Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News
Vaccination clinic planned for Almonte today - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th doses available to those who qualify
There is another COVID-19 vaccine clinic taking place today in Lanark, Leeds and Grenville. It's at the Almonte General Hospital, in the Octagon Room, from 4 to 8pm. The health unit says that walk-ins...
Jun 16, 2022
Arterial Road out of the picture in Perth
At a special daytime meeting of Perth Council's committee of the whole on Tuesday, a motion was passed to remove the long sought-after arterial road project from the town's strategic plan. The arteria...
Jun 16, 2022
Canada Day celebration planned for Smiths Falls' Lower Reach Park
The Town of Smiths Falls Canada Day 2022 celebrations are returning to in-person festivities. It will take place on the day itself, Friday, July 1st, at Lower Reach Park. They are hosting a vendor's m...
Jun 16, 2022
'Affordable' housing development to come to 188 Chambers Street
Five residential units which are proposed to be 'affordable,' are coming to 188 Chambers Street in Smiths Falls. While still early in the process, staff got the go ahead from council to rezone the pro...
Jun 16, 2022
In Focus - Blue Green Algae Awareness with Kim McCann, Senior Public Health Inspector
It's our weekly check-in with the health unit, which features an update on Blue Green Algae Awareness with Kim McCann, Senior Public Health Inspector. Find out more at www.healthunit.org
Jun 15, 2022
Milestone hit: Zero hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville
For the first time in a very long time, the health unit is reporting no hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville. You have to go back to the early days of the pandemic in 2020 ...
Jun 15, 2022
Fresh off win no. 11, Brooke Henderson preps for Meijer LPGA Classic
Smiths Falls' Brooke Henderson is fresh off her four-stroke-come from behind victory at the ShopRite LPGA Classic as she gets ready to play the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give in Belmont, Michigan...
Jun 15, 2022 Photo: LPGA
Redefine Arts and Lanark County Interval House host first Art Workshop for memorial mosaic for victims and survivors of gender-based violence
ReDefine Arts and Lanark County Interval House are hosting their first in the Smiths Falls Countdown In-Person Workshop series tonight. They are working to create an outdoor monument for Smiths Falls ...
Jun 15, 2022 A mosaic is unveiled in Lanark County
Special session of Perth COW focuses on asset upkeep - there's work to be done
The agenda of yesterday's special meeting of Perth council's committee of the whole focused on the town's assets and how to fund their upkeep. Oscar Polini of KPMG LLP told council that Perth was exce...
Jun 15, 2022
Not on my watch: OPP hosts scam awareness sessions for seniors in Almonte and Montague
The OPP continues to do their part to get the word out about scams to local groups. Lanark County OPP and the Ottawa OPP auxiliary recently teamed up for presentations on senior fraud and home securit...
Jun 15, 2022 Members of the OPP lead an fraud awareness session in 2022
