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Today's Gas Prices
Here are your local gas prices powered by Gas Buddy Perth MacEwen - 150.0 Esso - 149.9 Petro Canada & Canadian Tire - 151.6 Ultramar - 151.6 Shell - 153.9 Smiths Falls Drummond's - 1...
Jun 19, 2026
Financial anxiety is rising fast in Ontario - and the numbers are worrying
A new Financial Anxiety Index poll from United Way Canada shows two thirds of people in Ontario feel anxious about their finances, up six per cent from last year. United Way Eastern Ontario CEO Rachae...
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Healthcare workers get the spotlight for decades of local care
The Mississippi River Health Alliance is celebrating the people who help keep local healthcare running across Almonte, Carleton Place and Lanark County. The organization held its 2026 Long Service Awa...
Jun 19, 2026 Photo provided by MRHA.
The Smiths Falls, Lanark & Leeds 48
Friday, June 19 Carleton Place Beer Festival From 4 to 10 p.m. at Market Square, the 19-plus event features craft beverages, live music, food trucks and vendors. Advance tickets include a commemorativ...
Jun 19, 2026
What's good? Local author turns adventure, service and resilience into a powerful new book
A local author, veteran and adventurer is sharing a positive message about handling hard times and building a life with purpose. Vickie Lanthier, the author of "High Agency Human", joined Lynda D'Aous...
Jun 18, 2026
Smiths Falls approves $31 million wastewater solids handling upgrade
Smiths Falls council has approved the preferred option for upgrading solids handling operations at the town's Water Pollution Control Plant, allowing the project to move into the preliminary design st...
Jun 18, 2026
Lanark County to approve more than $4.3 million for child care expansion projects
Lanark County Council is set to approve more than $4.3 million in provincial and federal funding to support child care expansion projects in Mississippi Mills and Carleton Place. The funding will be u...
Jun 18, 2026 Rawpixel / Depositphotos.com
Local resident presents petition against short-term rental
Mississippi Mills council received a rare delegation at their recent meeting; a number of residents with a petition. Residents on Montgomery Park Road in the Ramsay Ward are calling for a bylaw to pre...
Jun 18, 2026
Today's Gas Prices
Here are your local gas prices powered by Gas Buddy Perth MacEwen - 152.0 Esso - 152.3 Petro Canada & Canadian Tire - 152.3 Ultramar - 152.9 Shell - 154.9 Smiths Falls Drummond's - 157.0 Pe...
Jun 18, 2026
Perth intimate partner violence investigation leads to serious charges
A Perth man is facing charges after police investigated a report of intimate partner violence in the community. Lanark County OPP say officers were called to an address in the Town of Perth on Sunday,...
Jun 18, 2026
