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Smiths Falls Police responded to 19 calls for intimate partner violence in March, up from 11 in February. Deputy Chief Chris Kettyle said there's a rise across the board with violent crimes. Smiths Fa...

Rural roadsides across Leeds and Grenville will soon be sprayed with herbicides to control weeds, starting May 20, 2025, weather permitting. Wagar and Corput Weed Control Inc. has been hired to spray ...

Liz McDonald has accepted the role of Acting Superintendent within the Lanark County Community Paramedicine Program. McDonald brings 26 years of front-line paramedic experience and is one of the found...

Perth Fire Chief Trevor Choffe says in the past they've suggested we have emergency kits that last 72 hours, but now he says that tome depends on a number of factors. You can visit getprepared.ca for ...

Lanark County and the Town of Smiths Falls are undertaking a Rural Transit Feasibility Study to explore the potential of new public transit services. The study will recommend a preferred transit solut...

McHappy Day is here, locally raising money for the expansion at the Ottawa Ronald McDonald House. Local McDonald's restaurant owner Tim Carter sits on the board of the Ottawa House, he says the work i...

As part of our continuing focus on mental health, we spoke to registered psychotherapist Morgan Crew of Morgan Crew Counselling. She explains that access to effective mental health treatment and servi...

The trade war is costing Smiths Falls an additional $77,000 to their confederation bridge construction through lumber and steel tariffs. They'll pull the money from reserves, and the total project cos...

Lanark County has partnered with the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights, a non-profit that promotes the rights to adequate, accessible, and affordable housing, to deliver a very timely series of onlin...

Grade 6 students from Naismith Memorial Public School are being praised after leading an accessibility project that brought new foot-activated step units to the John Levi Community Centre in Mississip...