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There was an increased police presence at Smiths Falls District College Institute yesterday (feb 28). According to a letter issued to parents and a follow up media release from the Smiths Falls Police...

It may sound silly after looking outside but that's why it's the best time for a reminder. Winter Parking restrictions are still in effect in the Town of Perth. Overnight parking is still not permitte...

The 2024-25 UCDSB school calendar's been approved. The board gave it the green light at their monthly meeting. Superintendent of Schools Bill Loshaw says work towards next year's calendar began in Nov...

Today is Pink Shirt Day in schools and communities across the country. It started in 2007 by helping a student at a Nova Scotia school deal with being bullied after wearing a pink shirt. Don Lewis is ...

We have more now on Perth Town Hall's recent call for proposals aimed at establishing affordable housing units at 63 Halton Street. The Town is making available the property, which holds a value of up...

A truck hit a hydro pole in Smiths Falls causing an outage impacting 221 customers on Tuesday. The truck hit the pole near a home on Beckwith St. Witness reports say the truck tried to pass a front lo...

The Carleton Place Jr. Canadians are enjoying their well-deserved first round EOJHL playoff bye as they await their divisional semi-final opponent. Head Coach Cole Burton was impressed with the effort...

Ontario is spending an additional 1.3-billion dollars over three years toward stabilizing post-secondary institutions. Colleges and Universities Minister Jill Dunlop says a bulk of the money will be p...

Wednesday is Pink Shirt Day, an annual event against bullying. In the fight against bullying, the Lanark County OPP and Smiths Falls Police Service often visit our schools to chat with students about ...

Smiths Falls Fire Chief Rick Chesebrough (cheese-bro) feels nothing needs to be done about the train horn which sounds at the Railway Museum. Responding to a pair of letters from resident Chris Kowale...