Category Archives: 88.1 myFM News
We Remember: Local veteran reflects on career with NATO, peacekeeping
As Remembrance Day approaches, longtime Lanark Legion member and Army veteran Bob Atkinson is reflecting on his decades of military service and the importance of honouring those who never made it home...
Nov 11, 2025
We Remember: Veterans crosswalk in Smiths Falls drawing praise
The first Veterans Memorial Crosswalk in Smiths Falls is now complete at the corner of Beckwith and Main streets - just in time for this year's Remembrance Day parade. Smiths Falls Legion Public Relat...
Nov 11, 2025
We Remember: Crosswalk dedication offers Carleton Place veterans time to reflect
The annual November 11th Remembrance Day Ceremony has played a major role in Canada since 1931. Every year, at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, Canadians gather in Memorial...
Nov 11, 2025 Photo by Brian Turner
We Remember: Perth's Silver Mother represents all mothers of lost vets at Perth Ceremony
The Remembrance Day ceremony in Perth begins once again at the Great War Memorial Hospital starting at 10:45. The Perth Legion's Stacey Niceliu announced this year's Silver Cross Mother. Niceliu invit...
Nov 11, 2025
The Smiths Falls, Lanark & Leeds 48
Here's what's up! Communities across Lanark County will gather Tuesday, November 11, for Remembrance Day ceremonies honouring those who served and sacrificed for Canada. In Smiths Falls, the tradition...
Nov 11, 2025
What's good? Build a Mountain of Food aims to tackle growing hunger crisis in Perth
The RCL Automotive Build a Mountain of Food campaign continues this weekend with stops in Perth and Lanark to help local families facing food insecurity. Amica Hewitt, from the Perth Good Food Bank at...
Nov 10, 2025
Build a Mountain of Food campaign off to a heartwarming start in Almonte and Carleton Place
The RCL Automotive Build a Mountain of Food campaign launched with a successful kickoff in Almonte and Carleton Place, collecting 6,254 pounds of food and $5,172 in cash donations. Organizers said the...
Nov 10, 2025
Smiths Falls man arrested after cutting off GPS tracker and fleeing police
A Smiths Falls man wanted since September has been arrested after removing a court-ordered GPS monitor. Police say 40-year-old Derek Thomson was taken into custody on November 6 in the Ottawa area by ...
Nov 10, 2025
Police warn of growing threat as child self-exploitation cases surge online
Police across Ontario are sounding the alarm after a disturbing rise in online child exploitation. Between September 22 and 26, 2025, 14 law enforcement agencies working under the Provincial Strategy ...
Nov 10, 2025
MP Barrett warns of inflation risk and rising deficit after massive 2025 federal budget revealed
Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MP Michael Barrett is raising concerns about the federal government's 2025 budget, announced November 4, which includes $141 billion in new spending o...
Nov 10, 2025 MP Michael Barrett (File photo)
