It was a very eventful news week across Lanark and Leeds.
Local municipalities dominated the headlines, and you were listening and reading.
Here are the top five stories from the past week of news, according to you.
1. Martin Whyte is no longer pursuing a commercial gun range in Drummond/North Elmsley, and the township is suing for costs.
https://d1965.cms.socastsrm.com/2025/05/26/exclusive-martin-whyte-withdraws-gun-range-pursuit-township-sues-for-costs/
2. A Tay Valley man is facing impaired driving charges—after being caught behind the wheel of a lawn tractor on an ATV trail.
https://d1965.cms.socastsrm.com/2025/05/27/local-man-arrested-for-impaired-driving-on-lawn-tractor/
3. The vote to override Rideau Lakes Mayor Arie Hoogenboom’s veto over the Chantry municipal office retrofit tender failed Wednesday.
https://d1965.cms.socastsrm.com/2025/05/29/125905/
4. Rideau Lakes Mayor Arie Hoogenboom explained his reasonings behind vetoing the tender process of the Chantry municipal office retrofit through strong mayoral powers in an interview with myFM.
https://d1965.cms.socastsrm.com/2025/05/28/rideau-lakes-mayor-deputy-mayor-weigh-in-on-vetoing-chantry-tender-vote-to-overturn-decision-today/
5. Smiths Falls Police are warning the public after a rise in counterfeit $100 bills in town
https://d1965.cms.socastsrm.com/2025/05/29/fake-100-bills-are-spreading-in-smiths-falls-heres-how-to-spot-them/
