Ramsey Hart is a longtime Perth-area community and environmental advocate who is running for Perth Town Council this year. Hart is the forme...

John Cochran is a candidate for Ramsay Ward councillor in the Mississippi Mills municipal election, one of four candidates competing for two...

Smiths Falls council candidate James Creighton wants the town to take a closer look at major spending decisions while finding affordable way...

As mayor, Isabel Anne McRae, says she will lead Perth toward a prosperous, resilient, and hopeful future-one that creates opportunity while ...

Smiths Falls council is backing a recommendation to award a nearly $5.5-million contract for major rehabilitation work on two canal bridges....

A new café could be operating at Lanark Lodge by Christmas after Lanark County's Community Services Committee supported a plan to con...

Smiths Falls staff believe a farmers' market can succeed in town, but say the municipality does not need to run it. Hometown News reports co...

The Falls Food Hub has officially opened its new Smiths Falls home, turning years of planning, fundraising and construction into a permanent...

Carleton Place councillor Jeff Atkinson is seeking re-election, saying he wants to continue the work he has undertaken during his current an...

Mississippi Mills is preparing for hundreds of new homes as Council approves subdivision agreements for two developments. At its September 1...

Carleton Place councillor Sarah Cavanagh says her approach to community service is built on collaboration, compassion and a belief in the po...

Smiths Falls council has approved a new official plan that will guide how the town grows and develops over the next 25 to 30 years. The plan...

Smiths Falls is locking in a five-year supply of road salt as the cost of winter maintenance continues to rise. Director of Public Works and...

Carleton Place council voted to change its property standards bylaw that would keep the municipality out of disputes between neighbouring pr...

Carleton Place Councillor Mark Hinton says serving the community over the past four years has strengthened his understanding of municipal go...

Smiths Falls staff say one of the biggest challenges in protecting tenants from bad-faith renovictions is knowing when an N13 notice has eve...

Kory Earle is seeking a seat on Carleton Place council for the 2026-2030 term, saying he wants to ensure residents' voices come first at tow...

The Heritage House Museum in Smiths Falls is getting some additional work done. Senior Planner Karl Grenke went over the request. Council gr...

The Town of Perth is continuing to study whether it should introduce a Municipal Accommodation Tax, or MAT, as a way to generate new revenue...

Kimberly Brown is entering the race for mayor of Rideau Lakes, saying she wants to bring a fresh perspective and a more collaborative approa...

Smiths Falls officials are trying to determine who is responsible for a more than century-old railway underpass on Chambers Street, after co...

The Town of Perth and three municipal partners are preparing to pursue provincial funding for a proposed regional recreation facility that w...

Smiths Falls council is leaning toward moving ahead with the proposed public works operations centre after reviewing three options aimed at ...

Perth town council was asked to consider expanding restrictions on where cannabis can be smoked or vaped in public and shared spaces. A requ...

With the municipal election approaching, familiar statements will soon be popping up: "What will I do for you?" and "Look wha...

Rideau Lakes mayoral candidate Paula Banks says concerns about strong mayor powers and the direction of township council convinced her to se...

More municipal candidates are being acclaimed across Eastern Ontario, while voter turnout in local elections has generally been trending low...

Smiths Falls residents can now make sure their information is correct on the voters' list for the 2026 Municipal Election. The town says rev...

Smiths Falls council candidate Marie-Pier Guerin says food sovereignty and green infrastructure would be central to her work if elected this...

Smiths Falls Police are preparing to move communications equipment from the town's old water tower as the century-old structure heads toward...