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Paving the way to better roads was county's public works goal
Lanark County's Public Works staff had a busy summer as they continue their road paving plans. Councillor Steve Fournier provided a bit of an update of what was done. The county also paved 5km of Scot...
Sep 27, 2023
Federal government creates free menstrual product pilot program through local food banks
About $18 million is headed its way to food banks across Canada as a new pilot project which will provided free menstrual products. Speaking to Lake 88 shortly after the announcement, executive direct...
Sep 27, 2023 Marco Verch / CC
String of Westport break-ins has Village asking residents to stay alert
The Village of Westport is asking residents to be vigilant. There have been several break-ins over the past couple of weeks in the village. The suspects have entered unlocked garages and sheds overnig...
Sep 27, 2023
Health unit launches "Front Desk," online booking system
Front Desk is the name of the new online booking system now in place for the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit. The new system allows clients to book or cancel appointments at any Healt...
Sep 27, 2023
Dwindling player pool making recruiting tougher for junior hockey teeams
With the price to play hockey, and just about everything else going up, junior leagues are continuing to deal with a dwindling player pool, making recruiting tougher than it ever has before. Commissio...
Sep 27, 2023
Capacity issues persist at PSFDH emergency departments
The Emergency Departments at both sites of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital (PSFDH) continue to see an extremely high number of patients for respiratory illnesses. This has resulted in the...
Sep 27, 2023 The Smiths Falls site of the PSFDH (file photo)
Seeds of Success: Dave Campbell was born to be a Beef Farmer
Dave Campbell is our first Seeds of Success featured producer on Lake 88. A beef producer for over 20 years, Campbell's had farming in his blood his whole life, working on his grandfather's when he wa...
Sep 26, 2023
Fall in Love with Maple All Over Again
Fall in Love with Maple is Back for the third year, from September 30th until October 8th. Seven of the 17 participating sugarbushes are in the Lanark and District area and it's your chance to enjoy a...
Sep 26, 2023
Investigation underway at Rideau Vista Public School after teacher-student incident
An investigation is underway, and a JK student at Rideau Vista Public School is now being home schooled after details on a March 2nd, 2023 incident came to light. The Review-Mirror reports that Katie ...
Sep 25, 2023
BioSteel lost Canopy Growth $35 million in three months
As Canopy Growth seeks a sale of the financially-strapped sports drink BioSteel, Lake 88's confirmed it made a significant dent in the Smiths Falls-based company, which purchased majority shares of th...
Sep 25, 2023
