Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News
On the voter list for the fall municipal elections? Here's how to check
The town of Perth is among the municipalities encouraging people to make sure they're on the voter list for this fall's municipal election list. Its easy to check. All you have to do is visit voterloo...
Jul 14, 2022
Smiths Falls bylaw now armed with new ticket producing, enforcement tool
Smiths Falls is launching a new parking permit and enforcement tool in the next little while. The tool will be able to track the two-hour parking limit in the town, manage violations and print instant...
Jul 14, 2022
Smiths Falls staff to review committees
At the request of councilor Wendy Alford, Smiths Falls staff will oversee a review of the 31 committees and groups which currently exist under their municipal umbrella to find redundancies. Alford say...
Jul 14, 2022
In Focus - Rabies: Senior Public Health Inspector Kim McCann
It's our weekly check-in with the health unit. Today Senior Public Health Inspector Kim McCann joins us to talk about the risk of bats and rabies. Find out more at www.healthunit.org
Jul 13, 2022
Slight bump to local COVID-19 hospitalization numbers, outbreaks
The number of local COVID-19 hospitalizations has increased by two and now sits at four in Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville. In its mid-week report, the Health Unit shows no patients in ICU or being venti...
Jul 13, 2022
Here we go again.... food prices set to rise in the fall
Get set to see higher prices as you step into grocery stores this fall. For many in Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, higher food costs are the last thing we need as inflation soars, and household budgets ...
Jul 13, 2022
Smiths Falls Mayor speaks on hospital staffing and ED closure in Perth
As we continue to wait for word on when Perth's Emergency Department will re-open, Smiths Falls Mayor Shawn Pankow, whose town hosts the only open ER for the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital s...
Jul 13, 2022 Photo: Google Maps
Community Home Support Lanark County needs you! Vital service seeks volunteers
A great local organization needs your help to get back to where they were before the pandemic. Client Services Manager with Community Home Support Lanark County, Suzanne Bourbannais says they're looki...
Jul 13, 2022 Photo by Jackson David on Unspalsh
Rogers customer? You're getting five days credit for the big outage
After the nationwide network outage from last week, Rogers says it will reimburse all impacted customers for up to five days of service. A Rogers spokesperson called the move a "first step," in a stat...
Jul 13, 2022
Familiar face gets top doc position at PSFDH
The Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital has named a new Chief of Staff, and its someone who is well-known to the community. Dr. Thomas Morell gets the job. He started Tuesday, July 12th. Dr. More...
Jul 13, 2022 The Smiths Falls site of the PSFDH (file photo)
