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Perth's Algonquin students watching as college faculty strike looms
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union's college faculty bargaining team has told colleges that they will go on strike on Friday if the institutions don't agree to binding interest arbitration. Th...
Mar 16, 2022
In Focus - Tues March 15, 2022 - Jane Paul from Early ON
Jane Paul from EarlyOn is back with her monthly chat about early childhood education. Find out more about EarlyOn and CROW's programs at www.crowlanark.com. That's where you can find informatio...
Mar 16, 2022
Smiths Falls debates potential reform of the Ontario Land Tribunal
Smiths Falls council has asked staff for a report on potential reform of the Ontario Land Tribunal. Other municipalities are calling for its dissolvement, and Smiths Falls has been asked to join that ...
Mar 15, 2022
Perth residents protest federal government's failure to create Ministry supporting workers transitioning to green economy
In Perth this weekend in front of town-hall, a group of residents protested the federal government's failure to live up to a 2019 campaign promise to create a Ministry of Just Transition to support wo...
Mar 15, 2022
CDSBEO sends letter to parents outlining health precaution changes coming Mar. 21st
The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario sent a letter home to parents about the lifting of COVID-19 regulations in their schools. The letter says they will be maintaining protective meas...
Mar 15, 2022
Health Unit sees slight increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations, one new outbreak reported
The health unit reported 10 hospitalizations in Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville related to COVID-19 in their first report of the week on Monday. That's up from nine on Friday. There are now six in the IC...
Mar 15, 2022
Health Unit's Vaxi-Taxi begins tri-county tour today
The Health Unit's Vaxi-Taxi mobile vaccination clinic begins making the rounds today. They'll be offering first, second and booster doses of the vaccines and they will have both types of vaccine on ha...
Mar 15, 2022
In Focus - Mon March 14, 2022 - Lynn McIntyre and Victoria Gibb-Carsley from the Perth and District Community Foundation
Lynn McIntyre and Victoria Gibb-Carsley from the Perth and District Community Foundation join us to talk about their Give where you Live campaign and the good work being carried out by their organizat...
Mar 15, 2022
Carleton Place residents gather to show support for Ukraine
A large group of Carleton Place and area residents at Market Square to show their support for Ukrainians and their embattled nation. The national secretary of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress Cassian S...
Mar 14, 2022
New hiring policy in Lanark County is a family affair
An update now from a story from last week: Lanark County has changed its hiring policy to allow relatives employment opportunities. Immediate relatives of county department heads and other managers ca...
Mar 14, 2022
