Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News

The Easter long-weekend is upon us, and that means closures in the region. All levels of government are taking the day off Friay and Monday, that means if you need any municipal, provincial, and feder...

Ontario's inspector general of policing this week ordered a provincewide review of police services following corruption allegations within the Toronto Police Service. The President of the Ontario Asso...

Ashley Killeen, the executive director of the Ottawa Valley Family Health Team's new Carleton Place Regional Health Hub, recently updated Carleton Place council on its progress since it started welcom...

Anyone who has had to sit and wait in their cars for boats to go through locks in our listening area won't have to do that for another few months after today. The Rideau Canal corridor officially clos...

Monday is a holiday, so that means not everything is open for business as usual. All levels of government are closed for the day. So if you need to do any municipal business, get your health card rene...

A Jasper man is facing multiple charges following a suspicious fire at a home north of Brockville earlier this month. Shortly after 5:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 20, 2025, the Leeds County Detachment of t...

Hydro One is advising customers of a planned power outage scheduled for Monday, August 4, 2025, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The outage will impact approximately 1,951 customers in the following areas...

Almonte General Hospital and the Ottawa Valley Family Health Team has launched a Newborn and Early Postpartum Support Team, or NEST. It provides out patient care for newborns and mothers within the fi...

The Franktown Road neighbourhood at Carleton Place's southern entrance is set to grow and the Town's planning department is hosting an open house for public information and feedback. The Open House wi...

Robert Adams of Maberly is celebrating a $250,000 windfall after winning a top prize with INSTANT MONOPOLY. The 65-year-old retiree, a long-time lottery player, bought the winning ticket after a docto...