Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News
Iron Maidens firefighting camp for women taking registrations for
Perth Fire Services has announced a Lanark County Female Firefighting Camp called Iron Maidens. The camp is open to self-identifying females ages 15-20 that live in the county and is 100% free of char...
Jul 18, 2022
National Drowning Prevention week underway as water fun increases in our listening area
With the summer in high gear now, and boats and swimmers filling our local lakes and rivers, it's the perfect time to mark National Drowning Prevention Week. The Lifesaving Society of Canada says over...
Jul 18, 2022
Perth Emergency Department to re-open July 24th at 7:30am
The Emergency Department at the Perth site of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital will re-open on Sunday, July 24th at 7:30am. It has been more than three weeks since it closed due to a labou...
Jul 16, 2022
In Focus - Jane Stott, Artistic Director of the Perth Studio
Jane Stott, Artistic Director of the Perth Studio Theatre discusses the challenges of securing the future of the theatre.
Jul 15, 2022
HU reports four in hospital, one in ICU in final COVID-19 report of the week
The number of local COVID-19 hospitalizations has held steady at four. The difference is one has been moved to an ICU within Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville. In its final report of the week, the Health U...
Jul 15, 2022
Mayor Pankow on board with Health Hub plans in Smiths Falls, sees some positive signs
Smiths Falls Mayor Shawn Pankow hopes that proposing land to host the Rideau Community Health Services hub, which will house many health and well-being related services will push plans forward signifi...
Jul 15, 2022 The proposed site for the hub.
Smiths Falls man charged for breach, then charged again after a disgusting protest
Here is one suspect who made it so much worse for himself. Earlier this month, Smiths Falls Police arrested a 36-year-old resident after a report that he may be breaching his release order. He was all...
Jul 15, 2022
Westport man charged after close to $1M scammed away from investors
The OPP have charged a Westport Man in connection to an investment scam. Back in June of last year, the victim in this case invested $100,000 with 27-year-old Raymond Mulville, who claimed to be a Fin...
Jul 15, 2022
Some local municipalities are still waiting for candidates to declare for Reeve
Lake 88 reported last week what's happening when it comes to Perth, Smiths Falls, and Carleton Place when it comes to the race for mayor ahead of the fall election. We thought we'd check in with some ...
Jul 15, 2022
Bats and rabies: here's what you should know
The Health Units says about 3% of bats carry rabies, and they want us to be very careful when we're around the flying nocturnal creatures. Senior Public Health Inspector Kim McCann says the rabies vir...
Jul 15, 2022
