Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News
In Focus - Grammy nominated and Emmy award winning composer Peter Kieswalter and The Moth Project
On today's In Focus, Grant Deme chats with Grammy nominated and Emmy award winning composer Peter Kieswalter about The Moth Project, a multimedia performance making its way to the Perth Studio Theatre...
Aug 22, 2023
Over 10,000 impaired, stunt driving charges laid in 2023 on OPP controlled roads
The Ontario Provincial Police know you've heard this before, but the messaging remains necessary because incidents keep happening: Speeding and impaired driving kills. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt laid out ...
Aug 22, 2023
Lanark County doesn't go far enough on first Climate Action Plan draft, says Smiths Falls environmentalists
The Smiths Falls Climate Protection Working Group has submitted their thoughts on the first draft of Lanark County's Climate Action Plan. Senior Planner Karl Grenke outlined the general theme at the l...
Aug 22, 2023
Lanark County OPP seeking stolen custom motorcycle
A customized white coloured motorcycle has been stolen and police want to find it. Lanark County OPP say sometime between August 18th and 20th, someone made off with the custom ride from an address in...
Aug 22, 2023
Movies in the Park in Perth Tuesday
The Town of Perth is hosting Movies in the Park Tuesday. Grab a chair, blankets and bug spray and cozy up to The Never Ending Story at Stewart Park. The community-led initiative kicked off last week w...
Aug 22, 2023
Province continues to push for more housing builds with new incentivized program for municipalities
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the Building Faster Fund in his speech to policy makers at the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference. It's an incentivized program in hopes to ...
Aug 22, 2023 Doug Ford addresses the crowd at the 2023 AMO conference
In Focus - Hillary Pitcher and Bill Slade on the upcoming Parkinson's Super Walk
We're speaking with Hillary Pitcher and Bill Slade about the upcoming Parkinson's Super Walk which is once again being held at Conlon Farm in Perth.
Aug 21, 2023
Smiths Falls police investigating stalking incident
A stalking incident is under investigation in Smiths Falls. The Smiths Falls Police Service is looking into a case of harassment and stalking that occurred on Sunday, August 6th. The person who report...
Aug 21, 2023
Rideau Lakes Fire Chief Granahan departs township, Moore named interim chief
Rideau Lakes Mayor Arie Hoogenboom is wishing outgoing Fire Chief Scott Granahan well as he leaves the department for an position in Bracebridge. Among the biggest projects on the horizon for the depa...
Aug 21, 2023
Former Ontario lieutenant-governor James Bartleman passes away
James Bartleman, former Ontario lieutenant-governor and diplomat, has passed away. Our Bob Perreault has more.
Aug 21, 2023
