Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News

We're learning more about the latest sexual assault case involving a former teacher at St. John Catholic High School. Parents were only told about the case about six months after the Ontario College o...

Melanie Young from Mel's Farm Animal Rescue offers an update on her organization's efforts.

Canopy Growth is laying off 800 workers as part of a transformation plan that will see the closure of 1 Hershey Drive in Smiths Falls plant while consolidating some of its operations. All operations i...

Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain and fog advisory throughout our listening area. Freezing rain, with ice accretion of 2 to 5 millimetres is expected to begin this afternoon and ending ton...

Canadians are once again showing their generosity by donating to help the victims of the deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Spokesperson for the Canadian Red Cross Jamie Hofing says they've been b...

The number of COVID-19-related fatalities in Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville has hit 149 as another was added to the toll in this week's surveillance report.That noted, the other numbers remain flat or a...

The Table Community Food Centre made its case for municipal grant funding from Smiths Falls council Monday night. For 2023 they requested $31,000, $1,000 more than what they received in 2022, though t...

When was the last time you checked in your trailer or cottage? OPP Constable Ed Sanchuk is reminding the public not to forget their summer getaway locations in the dead of winter. While police patrol ...

Smiths Falls Police attended a Jasper Avenue residence on the evening of January 28th after a report of an assault. The investigation revealed a 14-year-old female had allegedly assaulted family membe...

The Carleton Place 2023 budget is in the working stages of approval. It made its first pass at this week's committee of the whole meeting. Brian Turner brings this report. Story by Brian Turner