July 27, 2024
July 27, 2024
Township’s reeve did ‘much reflection’ on the decision LAURIE WEIR Rob Rainer is seeking the provincial Liberal Party nomination for the riding of Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, announcing his intention on Canada Day. […]
SUBMITTED The Township of Rideau Lakes is pleased to celebrate the generous donation of a new ramp and floating dock for paddlers to access Big Rideau Lake. A Grand Opening and […]
SUBMITTED The Township of Rideau Lakes will be gathering for a photo to commemorate the groundbreaking of the new Portland Community Hall and Library building on Friday, July 19th at 12:30 p.m. […]
LAURIE WEIR The opportunity to play soccer in Sweden doesn’t come too often. But when it does, an entire community comes together. The girls’ U18 North Leeds soccer team of […]
SUBMITTED The Township of Rideau Lakes hosted the Additional Residential Unit/Tiny Home Summit at the North Crosby Community Hall on Tuesday, June 25th to an audience of over 40 people to […]
LAURIE WEIR The Fork in the Road art installation has returned to Elizabethtown-Kitley Township. Artist Chris Banflavi, and Bill Gibbons, who has commissioned three forks for the juncture near his […]
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 […]
SUBMITTED The Township of Rideau Lakes is excited to announce that Daniel Dishaw of The Ontario Historical Society will be welcomed to Rideau Lakes on Friday, June 7 from 10:00 a.m. to […]
LAURIE WEIR What will happen with the Rideau Lakes municipal offices in Chantry? Will the building be retrofitted to house some 25 staff members, partially demolished so a new space […]
LAURIE WEIR A new fireworks bylaw will be tweaked in Rideau Lakes Township to try and curb excessive use of them. Gene Richardson, the township’s fire chief, brought his report […]
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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