Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News
Supplies aplenty for flu shot, COVID-19 booster
Medical Officer of Health Dr. Linna Li and Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of health agree that if you want them to take effect by the holidays, this is the week to get flu shots and COVID-19 boosters...
Dec 08, 2023
Portland and Merrickville are your BAM recipients Saturday
The RCL Automotive Build a Mountain of Food Campaign rolls into Portland and Merrickville tomorrow. We'll be at the LCBO and RBC in Portland from 9 until noon, then at the Merrickville Food Market for...
Dec 08, 2023
Hanukkah is a festival rich with tradition, new and old
Hanukkah, the annual Jewish festival lasting eight nights and days, commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the second century BCE, is now underway. Former broadcaster a...
Dec 08, 2023 Alan Levine
Letters to Santa returns on Lake 88
Letters to Santa is back for another year on Lake 88. Smiths Falls Community Safety Officer, Sean Keogan says getting letters to the big guy is easy. You can also email them to Santa@SFPS.ca. And if y...
Dec 08, 2023
In Focus - Smiths Falls Police's Sean Keogan
We welcome the Smiths Falls Police Service Outreach Officer, Sean Keogan who provides an update on the service and speaks about Letters to Santa, which is back again for another year on Lake 88.
Dec 07, 2023
Packed council chambers in Perth hears zoning concerns from concerned residents
Perth residents packed the gallery to overflowing at this week's Council Committee of the Whole, awaiting details of neighbouring property developments. The two largest projects on the table for zonin...
Dec 07, 2023
"An unprecedented failure of leadership," Ontario Health Coalition tracked 2023 hospital closures
The Ontario Health Coalition released a report Tuesday which they say paints a stark picture of the province's healthcare system. The report tracked the closures of hospital services in 2023 and found...
Dec 07, 2023
Breast Cancer support group meets next week
The December meeting of the Butterfly Fan Club-Perth & District Breast Cancer Support Group is coming up on Friday, December 15th at 11:30 at Michaels Table Restaurant. Organizer Carleen Watson te...
Dec 07, 2023 Steve Snodgrass / CC
Local health units to explore merger feasibility
Three local public health boards - Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington, Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District, and the Hastings Prince Edward - are considering merging their local public health...
Dec 07, 2023 Mike Cohen / CC
Portland you're up! RCL Automotive Build a Mountain of Food rolls into town Saturday
The RCL Automotive Build a Mountain of Food Campaign rolls into Portland on Saturday. The Portland Food Bank's Louise Martin says limitation means they look for certain types of donations. Volunteers ...
Dec 07, 2023
