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Smiths Falls residents will have to wait until spring to cross new bridge

Laurie Weir - November 26, 2025

Confederation Bridge opening deferred as Parks Canada limits lighting and unfinished work delays winter opening SMITHS FALLS — Smiths Falls residents will have to wait...

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Smiths Falls council decides on finish for Confederation Bridge as project stays on track

Laurie Weir - September 5, 2025

SMITHS FALLS — Smiths Falls council has chosen a natural fieldstone veneer for the new Confederation Bridge, marking one of the final design decisions...

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Confederation Bridge project in Smiths Falls moving ahead despite minor delay

Laurie Weir - August 29, 2025

LAURIE WEIR SMITHS FALLS — The Confederation Bridge replacement project remains on track to finish later this fall, despite harder-than-expected rock slowing excavation, Smiths Falls...

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Smiths Falls’ Strategic Plan progress report highlights key projects in motion

Laurie Weir - June 24, 2025

LAURIE WEIR Town staff is busy moving major projects. Smiths Falls council received an update on its 2023–2026 Strategic Plan during a June 23 committee of...

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Confederation Bridge costs rise with electrical retrofit

Hometown News - June 3, 2025

Smiths Falls council approves additional $58K LAURIE WEIR What was supposed to be one electrical conduit under the new Confederation Bridge has turned into four and...

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Trade war tariffs hit Smiths Falls Confederation Bridge project

Laurie Weir - May 6, 2025

LAURIE WEIR Smiths Falls council got a jolt of sticker shock on Monday night as updated costs for the Confederation Bridge replacement came in nearly...

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Big lift, bigger plans: Water tower hoisting and bridge replacement underway

Hometown News - April 30, 2025

LAURIE WEIR While progress is being made on the long-awaited Confederation Bridge replacement in Smiths Falls, the real action this week is above ground —...

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Smiths Falls receives nearly $500,000 to help fund new Confederation Bridge

Laurie Weir - January 29, 2025

LAURIE WEIR A $150,000 fix to temporarily move the power line at Confederation Bridge could set construction back, but a successful $495,000 funding application is...

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Smiths Falls receives $500,000 grant for Beckwith Street bridge work

Hometown News - December 18, 2024

LAURIE WEIR The town of Smiths Falls has received more than $500,000 in provincial Connecting Link funding to rehabilitate two bridges on Beckwith Street. However, the...

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Dreaming about the Bridge of Dreams for pedestrian crossing in Smiths Falls

Hometown News - January 16, 2024

During Monday evening’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls, council received an update from Director of Public Works and Utilities Paul McMunn...

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