These are the top five stories of the week based on your views.
1 – Rideau Lakes council’s October 6 meeting ended in turmoil Monday night after nearly two hours of heated exchanges over seven Integrity Commissioner (IC) reports — four involving Mayor Arie Hoogenboom and three tied to current and former councillors.
https://d1965.cms.socastsrm.com/2025/10/09/a-9-1-1-call-seven-integrity-commissioner-reports-a-look-inside-this-rideau-lakes-council-meeting/
2 – Smiths Falls Councillor Dawn Quinn has had her pay suspended for 2 weeks after violating the town’s code of conduct.
https://d1965.cms.socastsrm.com/2025/10/08/smiths-falls-councillor-has-pay-suspended/
3 – The HART Hub in Brockville is now operating a satellite facility in Smiths Falls.
https://d1965.cms.socastsrm.com/2025/10/06/the-hart-hub-in-brockville-is-now-operating-a-satellite-facility-in-smiths-falls/
4 – Lanark County Interval House is offering Coaching Boys Into Men this year, teaching coaches across Lanark County to have meaningful conversations with their athletes aged 12-18 about consent, respect, mental wellness and peer pressure.
https://d1965.cms.socastsrm.com/2025/10/06/program-teaching-local-coaches-how-to-have-important-conversations-with-young-boys/
5 – Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MP Michael Barrett said the situation is not unprecedented and raised ongoing concerns about postal reliability.
https://d1965.cms.socastsrm.com/2025/10/07/mp-weighs-in-mail-strike-liberals-fault/
