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

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...

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

The dress code might be more relaxed at home, but the rules still apply.  Smiths Falls employees have six work-from-home days a year, provided the...

Smiths Falls council seeks more information before approving visitor services deal

Smiths Falls council wants more information before committing to a proposed five-year, $250,000 visitor services agreement with the Smiths Falls and District Chamber of...

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

Smiths Falls wants visitors to do more than stop for lunch, take a few pictures and head home. A new three-year Destination Plan aims to...

Smiths Falls attracts clicks, celebrates literary festival success

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 backs call for permanent infrastructure funding boost

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 secures collaboration with neighbouring townships in recreation centre study

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

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

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

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...

Bears fall to Renfrew and Ottawa over Thanksgiving weekend

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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