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It's an exciting time in Perth as the new play structure at the Mill Street playground will be installed on Monday (May 27). The new-look structure includes accessibility enhancements, including a com...

Nearly 2300 charges were laid during Canada Road Safety week by the OPP across the East Region. Of the charges laid, 55 were for impaired driving, there were 96 seatbelt offences and 1,522 speeding ti...

There's a new community competition aimed at encouraging your writing skills. It's called the LANARK LIT Writing Competition and it celebrates works of original writing by local literary artists of al...

The Upper Canada District School Board teamed up with the Lanark County OPP to bring books that emphasize safe and inclusive communities to schools in the county. The books will be primarily used in G...

RNJ Youth Services is seeing an unprecedented surge in caseloads since 2018. Executive Director Rachel Burns said as much to Rideau Lakes council. In 2018, the organization served about 100 youth, but...

Lanark County is moving ahead with the installation of solar panels on a handful of their social housing properties after some discussion around if they should go ahead or not. The county awarded tend...

The Board of Directors of the Almonte General Hospital Fairview Manor Foundation established the Millie and Gene Simpson Endowment Fund. The Simpsons donated $1.2 million to the foundation in December...

The Carleton Place and Almonte Smile Cookie campaign numbers are in. Over 27,000 cookies were sold bringing the total raised to $29,668. That's split evenly between The CPDMH Foundation and the Lanark...

As thousands of campers and cottagers flock to Lanark and Leeds Counties for the Victoria Day long weekend, local authorities are emphasizing the importance of campfire safety. With warm weather and c...

The Re-Use Centre at the Perth Landfill is seeking volunteers to assist on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. You'd be helping between June 1 and October 12. Volunteers will help operate the centre, ...