Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News
In Focus - Lanark County Pride!
We're talking Lanark County Pride! Elizabeth Snyder, Armida Sarwan, and Catherine Poag tell you what we can expect for the annual celebration in our communities. See the complete listing of events at ...
May 31, 2022
Today on In Focus: Lanark County Pride
Today on In Focus: We're talking Lanark County Pride! We have a great group joining us after the news at noon today (Tuesday) to get us up to speed on the annual celebration in Lanark County. Don't mi...
May 31, 2022
Storm Response: Almost everyone's power is back on, just four small outages linger
Crews are almost there. Hydro One has now restored power to well over thee quarters of a million customers since the big storm two Saturdays ago. That includes the vast majority of customers in our li...
May 31, 2022
Storm Response: Health Unit talks post-storm health, list of key areas to check around the home
The health unit wants to make sure that anyone who was without power for an extended period is taking precautions to protect their health. One area they're concerned about is food. We told you shortly...
May 31, 2022
World No Tobacco Day: Taking aim at tobacco companies' effects on the planet
Today is World No Tobacco Day, an initiative of the World Health Organization. Local Health Promoter with the Leeds Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit Rebecca Shams tells us the tobacco industr...
May 31, 2022
Perth asks for stolen generator to be returned, no questions asked
The town of Perth is asking that a stolen generator be returned as soon as possible, no questions asked. They report that it was taken from the base of the water tower last week. It is used to power t...
May 31, 2022
Public health scam hits LLG
The health unit and local police are warning us about a scam that's making the rounds. There have been reports of people getting suspicious phone calls claiming to be from Public Health with COVID tes...
May 31, 2022
Working towards change: Smiths Falls Mayor declares Accessibility Week
Shawn Pankow, Mayor of Smiths Falls has proclaimed this week as National Accessibility Week in Smiths Falls. The mayor is encouraging everyone to support equality of access and opportunity for persons...
May 31, 2022
Drummond Street closure as bridge work continues
There's a local road closure to tell you about in Perth. Rehabilitation of the Drummond Street Bridge is expected to continue until June 13th. The work includes finalizing rehabilitation efforts and r...
May 31, 2022 Drummond St. Bridge (Google Maps)
So-called grandparent scam making the rounds again
The OPP is warning that the grandparent scam is making the rounds in Eastern Ontario again. It sees vulnerable people and seniors targeted by playing on their emotions and fear of a loved one being hu...
May 31, 2022
