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Saturday, July 11, 2026

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Rideau Lakes council sends campground licensing bylaw back to the drawing board

Laurie Weir -
Five years after Rideau Lakes launched a sweeping review of campground development, council remains divided over whether the township needs a tourist campground licensing bylaw at all. Township planner Tom...

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Smiths Falls woman charged with impaired driving after vehicle found in ditch

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The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police has charged a Smiths Falls resident with impaired driving following a single-vehicle collision in Drummond-North...
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Motorcyclist critically injured in Lanark Highlands Township collision

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Members of the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a single-vehicle motorcycle collision on Wolf Grove Road in Lanark Highlands...
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Impaired driving charge laid after single-vehicle collision in Lanark Highlands Township

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The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Yarker resident with impaired driving following a single-vehicle collision in Lanark...
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Four Mississippi Mills residents face cocaine trafficking charges

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The Ontario Provincial Police East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has charged four people following a drug trafficking investigation in Lanark County. CSCU officers...
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Perth resident facing charges following intimate partner violence investigation

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The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police has laid charges following an intimate partner violence investigation in Perth. Lanark County OPP officers responded...

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Christmas in July, strawberry socials and live music — if summer had a to-do list, this would be it

Laurie Weir -
Looking for something to do this weekend? We’ve got you covered. Hometown Happenings is your go-to list of markets, music, festivals, fundraisers, and good old-fashioned community fun happening in Smiths...
Hometown Happenings

Christmas in July, strawberry socials and live music — if summer had a to-do list, this would be it

Laurie Weir -
Looking for something to do this weekend? We’ve got you covered. Hometown Happenings is your go-to list of markets, music, festivals, fundraisers, and good old-fashioned...
Mississippi Mills

Almonte high school students create memory boxes for families experiencing perinatal loss

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Inspired by Jennifer Thompson, the memory boxes will be provided through Almonte General Hospital Families experiencing perinatal loss at Almonte General Hospital will soon receive...
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Ottawa 67’s Spencer Bowes drafted by New York Rangers in 4th round

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Spencer Bowes’ hockey dream became reality Saturday when the New York Rangers selected the Beckwith Township native 102nd overall in the fourth round of...

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