Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News

Rideau Lakes Fire and Rescue unveiled two of their new trucks this past weekend. The vehicles will replace two that were lost in the December fire that leveled the Portland fire station. Hot chocolate...

Lanark County CAO Kurt Greaves presented a report this week to county council that outlined measures in place to make the Ottawa Valley Recreational Trail safe. He highlighted a few of them.   Gr...

We speak with the United Way's John Hoyles who tells us all about the 2-1-1 system - who its for, what it does, and how it can help you.  

Lanark County warden John Fenik will send a letter to all provincial party leaders expressing the county's disapproval of MPP Randy Hillier's actions regarding the recent Ottawa trucker convoy, and hi...

On March 1st we enter the next step in the re-opening plan for the province, but Dr. Paula Stewart, medical officer of health for the Leeds Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit says that doesn't ...

Future recreation facilities were on the table for discussion at Carleton Place council's committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday. Carleton Place's culture and recreation manager, Joanne Henderson b...

The Coldest Night of the Year walk for youth homeless awareness, hosted by Cornerstone Landing, takes place Saturday in Perth. Cornerstone's Terrilee Kelford says the pandemic has thrust housing affor...

It's our weekly talk with our Health Unit's Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Paula Stewart who gives us an update on the pandemic through a local lens.

The effort to bring a food hub (like the Table Community Food Centre in Perth) to Smiths Falls continues. Those behind it are asking Smiths Falls residents to take a quick survey to help put it all to...

Lanark OPP responded to 295 calls for service last week including a few that led to domestic investigations. Last Friday, (the 18th) a 42-year-old Carleton Place resident was charged with three counts...