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Carleton Place expected to raise water and sewer rates 1.95 per cent in 2027

Heddy Sorour - October 16, 2026

Carleton Place residents can expect to pay a little more for water and sewer services next year, but the town's underground infrastructure is in good condition, with a long-term...

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Smiths Falls updates employee policies covering remote work, sick leave and benefits

Laurie Weir - October 16, 2026

Smiths Falls council seeks more information before approving visitor services deal

Laurie Weir - October 16, 2026

Smiths Falls looks beyond tourism with three-year visitor attraction plan

Laurie Weir - October 15, 2026

2026 Municipal Election

Smiths Falls

Smiths Falls council candidates debate affordability, infrastructure and future of policing

Laurie Weir - October 13, 2026

Tay Valley

Roads, spending and transparency dominate Tay Valley all-candidates meeting

Laurie Weir - October 13, 2026

Tay Valley

Tay Valley candidates divided over use of strong mayor powers

Laurie Weir - October 13, 2026

Merrickville

Merrickville-Wolford candidates face questions on spending, council conduct at election meeting

Heddy Sorour - October 12, 2026

Smiths Falls

Smiths Falls mayoral candidates stake out differences on key election issues

Laurie Weir - October 8, 2026

Rideau Lakes

Mayor Arie Hoogenboom backs three candidates in Rideau Lakes election

Heddy Sorour - October 6, 2026

Carleton Place

Five seats, 11 candidates, Carleton Place voters hear from council hopefuls

Heddy Sorour - October 5, 2026

Carleton Place

Carleton Place all-candidates event set for Oct. 1

Hometown News - September 30, 2026

Tay Valley

Tay Valley Township Meet the Candidates event set for Sept. 30

Hometown News - September 29, 2026

Merrickville

Wolford voters hear from council and mayoral candidates at packed meeting

Heddy Sorour - September 27, 2026

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Carleton Place expected to raise water and sewer rates 1.95 per cent in 2027

October 16, 2026

Smiths Falls updates employee policies covering remote work, sick leave and benefits

October 16, 2026

Tay Valley moves to resolve decades-old Sherbrooke Drive access problem

October 12, 2026

Bears fall to Renfrew and Ottawa over Thanksgiving weekend

October 14, 2026

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Smiths Falls

Smiths Falls attracts clicks, celebrates literary festival success

Laurie Weir - October 15, 2026

Smiths Falls is getting plenty of clicks, and not just from people looking for the latest police news. Tourism, Arts and Culture Coordinator Jeff Murphy...

Perth

Perth backs call for permanent infrastructure funding boost

Heddy Sorour - October 15, 2026

Perth is joining a growing chorus of Ontario municipalities calling on the province to make a $400-million annual infrastructure fund permanent, although councillors say...

Perth

Perth secures collaboration with neighbouring townships in recreation centre study

Heddy Sorour - October 15, 2026

After years of talking about a new recreation facility, Perth and three neighbouring townships are finally putting some money behind a shared vision. At the...

Hometown Happenings

Hometown Happenings: Death has a coffee shift, the dogs are dressing up and the ghosts are getting restless

Linda Seccaspina - October 15, 2026

Mornings are frosty, the leaves are turning every possible shade of gold and red, and somewhere nearby there is an apple pie cooling on...

Elizabethtown-Kitley

No tax bill, no excuse? Elizabethtown-Kitley councillors debate late-payment penalties

Laurie Weir - October 14, 2026

A missing property tax bill has prompted a review of Elizabethtown-Kitley's tax collection policy, but Mayor Brant Burrow warned that allowing residents to avoid...

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Collision with parked car leads to impaired driving charge

October 7, 2026

SIU investigating collision involving police vehicle in Lanark County

October 7, 2026

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Lanark Transportation marks 25 years of service to rural communities

Linda Seccaspina - September 30, 2026

Elizabethtown-Kitley Township honours Business of the Year recipients

Hometown News - September 29, 2026

Perth Home Hardware Building Centre receives regional award

Hometown News - September 23, 2026

Plaque honours John Andrew Hope, driving force behind Perth hospital

Heddy Sorour - September 15, 2026

Ottawa Valley storyteller Mary Cook honoured on Carleton Place Local Author Walk

Linda Seccaspina - August 18, 2026

Culture

Hometown Happenings: The turkey’s on borrowed time, the markets are calling and somebody had better save room for pie — stretchy pants may be...

Linda Seccaspina - October 8, 2026

Perth Museum takes steps toward repatriation of Indigenous belongings

Hometown News - October 6, 2026

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Hometown Happenings: Death has a coffee shift, the dogs are dressing up and the ghosts are getting restless

Linda Seccaspina - October 15, 2026

Mornings are frosty, the leaves are turning every possible shade of gold and red, and somewhere nearby there is an apple pie cooling on a windowsill that nobody is...

Smiths Falls

Bears fall to Renfrew and Ottawa over Thanksgiving weekend

Hometown News - October 14, 2026

After wins over the Ottawa Junior Senators and Navan Grads at the CCHL Showcase the previous weekend, and a No. 18 ranking in the...

Regional News

Big Brothers Big Sisters receives $180,300 grant to expand youth mentorship programs

Hometown News - October 10, 2026

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County (BBBSLC) has received a $180,300 Ontario Trillium Foundation grant to expand culturally relevant mentorship programs for Black,...

The Wider Lens

Saunders Farm celebrates 50 years of family, fun and fright

Laurie Weir - October 8, 2026

What began as a pick-your-own strawberry farm southwest of Ottawa has grown into a fall tradition that has frightened and entertained generations of visitors. Saunders...

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Elizabethtown-Kitley Township honours Business of the Year recipients

Hometown News - September 29, 2026

SHIFT conference brings women entrepreneurs to Smiths Falls

Laurie Weir - September 24, 2026

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