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Connie Cochran awarded the Ontario Senior of the Year Award

SUBMITTED Rideau Lakes resident Connie Cochran was presented with the Ontario Senior of the Year Award, a program that gives each municipality in Ontario the...

‘I will not be bullied into quitting’: Rideau Lakes Mayor Arie Hoogenboom reacts to second non-confidence vote and resignation request

LAURIE WEIR It was a marathon 5.5-hour municipal services committee meeting on Monday, June 22, and the mayor left before the final vote — one...

Heated dispute in Portland leads to arrest and further incidents

SUBMITTED An individual is facing multiple charges after a heated dispute involving threats and an assault, as well as further incidents at a local hospital. On...

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

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

2025 Rideau Lakes Road Map unveiled to boost tourism and showcase local heritage

SUBMITTED Employees and community leaders in Rideau Lakes took part in the revision of the Township’s road map, featuring the addition of new roads, renamed...

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

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

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

LAURIE WEIR Rideau Lakes council failed to override Mayor Arie Hoogenboom’s veto on the Chantry office retrofit project during a special meeting on Wednesday, May...

OPINION: What will this Rideau Lakes veto cost taxpayers?

Township has spent $500,000 on paperwork for two projects that have gone nowhere fast LAURIE WEIR Raise your hand if you saw this one coming. Raises hand. Yes,...

ANALYSIS: Bold leadership or democratic overreach? Rideau Lakes tests strong mayor powers

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

Mayor cites housing priorities in formal veto of Chantry retrofit bylaw

LAURIE WEIR Mayor Arie Hoogenboom has released his formal rationale for vetoing the bylaw that would have sent the Chantry municipal office retrofit to tender,...
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