Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News
Post May long-weekend storm talk continues in Carleton Place - lots of questions
Carleton Place council reviewed the town's response to the May long-weekend storm this week. Pascal Meurnier, director of protective services, outlined what went well and what needed improvement. That...
Aug 11, 2022 Hydro poles down in Mississippi Mills, after the powerful storms blew through
Look up and be amazed! Rare meteor shower expected tonight
They're calling it a meteor shower you won't want to miss. Gary Boyle, The Backyard Astronomer, tells us we are currently passing through the dusty debris of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. Boyle added the n...
Aug 11, 2022
Numbers inch south in latest COVID-19 report from LGL Health Unit
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville is down after a weekend bump. Wednesday's mid-week report shows there are now five people in local hospitals with the virus, dow...
Aug 11, 2022
In Focus - Animal Bites
We have our weekly visit with the Leeds Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit. This week, Teresa Clow talks about animal bites and what to do if you're bitten or scratched, or if your pet does the...
Aug 10, 2022
Today on In Focus: Animal bites - what to do when it happens
We have our weekly visit with the Leeds Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit. This week, Teresa Clow talks about animal bites and what to do if you're bitten or scratched, or if your pet does the...
Aug 10, 2022
Thinking about taking a fake gun out? Just don't
Earlier this week we told you about a man charged with firearm offences after a pellet gun was seen during a road rage incident on highway seven. OPP constable Joe Tereschuk says the case is a reminde...
Aug 10, 2022 Can you tell the difference? One is a real gun, the other a pellet gun. (Photo: OPP Twitter)
Smiths Falls Police looking for two men for court violations - can you help find them?
The Smiths Falls Police Service are looking for your help to find two men for court related matters. They're looking for 25-year-old Dale Stock and 25 year-old Devin Levick. Both are of no fixed addre...
Aug 10, 2022
Cross-country trek for Parkinson's disease set to visit Smiths Falls ahead of annual Superwalk
Jim Redmond is the founder of Pedaling for Parkinson's Spinning Wheels tour, a bike trek across the country raising awareness for the disease at they make their way from coast to coast. He says the go...
Aug 10, 2022
Keep downtown parking to two hours: New parking enforcement tool now being used in Smiths Falls
The Town of Smiths Falls has officially launched its new Parking Enforcement and Parking Permit Tool. It is able to track the two-hour parking provision in the Town of Smiths Falls, manage offences, r...
Aug 10, 2022
It's official: Perth bypass is out of the town's plans
Perth Council was once again talking about whether or not to keep an arterial road in the town of Perth's long range plans. Its also known as the bypass and would have kept big trucks off the streets ...
Aug 10, 2022
