Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News
Vaccination rate in ages 5-11 inches up
Weekly COVID-19 vaccination data from the health unit has been released. Since the vaccination campaign began in Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville, a total of 423,597 vaccinations have been administered in...
Feb 23, 2022
Motion at Queen's Park bars MPP Hillier from participating until apology for conduct is received
Queens Park has unanimously passed a motion authorizing the Speaker to bar local MPP Randy Hillier from participating in the chamber. The motions ban activity from Hillier until he issues a written ap...
Feb 23, 2022
Public meeting held to discuss planned apartment complex in Carleton Place
At Tuesday evening's committee of the whole meeting for Carleton Place council, a public meeting was convened to review details of a proposal by Lepine Apartments for a new residential complex on Cole...
Feb 23, 2022
Fundraiser underway for family of 8 year-old who died in Athens house fire
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family of an eight-year-old boy killed in a Sunday house fire in Athens. The boy, identified by friends and family as Bronson, was killed in the fire that f...
Feb 23, 2022
In Focus - Tuesday, February 22, 2022- Martha Slaven
Registered Nurse, Martha Slaven, tells us all about a virtual Practical Caregiver Training Course coming up in March. You can sign up by emailing helpfromhospice@gmail.com
Feb 22, 2022
Ontario ditching license plate renewal fees, refunds coming for millions
The provincial government is getting rid of renewal fees for license plates and the corresponding stickers we have to buy every year. Ontario Premier Doug Ford made the announcement this morning. He a...
Feb 22, 2022
Hack provides insight into local donations to Freedom Convoy
We have an idea now of how much money was raised in several local communities through fundraising website GiveSendGo to help financially fuel the protests in Ottawa. Whistleblower site Distributed Den...
Feb 22, 2022
Tues. Feb 22, 2022: School buses cancelled due to pending freezing rain
Student Transportation Eastern Ontario has cancelled all buses and special vehicle transportation today for the Upper Canada District School Board and the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ont...
Feb 22, 2022
More restrictions eased in Ontario's long-term care homes
Family members anxious to see residents of long-term care homes welcomed the yesterday's latest round of eased restrictions at the homes. Fully vaccinated people aged five and older in Ontario, can no...
Feb 22, 2022
Tues. Feb 22 - Freezing rain warning issued for Lake 88 listening area
There is a freezing rain warning in effect for our listening area that says significant ice accumulation of between 5 to 10 mm is possible. Mainly cloudy today with a 40 percent chance of ice pellets ...
Feb 22, 2022
