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The Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital received a generous donation of $32,000 to acquire two specialized beds. The funds were raised by The Carleton Place & District Civitan Club, wh...

A new group's formed with the goal to bring co-operative housing to Tay Valley. Steven Welchner and the Linden Housing Co-Operative have identified county-owned land in the area and hope to build up t...

February is the month of love. It's also an opportunity to support the Maple View Landings Long-term care redevelopment project in Athens. It's the building of the G. Tackaberry and Family Home. Doug ...

It's a non-starter for electric vehicle chargers in Perth. Council defeated a proposal from town staff who sought to apply for $450,000 of provincial grant funding that would go towards the total $600...

  Elder Larry McDermott, from Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation, presided at what is a January tradition at Mississippi Mills council- the annual Land Acknowledgment Ceremony, wherein a Nisnabee spo...

Premier Doug Ford is warning people who participate in auto thefts in Ontario. The premier made the comment during a news conference in Aurora where a federal investment of $121 million to help preven...

The Perth & District Union Public Library is now offering "memory kits" for borrowing at the library. Memory Kits are designed to stimulate the brain activity in people experiencing cognitive decl...

A Tay Valley Township resident faces charges after an incident involving a firearm. Officers with the Lanark County OPP and members of the Emergency Response Team responded to a location on Tay Ridge ...

Rideau Lakes has a new Manager of Parks and Facilities. Steve Holmes will begin his new role February 20th. Holmes worked with the Upper Canada District School Board for 17 years as a Project Manager ...

Christa Lowry chaired a panel discussion on gender based violence at last month's ROMA conference. The mayor of Mississippi Mills is also Vice Chair of the ROMA board. It marked the first time the iss...