Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News
In Focus - Joe Tereschuk, from Lanark County OPP
We speak with Joe Tereschuk, from Lanark County OPP who tells us all about what the detachment has planned for the holiday season and how they're connecting with the community.
Dec 05, 2022
Done Deal: CUPE Education workers say 'yes' to new contract
CUPE's Ontario education workers have voted to ratify a contract with the government. Laura Walton, president of CUPE's Ontario School Board Council of Unions, says about 73 per cent of those who vote...
Dec 05, 2022 Laura Walton announces the results of the ratification vote (ONT PARL photo)
Second to last week of the Build a Mountain of Food Campaign sees donors make a difference
BAM 01 1105 It was another great weekend for the Build a Mountain of Food Campaign, as it made stops in Portland and Merrickville. In Portland 1,600 pounds of food was collected and just under $16,000...
Dec 05, 2022
Cohabitation model worth exploring for Seniors: Perth Mayor Judy Brown
One issue Perth Mayor Judy Brown would like to address over the course of the next four years is health care, specifically seniors care. Healthcare workers would provide part-time care under the model...
Dec 05, 2022
Know who this guy is? If yes, SF police would like you to call
Smiths Falls Police are looking for your help to find a suspect who they say broke into a local Cannabis shop. The man broke in to the store in the early hours of December 3rd, 2022. He was wearing a ...
Dec 05, 2022
Check out the lights in Smiths Falls! Annual celebration is lit
The Celebration of Lights in Smiths Falls is now up and running. They flipped the switch on the big light displays from local organizations this past Saturday at Centennial Park by the water tower. Th...
Dec 05, 2022
New Perth Council talks taxes
Perth council's committee of the whole is taking a preliminary look at next year's potential tax rate increase. Director Brian Burns outlined the impacts of several different increases but focused on ...
Dec 05, 2022
Perth celebrates three retiring volunteer firefighters
The Town of Perth and its fire service are thanking three volunteer firefighters who are hanging up their helmets this year. Dale Hermer (with 20 years of service), Jamie Allen (5 years of service), a...
Dec 05, 2022
Food costs not dipping until mid-2023: report
The latest edition of Canada's Food Price Report says food inflation isn't going anywhere. It predicts food prices will continue to rise in the new year -- perhaps by as much as seven per cent in 2023...
Dec 05, 2022
Crime Stoppers Report - Mississippi Mills storage unit, broken into
Lanark County OPP are looking for your help to find whoever is responsible for a break, enter and theft from a storage facility in Mississippi Mills. Gas cans and boat batteries were stolen from the U...
Dec 05, 2022
