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Help wanted to keep Carleton Place kids safe this school year
Carleton Place is looking for School Crossing Guards to help keep kids safe on their way to school this September. The Town is hiring for both temporary part-time and supply positions. Part-time roles...
88.1 myFM News Aug 12, 2025

Big changes coming? Lanark County wants your input on rural transit
Lanark County and the Town of Smiths Falls are asking the public to help shape the future of rural transit. They've launched the second round of consultation for the Rural Transit Feasibility Study. L...
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Prime Minister announces $9 billion defence spending boost in Trenton
Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Trenton on Friday to unveil new compensation measures for Canadian Armed Forces personnel, including a retroactive base pay increase back to April 1. The government ...
88.1 myFM News Aug 11, 2025 Photo: Government of Canada (www.pm.gc.ca)

Carleton Place back to red alert water limit
Carleton Place is urging residents to cut back on outdoor water use during the hot, dry weather as the water demand limit has reached red for the second time this summer. Officials say high demand fro...
88.1 myFM News Aug 11, 2025

Lanark County OPP talk rise of smash and grab style robberies
Lanark County OPP say smash and grab robberies are making their way here. Constable Corey Noonan told myFM they're on the rise in Ottawa and it has come this way. Noonan encourages any bystanders to b...
88.1 myFM News Aug 11, 2025

Health unit ends Perth Salmonella probe after Rocky River Café outbreak
The South East Health Unit has completed its investigation into a Salmonella outbreak linked to the Rocky River Caf in Perth. The outbreak began after several people ate at the restaurant around July ...
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Carleton Place man charged after punching windows
A 27-year-old man is facing several charges following a disturbance at a local business in Carleton Place. Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call just after 6:30 a.m. on Fri...
88.1 myFM News Aug 11, 2025

Vote to overturn Rideau Lakes mayor's veto falls one vote shy for the second time
Rideau Lakes council's attempt to overturn Mayor Arie Hoogenboom's veto failed this week. For a second time, the mayor issued a veto through strong mayor powers to prevent the Chantry office retrofit ...
88.1 myFM News Aug 08, 2025

Smash and grab robbery in Carleton Place has OPP seeking suspects
The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a robbery at a Carleton Place business. Officers were called to a store on McNeely Avenue around 6:20 p.m. on Wedne...
88.1 myFM News Aug 08, 2025

Man wanted in Smiths Falls arrested in Kawaratha Lakes for robberies
Kawartha Lakes Police have arrested a 31-year-old Smiths Falls man in connection with a series of convenience store robberies. On Wednesday, officers stopped a suspicious vehicle on William Street Nor...
88.1 myFM News Aug 08, 2025
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