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Smiths Falls council will further discuss the funding gap for the town's Library's renovations. Library CEO Amanda Foster asked council for further financial support to begin renovating its top floor ...

Multiple reports say masking mandates will come to an end in several settings across the province later this month. They are not expected to be lifted in high-risk settings though, and when they are i...

Ontario's top doctor is set to provide an update today on the province's plan to live with and manage COVID-19. Multiple reports this morning say that most masking mandates will be dropped on March 21...

At Tuesday night's Council meeting, Carleton Place Mayor Doug Black wasted no time in proclaiming the town's support for the Ukrainian people in light of the Russian invasion.   Tuesday's was the...

The province is set to increase Community Grant Funding for seniors. Funding is slated to be doubled in 2022-23 with a $6-million investment in projects that help Ontario's seniors stay safe, healthy ...

Aaron Tompkins of the Smiths Falls Police Service joins us to talk about, among other things, March being Fraud Prevention Month.

Today, March 8th, 2022 is International Women's Day, and Executive Director of Lanark County Interval House Erin Lee tells Lake 88 this year's theme "Break the Bias" is a good fit.   She suggests...

Planet Youth Lanark County is looking for a few young people interested in substance abuse prevention and advocacy to take part in a 1-2-hour online workshop to help shape the approach to the issue in...

There was good news for some Smiths Falls organizations last night as community grants were allocated. While who was getting how much was decided earlier this year, eight groups saw their community gr...

The Leeds Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit reported six people hospitalized for COVID-19 with three in the ICU and 2 ventilated in their first surveillance report of the week on Monday. The n...