Category Archives: 88.1 myFM News

Lanark County announce 2026 Community Grants and some changes
Lanark County's Megan Beson provided a list of 2026 Community Grant recipients to Council along with recommendations to change the policies of the program. She started with an explanation of what the ...
Bob Perreault Nov 18, 2025
New hospital numbers show just how much Smiths Falls relies on Kingston care
New data shows nearly 2,000 Smiths Falls residents relied on Kingston Health Sciences Centre for medical care this past year. KHSC reported 7,894 total visits from Smiths Falls patients in the 2024-25...
Bob Perreault Nov 18, 2025
Lanark Highlands' Highland Pit application goes to the Ontario Land Tribunal
Any discussion on the Highland Line Pit application which was scheduled for the November 25th meeting of Lanark Highlands Council committee has been cancelled, as the applicant, Thomas Cavanagh Constr...
Bob Perreault Nov 18, 2025

Budget vote passes, Carney to continue governing
Prime Minister Mark Carney has narrowly avoided a Christmastime election after MPs passed his first federal budget in a razor-thin vote Monday. The minority Liberal government secured 170 votes in fav...
Bob Perreault Nov 18, 2025 Photo: Government of Canada (www.pm.gc.ca)

Kettle campaign underway as Salvation Army warns demand is rising fast
The Salvation Army's annual Kettle Campaign is now underway across Smiths Falls, Perth, Sharbot Lake and the Mississippi Rideau Lakes region, marking the start of the organization's busiest season of ...
Bob Perreault Nov 18, 2025

High-speed rail plan sparks big questions after major update to Lanark County council
Lanark County council has received a clearer picture of the Alto High-Speed Rail Project, a major federal initiative that promises faster travel across Ontario and Quebec. Alexis Doyle, Manager of Com...
Bob Perreault Nov 18, 2025
Lanark County marks National Housing Day with strong call for collaboration
Lanark County is joining communities across Canada in marking National Housing Day on Nov. 22, 2025, after a formal proclamation from Warden Toby Randell. Randell, who also serves as mayor of Carleton...
Bob Perreault Nov 18, 2025

The Smiths Falls, Leeds and Grenville 48
Here's what's up! Today, Tuesday, Radio Bingo Night comes to the Lanark Civitan Hall. Doors open at five, bingo starts at six ten. Dinner's available for ten dollars, and you can RSVP to Bonnie King a...
Bob Perreault Nov 18, 2025

What's Good? Tim Hortons in Perth's Holiday Smile Cookie campaign benefits a worthy cause
The Alzheimer Society Lanark Leeds Grenville continues to help to alleviate the personal and social consequences of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia, and promote the search for the cause and c...
Bob Perreault Nov 17, 2025

Massive donations pour in as RCL Automotive Build a Mountain of Food stops in Perth and Lanark
The RCL Automotive Build a Mountain of Food Campaign saw another strong day of community support as it rolled into Perth and Lanark on Saturday. In Lanark, residents rallied behind the Lanark Highland...
Bob Perreault Nov 17, 2025
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