residents, families, staff and the community at large. That way, according to Deborah Pidgeon, […]
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Jane Hobson jane@pdgmedia.ca There’s a great new way to flow through the summer months by taking advantage of the Rideau Canal in Lanark County this summer. Niknaks Paddle Shack is a seasonal kayak, canoe, paddleboard and bike rental service that is set to open in mid-June in Smiths Falls. Located in the Murphy building on […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca When she’s on break, Rhonda Eaton sits in her favourite chair, puts her feet up and has a gab with her nursing mates. This will be her last year for gab-fests though. Eaton is retiring. And although she’s leaving, she’s leaving in a blaze of glory. The 39-year nursing veteran this year […]
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Town Councilor Jay Brennan presents Major Owen Rowsell and Major Sharon Rowsell of the Smiths Falls Salvation Army with a certificate of appreciation for their service to the community. The Majors have been located in Smiths Falls for the past two years but have spent the last 39 years in ministry with the Salvation Army. They will officially […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca The students of the Indigenous Studies Program at Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute hosted a traditional pow wow on Duck Island June 10 and June 11. Traditional drumming and dancing was presented by the Mohawks of Akwesasne First Nations and the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation. Photos by Chris Must Host drummers […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Empty commercial space in Smiths Falls comes with a heavy cost to local taxpayers, so the town is seeking what one council member calls “a made-in-Smiths Falls solution.” The town hosted an open house the evening of June 6 to gather feedback on plans to change or eliminate a tax rebate paid […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca The developers working to turn the derelict Rideau Hotel into a new apartment complex are appealing to the town of Smiths Falls for financial help with two separate grant applications. Developer Andrew Cinnamon, owner of Park View Homes, told town councillors at a June 3 meeting that he has factored the grant […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, spent the morning and afternoon of June 5 in the small towns of Perth and Smiths Falls. She arrived at Queen Elizabeth Public School in Perth at 9:30 a.m. to help with celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of Confederation, first touring the […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Three members of the Smiths Falls Police Services who disregarded their own safety to rescue a woman from a burning building were honoured by town council on June 3. Mayor Shawn Pankow presented plaques to Constables Michael Gallagher and Dan King and Sgt. Paul Klassen for their actions on April 28, when […]
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Brian Turner editorial@pdgmedia.ca There’s nothing better in this country than the onset of our glorious summers. Warm weather and plenty of sunshine beckon us to cottages, lakes, rivers, and campgrounds and finding a great place to recharge ourselves with some delicious hand-crafted food makes our journeys that much more enjoyable. On that very popular commuting […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca Perth council passed a motion on May 30 to support the issuance of a Manufacturer’s Limited Liquor Sales Licence – by the glass for Perth Brewery. Councillor Judy Brown voting against and Councillor Riq Turner declaring a pecuniary interest. A motion is required by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. Mayor […]
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Monday morning, May 29, at 9:26, the Smiths Falls Fire Department responded to a fire in the Industrial Park in Smiths Falls. The fire broke out at the Tweed plant, located at 1 Hershey Drive. Firefighters responded and the blaze was under control within three minutes. The fire broke out in what use to be the […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca As part of his ongoing battle against astronomically high Hydro One rates in rural Ontario, Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington MPP Randy Hillier is seeking letters of concern and complaint from his constituents, which he pledges to personally deliver to Premier Kathleen Wynne. The idea for area residents to photocopy their Hydro One bills […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Students currently attending St. Francis de Sales and St. James the Greater Catholic elementary schools will soon be going to a brand new school. At a meeting of Smiths Falls town council’s Committee of the Whole May 23, councillors were informed of the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario’s plans to […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca Two weeks after a raucous town hall meeting in which councillors and residents alike called on embattled Mayor Louis Antonakos to resign over the damning findings of an integrity commissioner’s report, members of council decided on May 23 to penalize the mayor with a 90-day suspension of income. In addition, members of […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca On Friday May 19 an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer from Eastern Ontario was arrested as a result of an ongoing domestic investigation conducted by the OPP Professional Standards Bureau (PSB). The investigation stems from incidents that are alleged to have occurred while the officer was off duty. As a result a 39-year-old, […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca Smiths Falls residents hoping to enjoy commuter rail service into Ottawa this year will have to wait a while longer as Moose, the private company behind the proposal for a 400 kilometre interprovincial route, battles a federal government that seems uninterested in working with the project. As Canada plans its 150th anniversary, […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca The Stewart Park Festival has released its 2017 performer line-up and the talent set to hit the stage this summer is a solid mix that’ll once again draw thousands to the park. The three-day festival, held July 14-16, will showcase performers from across Canada including long-time-loved, Juno-award winners Sue Foley and Valdy as […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Smiths’ Falls own Vimy oak was planted near the town cenotaph during a ceremony May 18. The sapling, grown from cuttings taken from trees in Scarborough that grew from acorns mailed to Canada from the Vimy battlefield 100 years ago, was planted by Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute students Eryn Hewson, Jordan […]
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Jane Hobson jane@pdgmedia.ca “It’s an honour to be in this position and to have people sharing things with me that are hard to share,” said Tracy Kwissa, the new community navigator for Lanark County. “I am very open. I am not judgmental. Everyone has a valid story that is worthy of being heard and being […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca Carleton Place treasurer Phil Hogan updated the May 16 meeting of the corporate services committee with an overview of the town’s robust, evolving 10-year community investment strategy, valued at $89 million. While the largest ticket item on the plan was development (at $26 million), roads and sewer/water came in a close second […]
