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Rideau Lakes councillor defends ALTO email after EK mayor challenges accuracy

Laurie Weir -
Rideau Lakes Coun. Paula Banks is standing by information she circulated following an Aug. 6 meeting with ALTO after Elizabethtown-Kitley Mayor Brant Burrow accused...
Elizabethtown-Kitley

Elizabethtown-Kitley mayor demands apology from Rideau Lakes councillor over ALTO claims

Laurie Weir -
Elizabethtown-Kitley Mayor Brant Burrow is demanding an apology from Rideau Lakes Coun. Paula Banks, accusing her of circulating inaccurate and damaging information about his...
Rideau Lakes

Rideau Lakes approves $61K Elgin Municipal Complex cistern fix after engineer says repairs can no longer wait

Laurie Weir -
A structural problem first identified at the Elgin Municipal Complex in 2021 is moving toward repair after Rideau Lakes council unanimously awarded a $61,050...
Rideau Lakes

Rideau Lakes begins heritage repeal process for Harmon Toffey House after homeowner cites soaring insurance costs

Laurie Weir -
Rideau Lakes council has voted to begin the formal process of repealing the heritage designation on the Harmon Toffey House in Portland after the...
Rideau Lakes

Pat Phillips awarded the Ontario Senior of the Year Award

Laurie Weir -
Rideau Lakes resident Pat Phillips was presented with the Ontario Senior of the Year Award, a program that allows each municipality in Ontario to...
Rideau Lakes

Rideau Lakes Mayor Arie Hoogenboom will not seek third term

Laurie Weir -
Rideau Lakes Mayor Arie Hoogenboom will not seek a third term in the October municipal election, saying the demands of an increasingly difficult council...
Rideau Lakes

Rideau Canal’s 200th anniversary celebrated at Portland festival

Laurie Weir -
Despite a rainy Saturday that pushed many activities indoors, the Rideau Canal Nautical Heritage Festival still drew visitors to Portland over the weekend as...
Rideau Lakes

Candidates begin to emerge in Rideau Lakes municipal election

Laurie Weir -
The list of candidates for Rideau Lakes' municipal election, Oct. 26, is beginning to take shape, with nominations now confirmed in three of the...
Rideau Lakes

Rideau Lakes receives report on mayor’s remarks at Upper Rideau Lake Association AGM

Laurie Weir -
A council-directed review of Mayor Arie Hoogenboom's remarks at the Upper Rideau Lake Association annual general meeting ended with a reminder that the municipal...
Community

Rideau Lakes receives $10,000 grant for Rideau Canal heritage festival

Hometown News -
Portland to host inaugural Rideau Canal Nautical Heritage Festival The Township of Rideau Lakes has received a $10,000 provincial grant to celebrate the upcoming anniversary...
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