Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News

Student Transportation of Eastern Ontario (STEO) has cancelled all school buses for Thursday, February 9th due to weather and road conditions. Environment Canada has issued a Freezing rain warning as ...

We have another important update from the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Medical Officer of Health Dr. Linna Li. Find out more at www.healthunit.org

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 ...

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement with freezing rain possible Thursday. Ice accretion of a few millimeters is possible from Thursday afternoon to Thursday night. A wintry mix o...

A Smiths Falls man has been arrested after police were called to the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital. SFPS say they attended the Smiths Falls site to address an unruly male on January 15th. 3...

Smiths Falls council looks poised to approve its 2023 budget at the end of the month. The horseshoe all voiced support for the 3rd draft presented Monday and the associated tax, water, and wastewater ...

Small businesses are feeling the inflation squeeze just like we all are. Riley Locke, a policy analyst with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business they're working on improving the current cli...

Over $1 million was raised by United Way Leeds & Grenville for their 2022 campaign. The goal was set at $935,000 and not only did they clear that, they eclipsed the seven digit total by nearly $12...

The Coldest Night of the Year event raising awareness for homelessness is coming up on Saturday, February 25th. Local organizer Terrilee Kelford of Cornerstone Landing joins us to tell us all about it...

Josh Hopkins turned his grief into art after his sister was one of three women murdered by their ex-partner in Renfrew County. Following the 2015 slaying of Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathali...