Here’s this week’s top stories from lanarkleedstoday.ca based on your views.
1) Two people are facing several charges after a traffic stop linked to a string of copper wire thefts in Lanark County and the surrounding area.
Traffic stop tied to copper wire thefts leads to major charges
2) Smiths Falls Police Chief Jodi Empey says comparing the town’s municipal police service to the Ontario Provincial Police is not as simple as looking at cost alone.
“Ignore the ChatGPT nonsense,” Smiths Falls Police Chief defends local force
3) Joan Stephenson Bowes, co-owner of the Maximilian’s Restaurant building appeared as a delegation to Perth council’s committee meeting to request changes to the Town’s heritage restoration grant system.
Fire-code upgrades at Maximilian’s building spark review of Perth heritage grant rules
4) Smiths Falls strongman Tim Norris says even he did not expect what happened at the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario on Father’s Day.
5) Lanark–Frontenac MP Scott Reid is voicing strong opposition to the proposed Alto high-speed rail project, bringing his concerns directly to Smiths Falls council as the town pushes to secure a stop or maintenance facility along the planned route.
Reid warns Smiths Falls council about risks tied to Alto high-speed rail project
