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Financial literacy assessment among new requirements to graduate high school
The provincial government's changing the requirements to secure a high school diploma for the first time in 25 years. Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the diploma will carry more weight. Among ot...
May 31, 2024 Minister Lecce from a August 2023 press conference
Local educators tapped for Superintendent positions
Casey Nelson and Lori Taylor have been named Superintendent's at the Upper Canada District School Board to fill two upcoming vacancies. Nelson's the principal at Carleton Place High School as well as ...
May 31, 2024
UPDATE: Spirit of the Drum Powwow cancelled in SF
There'll be no Spirit of the Drum Powwow in Smiths Falls this year. Manager of Economic Development and Tourism Julia Crowder says they failed to secure grant funding. They'll be meeting soon to ensur...
May 30, 2024
More school boards joining lawsuit targeting social media platforms
Five more Ontario school boards and two private schools have joined a lawsuit against Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat, claiming their addictive designs burden educators. This follows similar...
May 30, 2024 Facebook Twitter Phone Screen (Pixabay,com)
Town not selling Perthmore corridor to homeowners
A tie vote resulted in a defeated motion when it came to if Perth town council should sell off the Perthmore corridor to the adjacent homeowners. The vote took place earlier this month and with Mayor ...
May 30, 2024
More people are dying from ATV collisions this year
The OPP say ATV fatalities are up 125% in 2024. More than half of the deceased were found without a helmet. Nine people have died in OPP-investigated ATV incidents this year, compared to four at this ...
May 30, 2024 The OPP patrols a trail in Ontario
The numbers are in for the Smile Cookie MRI campaign
The Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign raised over $29,000 for the Perth & Smiths Falls District Hospital Foundation. The numbers were announced Monday with all proceeds going to the MRI campaign. ...
May 30, 2024 photo provided
Here's an idea to make sure your garbage isn't picked over by critters
Drummond / North Elmsley Township shared a helpful tip if your garbage is a mess on collection day on their social media. If crows or other critters are getting into your bins, they suggest throwing a...
May 30, 2024 AntonioGravante / Depositphotos.com
Council deciding what to do with the Rideau Lakes municipal office
Rideau Lakes council continued their conversation on new municipal offices this week. A CAO report puts the cost of restoring the existing 45-year-old building with an addition at $1.1 million, wherea...
May 29, 2024
Cellphone gap coverage project nearly complete in Lanark County
The Eastern Ontario Rural Network Cell gap project's nearing completion. EORN's Lisa Severson says the work in Lanark County is drawing to a close. The goal of the project is to have 99% cell coverage...
May 29, 2024