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Update On the 18th of May 2017 Ottawa Police located missing teen 14 year old Maria ARREOLA safe. Smiths Falls had issued a press release after the young teen left the Smiths Falls area on her own and could not be located. Smiths Falls Police is looking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Maria […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Given the large amount of vacant retail space in Smiths Falls, town councillors are considering cancelling a program that provides tax rebates to the owners of vacant commercial property. In a recent report to council, Clerk Kerry Costello stated that “The Town of Smiths Falls has had an alarming number of vacancy […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Presenting draft financial statements for 2016 to Smiths Falls town council on May 15, auditor Howard Allan said the town’s finances are moving “in the right direction.” Allan noted that in 2016, Smiths Falls’ revenues were more than budgeted, while operating expenses came in slightly less. The town was also able to […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca The first step in a long-awaited project – the redevelopment of Beckwith Street in Smiths Falls – was taken with the awarding of a contract at a town council meeting on May 15. Smiths Falls councillors voted to an endorse a staff recommendation to accept an $85,000 quote from Parsons Corporation to […]
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Jane Hobson jane@pdgmedia.ca Fidget devices are making national headlines lately as debates emerge about whether or not they boost concentration or distract students in the classroom, but residents of Carleton Place are among the thousands that see these as a benefit. In a shocking span of just 24 hours, Apple Cheeks Consignment in Carleton Place […]
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Jane Hobson jane@pdgmedia.ca After nine weeks at training camp in Melbourne, Florida, Carleton Place kayaker Monica Black is back on the Mississippi River and her training is as intense as ever. Black wants to represent Canada at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan and is confident of her chances. She trained with the Canadian […]
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Jane Hobson jane@pdgmedia.ca Hometown Hearts hosted their first event called Night on the Town Retro Rewind on Bridge Street in Carleton Place Thursday, May 11. Hometown Hearts is a non-profit organization that started in Carleton Place in March. The mission of the group is to provide support and resources to members of the community when […]
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Sally Smith editorial@pdgmedia.ca “There was lots of rage and we took that rage and turned it into action,” Erin Lee said at County Council on May 10. Lee, executive director of Lanark County Interval House, spoke about the reasons behind the See It, Name It, Change It program launched at the Community Services Committee meeting. […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca Days after he declared he would not attend the May 9 meeting of Carleton Place town council, Mayor Louis Antonakos presided over a boisterous and emotional meeting as over 120 residents called for the embattled mayor to resign. He faced boos and derisive laughter at his refusal to admit any wrongdoing following […]
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Sarah Nelson editorial@pdgmedia.ca Walkers from the Pilgrimage for Indigenous Rights took a brief pause in Perth on May 9 to spend the evening with high-profile speakers the Right Honourable James Bartleman and NDP MP Romeo Saganash. The walkers, part of Churches for Indigenous Rights, are travelling 600 kilometres from Kitchener to Ottawa by foot to […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Smiths Falls town councillors are enthusiastic about the possibility of sharing the cost of some services with the neighbouring municipality of Montague Township. Chief Administrative Officer Malcolm Morris told councillors at a meeting of council’s Committee of the Whole on May 8 that the idea to explore possible sharing of services came […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Smiths Falls town councillors are considering naming the town’s skateboard park to honour the man who was responsible for raising the funds to build it: former Police Chief Larry Hardy, who died on April 26. Ex-mayor Dennis Staples and former councillor Jack Traynor attended a meeting of town council’s Committee of the […]
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Chris Must editorial@pdgmedia.ca Residents of Smiths Falls are advised to stay clear of the swollen Rideau River following the recent heavy rainfall and flood warnings. “There is a large volume of very rapidly moving water going through town and the best thing is to stay away from it,” advised town Chief Administrative Officer Malcolm Morris […]
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Media Release #3 – Flood Levels Expected to Decline May 8, 2017 @ 2:00PM Flood levels can be expected to decline through the afternoon today as peaks are being reached on the Rideau and tributaries. Peak levels have been or are being reached in the lower Rideau watershed downstream of Smiths Falls as runoff from […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca Perth is not isolated from the historic flooding affecting much of Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. In Perth, a substantial portion of Stewart Park is under water with a number of bridges through the grassy area closed do to high waters. Much of Last Duel Park is also under water, as lonely […]
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Jane Hobson editorial@pdgmedia.ca **UPDATE** (TOWN OF CARLETON PLACE, ON) – Officers from the Crime Unit of the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continue to investigate a Bomb Threat targeting the Carleton Place Hospital on Lake Avenue East in the Town of Carleton Place. Officers from the Lanark County Detachment assisted by […]
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By Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca Two years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) released its landmark study documenting the devastating legacy of residential schools on Indigenous communities, a group of 30 people will walk from Kitchener to Ottawa this spring in response to one of the report’s 98 calls to action. The Pilgrimage for Indigenous […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca Male arrested for drinking and driving On Wednesday, April 26 at approximately 8:33 p.m. police conducted a traffic stop of a motor vehicle on William Street west. The 62-year-old male driver of Smiths Falls, was found to have alcohol on his breath. As a result of police investigation the male driver was arrested […]
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Submitted editorial@pdgmedia.ca Many lakes and rivers are at their highest levels and the weather forecast for the next week predicts additional and significant rain. This may cause flooding in some areas or worsen the impact on already flooded areas. There are steps you can take to protect yourself and your property from potential flooding and damages. […]
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Matthew Behrens editorial@pdgmedia.ca A week before what will likely be a dramatic public presentation of Integrity Commissioner Robert Swayze’s report on a complaint levelled against Carleton Pla