July 27, 2024
July 27, 2024
SUBMITTED This year, 3 enterprising local students have been selected to participate in the 2024 Summer Company Program in the Lanark County/Smiths Falls/North Leeds Grenville area. This program offers young […]
LAURIE WEIR The McDonald’s Restaurants in Lanark County and Kemptville have raised a whopping $75,152 for the Ottawa Ronald McDonald House during McHappy Day. “On behalf of all of us […]
SUBMITTED A 36-year man faces numerous charges after reports of an armed man in Carleton Place. Officers of the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to […]
Lanark County to see $19.2M in infrastructure builds LAURIE WEIR How annoying are dropped calls, slow data speeds and the inability to log into emails or meetings? Very – but […]
LAURIE WEIR A celebration of life will be held Sunday for Mathew McGrath, 52, of Carleton Place whose body was pulled from the Mississippi River on May 12 after he […]
Mathew McGrath had been missing since January LAURIE WEIR A fundraising campaign has reached nearly $8,000 (surpassing its $7,500 goal) to help the grieving family of Mathew (Matt) McGrath lay […]
SUBMITTED The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a serious assault in Carleton Place which left one person with a stab wound. Officers were called […]
SUBMITTED A project to engage a Grade 3 student with autism at Beckwith Public School has grown into an a-maize-ing success, after he sold more than 1,500 bags of popcorn in a […]
SUBMITTED The third annual Indigenous Cultural Fair will take place in Carleton Place on May 11 from 10am to 3pm. Admission to the event is free. The organizers extend a […]
SUBMITTED A new regional pediatric surgical program has been launched to address the waitlist for surgeries for children and youth in eastern Ontario and bring care closer to families across […]
BRIAN PRESTON Well it finally happened. The Ontario government is keeping an election promise to widen the availability of certain alcoholic beverages to various retail stores across the province. The […]
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COLUMN BY BRIAN PRESTON This month we will explore summertime wine, Rosé in particular. LCBO is featuring this versatile and easy-drinking wine in their Vintages Release publication too. I will […]
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OPINION BY SALLY SMITH Everyone’s talking about the ‘no snow’ winter. It might still be coming. But it’s already the beginning of March and snow is melting…not drifting from the […]
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On the front lines with some of Lanark County OPP’s female officers LAURIE WEIR As we recognize International Women’s Day on March 8, this year’s theme focuses on inclusion. Imagine […]
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Non-alcoholic beers have come a long way since I last wrote about them in 2017. Non-alcoholic beer (or NA beer, as it’s sometimes called) starts life as a normal beer. […]
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COLUMN BY BRIAN PRESTON.The Travelling Sommelier, Portland, ON at 613-272-3129, brianpreston@hotmail.com This fall I discovered Bridge Masters Brewery in Perth at 29 Beckwith Street East after visiting the Perth Royal Canadian Legion […]
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Smiths Falls/Lanark County/North Leeds Grenville SUBMITTED The Small Business Advisory Centre (Smiths Falls/Lanark County/North Leeds Grenville) is now accepting applications for the Starter Company Plus program. Funded by the Government […]
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