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The Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust recently held its 20th Anniversary Celebrations. The event took place at Marble Woodlands in Ramsay - 200 acres of meadow, forests and wetland generously donated t...

Summer's here and Rideau Lakes Township is ready for the influx of tourists and cottagers. Mayor Arie Hoogenboom says their population increases nearly doubles when the weather gets warmer. Focus for ...

Lanark County OPP are looking for help to identify the person or persons responsible for the theft of over 3000 litres of diesel fuel. Police say sometime overnight on June 2nd and 3rd, suspects cut t...

Canada sees approximately 70 fatalities annually related to agriculture annually, and the majority of injuries and fatalities in the agricultural sector involve machinery - with tractor roll overs, pi...

After extensive delays, Smiths Falls Town Hall is finally fully opening to the public. The phase 3 renovations are finally complete and the public's invited to check out the new digs on June 19th. The...

Carleton Place's official plan is set for approval but a contentious issue remains in the eyes of council, that being how to control new building heights when density demand is high. Town planning dir...

Smiths Falls Police Service have issued an arrest warrant for Jeffrey Hamilton for failing to comply with his release order. Hamilton is currently on a large number of outstanding charges. The 25-year...

A 65-year-old Smiths Falls man has been charged after allegedly assaulting his sister with a weapon. Police say the incident occurred on May 24th at a William Street East resident. It was then they le...

Paula Banks is settling in as Rideau Lakes' newest councillor. Having won the by-election for the vacant Ward 1 seat for Bastard and South Burgess on May 16th, Banks has had a few weeks to acclimatize...

Smiths Falls Police Services is in its preliminary stages of crafting its business plan for 2024-2027. Police Chief Mark MacGillivray told the police services board the first steps include consultatio...