Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News

Smiths Falls is joining a chorus of other municipalities calling on the provincial government for affordable childcare options. A letter of support is being circulated across Ontario and receiving ton...

Perth Town Council has approved its first ever Fire Master Plan. The plan allows the town and Perth Fire Services to make better-informed decisions regarding life safety for the residents, businesses,...

The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit is marking Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week (SRH Week) from February 14 to 18th. This year's theme of Advocacy in Action is about tryi...

Lanark is continuing to take steps to address affordable housing in the county. At their most recent community services committee meeting, Director of Social Services Emily Hollington provided an over...

Between Monday, February 7th and 14th, Lanark County OPP responded to 262 calls for service. The following is a summary of some of the cases investigated. Motor Vehicle Collisions Total: 20 Vs Deer: 4...

Lanark County received some provincial funding to help combat homelessness in the region. For the second straight year the county received a $1.3 million installment to their community homelessness pr...

As of last week, two thirds of eligible people in Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville have been boosted with a COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Paula Stewart tells Lake 88 news she is pleased that the older population ...

Lanark County will allow Community Fibre to install buried high speed internet equipment along the Ottawa Valley Recreational Trail. The project is expected to bring improved high-speed Internet acces...

Lanark is allowing Perth to extend the Tay River Pathway across county property. CAO Kurt Greaves explained this is part of an effort by the town to extend the path along the north shore of the Tay Ri...

Dr. Thais Coutinho, cardiologist with the Ottawa Heart Institute discusses heart disease in women and the Wear Red Day campaign.