Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News
Shelter Movers up and running in Lanark County - Relieving one stressor during a difficult time
Shelter Movers is now operating in Lanark County. The organization sees volunteers help women who are victims of domestic violence get settled in a home. Wendy Mitchell, the chapter director in Ottawa...
Nov 08, 2022
Report: Camera found in staff area at Perth site of PSDH, investigation ongoing
The OPP is investigating the discovery of a camera in a staff area at the Perth site of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital. A CBC report says the hospital has not clarified yet if the camera...
Nov 08, 2022
Back to school! Local boards announce schools are open
Both the Upper Canada District School Board and Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario have announced that their schools are open once again. The schools had been closed Friday and Monday d...
Nov 08, 2022
Warning for hunters: Be tick smart
The health unit is reminding all hunters to be Tick Smart. The mild weather has the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit reminding all hunters that ticks are quite active. Going into the w...
Nov 08, 2022
Smiths Falls and Perth to share building inspection services
The towns of Smiths Falls and Perth are entering an agreement which will see Perth provide inspection services for Smiths Falls for one year. This fills a hole Smiths Falls has tried to fill since the...
Nov 08, 2022
In Focus - Sean Webster, Head of Government and Stakeholder Relations for Canopy Growth
Sean Webster, Head of Government and Stakeholder Relations for Canopy Growth joins us to talk about how a change in federal regulations could help the Smiths Falls-based company.
Nov 07, 2022
CUPE agrees to end educational workers strikes, Ford rescinds back-to-work Bill
Ontario Premier Doug Ford made his offer and the Union is willing to play ball. The province is repealing legislation that imposed a contract on 55,000 education workers and banned them from striking,...
Nov 07, 2022 CUPE's Laura Walton addresses the Media with several union leaders standing behind her
Flu season is here, and we know how to protect ourselves and others
The Health Unit says we should protect ourselves from the flu now with a flu shot. Because the Flu, COVID, and RSV are in the area we're asked to be careful and make sure we take precautions around pe...
Nov 07, 2022
CDSBEO, UCDSB schools closed as CUPE strike/protests continue
The chair of the Ontario Labour Relations Board is considering whether to deem a walkout by thousands of education workers illegal. Brian O'Byrne's deliberations come after three days of lengthy proce...
Nov 07, 2022
Lanark County OPP/CPS Angel Tree celebrates 37 years of helping Santa
The Angel Tree program is celebrating its 37th year in Lanark County and the surrounding area. This year, the program put on by Family and Children's Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville/ and the O...
Nov 07, 2022 File photo from the Angel Tree program (2022)
