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Stomach illness cases rise, health unit urges residents to take precautions
Southeast Public Health is warning residents to take extra precautions as cases of infectious gastrointestinal illness increase in the Kingston area. The illness affects the stomach and intestines and...
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Here's what's up! Open Doors Mental Health will host in-person fundraising days at Independent Grocer locations in Carleton Place tomorrow and Perth Friday, supporting free mental health services for ...
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What's good? It's McHappy Day! Here's who you're helping
McHappy Day is today and local McDonald's restaurants are hoping for a big turnout in support of the Ottawa Ronald McDonald House. Tim Carter of Carter Foods Ltd., which operates McDonald's restaurant...
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Applications open soon for Perth not-for-profit housing project
The Linden Housing Co-op will soon open applications for tenants. Chair Steven Welchner explained some units in the not-for-profit property are pre-destined for those on Lanark County's RGI list. Appl...
May 05, 2026
Prepared together: Perth fire chief says emergency planning starts at home
Emergency Preparedness Week is underway, and the message this year is simple: be ready, together. Perth Fire Chief Trevor Choffe says the focus is on shared responsibility, especially as weather-relat...
May 05, 2026
Mental Health Week: A former police officer helping in a different way
Hal Hughes was a police officer with the Perth Police Service and then the OPP, before becoming a registered clinical psychotherapist. He has a busy counselling practice just outside of Smiths Falls, ...
May 05, 2026
