Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News
PSFDH Foundation begins a fundraiser like no other to pay for the MRI
You've no doubt heard that the Smiths Falls site of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital is getting a much-needed MRI machine. The Hospital Foundation's CEO Margo Hallam says they still have t...
Mar 28, 2023 Young man in blue protective hospital clothes having medical examination via MRI scan.The focus is on model.The photo is taken with a full frame DSLR camera in horizontal composition.The man is in his thirties and has brown hair located on the right of frame.
Lanark County inks deal with Integrity Commissioner
Lanark County Council has extended the current contract with Cunningham, Swan, Carty, Little and Bonham, the county's appointed integrity commissioner, for five years. The decision follows a report to...
Mar 28, 2023
Help Wanted! Job fair in Perth on Thursday
On Thursday there's a job fair in Perth where employers from different areas of Lanark County will convene at the Legion located at 26 Beckwith Street East. The job fair will provide job seekers with ...
Mar 28, 2023
Stay off the Ice! It's just not safe...
As the spring melt contiues, Perth Fire and other servioces across the area remind you that no ice is safe. Perth Fire says that ice and water rescue events don't happen very often, but are high risk ...
Mar 28, 2023
In Focus - CEO of the Perth and Smiths Fallls District Hospital Foundation, Margot Hallam
We welcome CEO of the Perth and Smiths Fallls District Hospital Foundation, Margot Hallam, who provides an update on key fundraising initiatives, past and present. Learn more at www.PSFDHfoundation.co...
Mar 27, 2023
PSFDH CEO, President says staffing stabilized, healthcare issues far from over
Michael Cohen says they've stabilized their staffing concerns for now, but the overall issue in healthcare is far from over. The President and CEO of the Perth & Smiths Falls District Hospital pro...
Mar 27, 2023
Lanark County asks Mississippi Mills to pay for Blakeney bridge sidewalk
Lanark County is asking Mississippi Mills to foot the bill for a pedestrian sidewalk on the new Blakeney bridge. Council unanimously agreed in December to move ahead with a $3.85 million two-way bridg...
Mar 27, 2023 Blakeney Bridge image via lanarkcounty.ca
Carleton Place council returns to in-person meetings
A major milestone was reached by Carleton Place town council last week, and that was simply meeting in-person at town hall for the first time after three years of virtual sessions. An indigenous deleg...
Mar 27, 2023
Second year brings new challenges for Smiths Falls Welcomes Ukraine refugee efforts
Smiths Falls Welcomes Ukraine is entering its second year of assisting war refugees settle into the town. But new challenges arise as time's running out at the homes of the host families as they've ag...
Mar 27, 2023 A Canada-Ukraine flag flies in Smiths Falls as a show of support
Perth's Climate Change Action Panel hosting "Trashure Hunt" to mark Earth Day
Perth's Climate Change Action Panel invites you to take part in the Trashure Hunt - an event for and by the community of Perth. Join them April 22rd as they celebrate Earth Day by doing a town-wide cl...
Mar 27, 2023
