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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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Bears fall to Renfrew and Ottawa over Thanksgiving weekend

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After wins over the Ottawa Junior Senators and Navan Grads at the CCHL Showcase the previous weekend, and a No. 18 ranking in the CJHL's national top 20, the...

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Tay Valley candidates divided over use of strong mayor powers

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Tay Valley Township candidates are divided over whether the municipality should exercise strong mayor powers, with some rejecting their use outright and others leaving...
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No chain, no seconder, no debate in Elizabethtown-Kitley

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A proposal to spend up to $3,000 on a ceremonial chain of office for the mayor of Elizabethtown-Kitley went nowhere at the Oct. 5...
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‘Fish or cut bait’: Elizabethtown-Kitley mayor pushes for Frankville office move, but decision remains unresolved

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Elizabethtown-Kitley Mayor Brant Burrow wants council to make a decision on relocating municipal offices to the former Frankville Public School, but the question remains...
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Merrickville-Wolford candidates face questions on spending, council conduct at election meeting

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The Merrickville-Wolford all-candidates meeting drew a crowd of approximately 107 residents to the Merrickville Community Centre on Oct. 5, giving voters another opportunity to...
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Well concerns add conditions to Christie Lake cottage project

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Concerns about a former well and possible soil contamination have prompted additional conditions on a cottage renovation project near Christie Lake in Tay Valley...
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Hometown Happenings: The turkey’s on borrowed time, the markets are calling and somebody had better save room for pie — stretchy pants may be...

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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

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After wins over the Ottawa Junior Senators and Navan Grads at the CCHL Showcase the previous weekend, and a No. 18 ranking in the...
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Big Brothers Big Sisters receives $180,300 grant to expand youth mentorship programs

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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,...
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Saunders Farm celebrates 50 years of family, fun and fright

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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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