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Leadership gets round of applause at Swift Waters Elementary School
The Upper Canada District School Board applauded all those who helped ensure Swift Waters Elementary School in Brockville was ready to open on time. Trustee Michel LaBont went over some of the feature...
Sep 18, 2024
Westporch returns this weekend
The 4th annual Westporch Festival is back this weekend. It's a free outdoor walking tour of the town as regional artists and musicians put on showcases for all attendees. There's 14 porches this year ...
Sep 18, 2024 fantom_rd / Depositphotos.com
It's official: Rob Rainer's the Liberal provincial candidate for L-F-K
Tay Valley Reeve Rob Rainer was officially nominated on Saturday at Maberly Community Hall as the Liberal candidate for the Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston riding in the upcoming provincial election. Rainer...
Sep 17, 2024
Carleton Place Takes Back The Night with somber rally
At the annual Take Back the Night rally in Carleton Place, Erin Lee of Lanark County Interval House demonstrated the terrible human toll that intimate partner violence inflicts when she asked 49 of th...
Sep 17, 2024
Graduation rates continue to climb, but still under target at UCDSB
Graduation rates are up for the third straight year at the Upper Canada District School Board. The Ministry of Education recently released the 2023-24 graduation rates, with the UCDSB seeing 86.1 per ...
Sep 17, 2024
Swim on! Perth pool open after annual maintenance
The Perth & District Pool has reopened following a two week closure. The pool typically closes each year for the first two weeks of September for maintenance ahead of opening seven days a week for...
Sep 17, 2024
Want to build a forest?
The Rideau Environmental Action League is planting 300 trees for a mini-forest at Hyland Park October 5th and is looking for volunteers. REAL invites teams, individuals, and families to help out on th...
Sep 17, 2024
Seeds of Success: Richard Stonier and the Kenney Family Beef Farm
Over 200 years the current location of the Kenney Farm in Battersea remains stronger than ever. Today Owner Shannon Kenney and Operations Manager Richard Stonier, operate the 100 acre beef farm locate...
Sep 17, 2024
Doors Open Mississippi Mills offers a fun and free Sunday
Doors Open Mississippi Mills takes place this Sunday, featuring 15 unique locations, including the Textile Museum, Fire Department, and the Old Town Hall, among others. For the complete list of partic...
Sep 17, 2024
Contract talks on pause between health unit, union as mediator brought in
CUPE Local 1559 President Merima Kostecki says they're prepared to strike but hope it doesn't come to that. The union represents 78 members of the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Public Health Unit who've...
Sep 16, 2024
