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Q&A with Rideau Lakes by-election candidate: Jordan DeLong

LAURIE WEIR Residents in South Crosby Ward of Rideau Lakes Township will head to the polls June 26 to choose a new representative. The seat...

Community Safety and Well-being Plan update completed

SUBMITTED The Community Safety and Well-being (CSWB) Advisory Committee for Lanark County and the Town of Smiths Falls has released its updated plan for 2025...

Rideau Lakes mayor’s use of strong mayor powers sparks backlash and a fact check by his own MPP

LAURIE WEIR Mayor Arie Hoogenboom used newly granted strong mayor powers to veto a council decision then claimed provincial backing, only to be publicly contradicted...

Smiths Falls council looks ahead with bold planning, key funding asks

Transportation Master Plan and AMO Conference delegation requests on council’s radar LAURIE WEIR With an eye on the future, Smiths Falls council is advancing two critical...

Mississippi Mills council talks housing growth, road work and Strong Mayor Powers – June 3 meeting recap

SUBMITTED June 3's Mississippi Mills council began with two public meetings. The first was a statutory public meeting related to a plan of subdivision and zoning...

Confederation Bridge costs rise with electrical retrofit

Smiths Falls council approves additional $58K LAURIE WEIR What was supposed to be one electrical conduit under the new Confederation Bridge has turned into four and...

Rideau Lakes council votes to reimburse Carr’s legal fees despite harassment finding

LAURIE WEIR Rideau Lakes council has voted to reimburse Coun. Linda Carr $2,062.25 in legal fees, despite a formal finding of workplace sexual harassment and...

Smiths Falls fast-tracks heavy equipment purchases after garage fire

LAURIE WEIR Smiths Falls is moving quickly to replace municipal equipment destroyed in a February garage fire, after council approved an urgent out-of-budget request this...

Mississippi Mills Council reviews zoning, infrastructure, and Pride Month proclamation at May 27 meeting

SUBMITTED Last night, the Council meeting started with a delegation from Rick Scholes of the Fred Lossing Observatory. He spoke about how too much light at night...

Rideau Lakes council fails to override mayor’s veto on Chantry office costing; staff now tasked with repair plan

LAURIE WEIR Rideau Lakes council failed to override Mayor Arie Hoogenboom’s veto on the Chantry office retrofit project during a special meeting on Wednesday, May...
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