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Kidney Walk crushes $10,000 goal in Perth

LAURIE WEIR The 2024 Kidney Foundation walk has raised more than $2 million across Canada, with over $1 million coming from Ontario alone. Residents of...

Grant Deme, Perth radio personality seeking a living donor to save his life

LAURIE WEIR Grant Deme, a young journalist with myFM (Lake 88.1) in Perth, is urgently seeking a living liver donor as he battles a rare...

Seniors for Climate to celebrate National Seniors Day

SUBMITTED October 1, 2024 is National Seniors Day in Canada, and also the United Nations International Day of Older Persons. Climate Network Lanark is enthusiastically joining...

Local hospital introduces mobility team to improve patient outcomes 

SUBMITTED The Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital (the “Hospital”) is proud to announce a new and innovative program that will support our in-patients and...

Community Home Support Lanark County: 35 years of serving the community

LAURIE WEIR Community Home Support Lanark County (CHSLC) has been a cornerstone of support for seniors, adults with physical disabilities, and individuals diagnosed with life-limiting...

Health Unit school suspension letters going out this week

SUBMITTED The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit conducted immunization record assessments for students in JK/SK, and for students ages 7 and 17 years...

Horse in Lanark County tests positive for EEEV

SUBMITTED Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV) is normally found in wild birds but can occasionally spread to horses and humans through the bite of infected...

Local hospice initiative takes flight in Perth-Smiths Falls

Sally Smiths It doesn’t take a lot to get a good idea off the ground. Anne Janssen knows this. Talk to her about the in-the-works Hospice Hub...

New Perth Family Health Team to increase access to health care in Lanark County

LAURIE WEIR A ground-breaking family health team is set to increase access to health care for the residents of Perth and surrounding areas. The Perth Family...

Health Unit raises awareness of harmful algal blooms

SUBMITTED Potentially harmful algal blooms including blue-green algae are a natural seasonal phenomenon that may appear in our lakes, rivers and ponds. Many of these...

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