Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News

Have a look as the CP Holiday Train rolls into Smiths Fall! A huge crowd greeted the train as it stopped in Merrickville, Smiths Falls, and Perth on Monday.  

Jamie Schoular is the newest chair of the Upper Canada District School Board. The Ward 3 Trustee is in his second term in the role and this will be his first year serving as Chair of the Board. Prior ...

The Chair of the Maple View Lodge Redevelopment Fundraising Committee, Doug Struthers says the Committee has officially surpassed the halfway mark of its $3 million fundraising goal. Funds raised from...

A special meeting of Perth council's committee of the whole Tuesday focused on a budget debate ahead of a final vote on Dec 12th. Facing increasing costs and inflationary pressures, council dipped int...

There's a meeting tonight at the Table in Perth that explains what a basic income is. The session, which begins at 7:00, is hosted by the Lanark Basic Income Network. It features a short presentation ...

The Town of Perth is bringing back free Friday parking for the monthd of December. Its good in all municipal parking lots, but take note the two-hour parking restriction on streets remains in effect, ...

Smiths Falls Police with the help of the Lanark County OPP arrested and charged two individuals after a search warrant was executed at a Smiths Falls residence on Helen Street last Thursday. Cocaine, ...

Peter McLaren shared his thoughts with his fellow councillors during his last meeting as Lanark County Warden. In a sea of new faces following the latest municipal election, McLaren was happy with the...

Carleton Place is one of the fast growing communities in Ontario. Guy Bourgon, Director of Public Works for the Town believes it's better to stay ahead of infrastructure challenges rather than get cau...

For more than 40 years, Canadian postal elves have been helping Santa sort through more than one million letters annually from around the world. Mail Man Dylan says it's free to send a letter to Santa...