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Smiths Falls wants your opinion on roads, parks, and water services Residents have a chance to shape the future of local services by completing a short survey before March 21 at 4 p.m. The Town of Smi...

Friday's fire at the Smiths Falls Public Works garage on Air Care Drive could've been a lot worse. That's the messaging from Fire Chief Rick Chesebrough, who said the response time from the call to be...

The Coldest Night of the Year walks took place in over 200 Canadian communities on February 22nd and Lanark County was well represented thanks to the efforts of Cornerstone Landing Youth Services. Sin...

The Town of Perth says they're deeply disappointed by Algonquin College's decision to close its Perth campus, approved unanimously by its Board of Governors Monday. Deputy Mayor Ed McPherson and CAO M...

The Provincial Election is Thursday and we are profiling all of our candidates for Leeds Grenville Rideau Lakes and Thousand Islands. Incumbent MPP Steve Clark will once again represent the Conservati...

The Smiths Falls Fire Department is reminding drivers to be aware of flashing green lights on personal vehicles. These lights mean a firefighter is responding to an emergency and heading to the fire s...

A collaborative drug trafficking investigation, Project Arlington, conducted by the Brockville Police Service and Gananoque Police Service, has resulted in the arrest of eight individuals, over 50 cri...

Shane O'Neill of Carleton Place is running as an independent candidate in Lanark Frontenac Kingston for the upcoming provincial election. He describes himself as an experienced policy and communicatio...

Five-year-old Beckett Barber has been through a lot. Since the day he was born prematurely, Beckett has had to fight for his life. On his second day alive, a nurse was checking on Beckett, who was att...

Carleton Place daycare staff proposed a fee increase for Town Childcare Services for eligible school-age groups that are not covered under the Canada-Wide Early Learning Child Care Agreement. Children...