April 27, 2024
April 27, 2024
SUBMITTED It’s the annual rite of spring. Maple syrup season is upon us once again as we prepare to celebrate our region’s most famous agricultural commodity – sweet, savoury maple […]
Property sells for $1 with stipulation that it’s for affordable housing LAURIE WEIR Affordable housing in Perth has been earmarked for the property at 63 Halton Street, (PerthWorks), prompting only […]
SUBMITTED The Perth & District Union Public Library is now offering a Toy Lending Library! Created with the support of Lanark County Best Start, the collection is made up of […]
SUBMITTED More than two dozen people rallied in front of the Perth branch of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) on Saturday April 6 to stop RBC from financing the […]
Lanark County council opted to keep 99 Christie Lake Road for their own potential development LAURIE WEIR Linden Housing Development Co-operative will search other avenues after Lanark County opted to […]
Affordable housing pitch for this 4-acre plot is dismissed LAURIE WEIR A four-acre plot of land owned by Lanark County that was pitched by an independent group as prime real […]
SUBMITTED The Town of Perth has recently received notice that Perthmore Enterprises Inc. has submitted an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment. A virtual Case […]
SUBMITTED The Town of Perth is proud to announce the grand reopening of the newly renovated Visitor Information Centre (VIC), located within the Perth Museum. This significant occasion was marked by […]
LAURIE WEIR The newly revamped Visitor Information Centre (VIC) opened in Perth on Friday, March 22. Town Cryer Brent McLaren welcomed those in attendance, including Mayor Judy Brown and many […]
Perth and District Union Library to host local astronomer on April 6 LAURIE WEIR Whether you’re going to watch the April 8 solar eclipse, close the blinds and have a […]
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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Brian Hamilton is a graduate of Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute, and was previously a winemaker at Malivoire, Southbrook Vineyard and Tawse Winery, all in Niagara Peninsula, and […]
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Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! This time of year has many joyous, merry times, gatherings, and events. No matter where you go, in every store, on television, radio, social media, or […]
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Bank has been ‘a safe depository for surplus cash’ over the years LAURIE WEIR It was in April 1874 that the BMO branch opened its doors in Smiths Falls for […]
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