Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News

Smiths Falls has a reminder about recycling bins that applies to everyone in our listening area. They ask that you ensure recyclable materials are loose and not compacted into your recycling bins. Tha...

Officials are looking for any information about a suspicious fire back on December 5th in Kemptville. At 5:30 p.m. on that day, Grenville OPP were called to the fire at a vacant home on Elvira Road An...

We welcome Margot Hallam, CEO of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital Association who has a holiday update on their MRI campaign and much more.

Representatives from the Tay River Health Centre made a recent presentation to Perth council to ask for tax relief to help improve their sustainability. Lake 88's Brian Turner brings us the details.

You can't use a turbo blower to make lemonade, but those purchased by Mississippi Mills for the Town's waste water treatment plant are as odious as biting into the bitter fruit. The municipality is ha...

Another step has been taken to bring in foreign workers to address the staffing shortages at Lanark lodge. The county's community services committee voted to hire Allison Jones Consulting Services to ...

Increased effort continues in getting drugs off our local streets. Smiths Falls Police in conjunction with Lanark County OPP have conducted seven search warrants in three weeks, five in Smiths Falls a...

The Miller's Crossing & Coleman Central Neighbourhood Park Plan Open House goes tonight in Carleton Place. Their Recreation & Culture Department invites residents to provide public consultatio...

Former MPP Randy Hillier's court case involving charges stemming from a "No More Lockdowns" rally on May 22, 2021, in Smiths Falls, continues January 9th. The gathering went against a COVID-19 regulat...

Carleton Place town planner Niki Dwyer updated her Council on changes to subdivision applications She plans to suggest amendments to the official plan to reintroduce public meetings to gather feedback...