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Lanark County wants to do everything it can to support Ukrainian refugees coming to the area to flee the ongoing conflict in their home country. Smiths Falls Mayor Shawn Pankow spoke of a measured and...

The province has announced that masks will no longer be required in certain public settings as of March 21st. But as Medical Officer of Health Dr. Paula Stewart tells Lake 88, the decision will remain...

Murder suspect Shane Sabourin, accused in the death of Carleton Place man Pat Lynch back in July of 2020, is going to trial, charged with first-degree murder. Earlier this week, Justice Janet O'Brien ...

Big Brothers Big Sisters Lanark County is celebrating a very successful Bowl for Kids Sake this year. The group's Angie Beaupre tells Lake 88 things felt a little closer to normal this year, and they ...

Carleton Place has partnered with Food Cycle Science to purchase and distribute 100 of their counter-top food waste processors. The cost to households was $150.00 per unit - the online application lis...

Dr. Kieran Moore, Provincial Medical Officer of Health has announced that after almost two years of COVID-19 restrictions and public health mandates, the provincial government has a timeline for remov...

It's our weekly talk with our Health Unit's Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Paula Stewart who gives us an update on the pandemic through a local lens.

The health unit reported another COVID-19-related death in their surveillance report yesterday, the 84th for Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville. The number of hospitalizations remained flat at six, but one ...

Smiths Falls council will further discuss the funding gap for the town's Library's renovations. Library CEO Amanda Foster asked council for further financial support to begin renovating its top floor ...

Multiple reports say masking mandates will come to an end in several settings across the province later this month. They are not expected to be lifted in high-risk settings though, and when they are i...