Category Archives: 88.1 myFM News
Rideau Lakes Township claims national award
Rideau Lakes Township won the 2024 EDAC Marketing Awards earlier this month, a national recognition. It was won through their efforts of gathering insight and ideas from the business community on what...
Oct 16, 2024
Smiths Falls seeks community input on Business Growth Plan
The Town of Smiths Falls is inviting residents and local stakeholders to a Public Open House on Monday, October 21, 2024, to help shape its 5-year Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E) and Inves...
Oct 15, 2024
Perth encourages residents to join local climate action efforts
The Town of Perth is calling on residents to get involved in local efforts to fight climate change and promote sustainability. Community members can join groups like Climate Network Lanark, working to...
Oct 15, 2024
New swings, big smiles! Perth scores with $140K playground upgrade
The Town of Perth is celebrating a $140,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation that funded new equipment at the Central Perth Playground, also known as Mill Street Playground. Mayor Judy Brown...
Oct 15, 2024
Your daily gas prices
Here are your local gas prices courtesy gasbuddy.com. Perth MacEwen - 146.6 Esso - 146.9 Canadian Tire - 146.9 Ultramar - 146.6 Shell - 149.9 Smiths Falls Drummond's - 148.9 Esso (Quickie) - 148.9 Can...
Oct 15, 2024
Deputy Chief Chris Kettyle learning the Smiths Falls ropes after three decades with the OPP
Just over a month into his new role as Deputy Chief of the Smiths Falls Police Service, Chris Kettyle is still learning. Municipal policing has its differences by comparison to provincial, which is wh...
Oct 15, 2024 Pictured (From left to right) Jodi Empey Chief, Chris Kettyle – new Deputy Chief of Police, Rob Dopson Vice Chair of the PSB
Ramsey Hart leaving The Table Community Food Centre after a decade
Ramsey Hart is leaving the Table Community Food Centre after 10 years as its executive director. Hart's leaving in the middle of one of the Table's most ambitious projects to date in establishing the ...
Oct 15, 2024
Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital welcome first full-time midwife
Lauren Tiganeli is the first hospital-based midwife at the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital. She joined the hospital earlier this summer and became a full-time midwife last month. The hospital...
Oct 15, 2024 photo provided
The Lanark Leeds 48
Here's what's going on in Lanark and Leeds over the next 48 hours. Stuff to do: Today: The Civitan Clubs of Perth, Smiths Falls, Carleton Place, Lanark and Almonte are your hosts every Tuesday night a...
Oct 15, 2024
Seeds of Success: Father-son duo New Leaf Organic Farm
Nothing's easy about organic farming in Ontario, but father-son duo Gord and Gregor Tennant keep at it eight years later with Perth's New Leaf Organic Farm. Gord says they produce between 500- 600 pou...
Oct 15, 2024
