Rideau Lakes

SUBMITTED The Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid fraud charges against the operator of a former cat rescue in the...

LAURIE WEIR Township council will proceed with a leaner 2025 budget that avoids new borrowing for general capital and holds the municipal tax rate increase...

STAFF WRITER Conservative candidate Michael Barrett has been re-elected in Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes following a closely contested federal election. Preliminary results show Barrett securing 50.2 per...

SUBMITTED May is when many Ontarians get a jump on summer by opening their cottages and other seasonal homes. Rideau Lakes Fire Rescue is urging...

New report reveals major gaps in public health, animal welfare and oversight SUBMITTED Secondhand Stories Chicken Sanctuary has released a detailed report urging Smiths Falls Town...

LAURIE WEIR With all available slips leased for the 2025 season, Rideau Lakes Township has brought in more than $66,000 in harbour revenue — a...

LAURIE WEIR A tie vote at Rideau Lakes council has defeated a motion to review the township’s current lot coverage limit of 10 per cent. The...

LAURIE WEIR Rideau Lakes council has rescinded three financial penalties previously imposed on Deputy Mayor Paula Banks and Coun. Jeff Banks, following legal advice that...

LAURIE WEIR A native plant garden will be installed in front of the new Portland Community Hall this spring, pending final council approval. At the April...

LAURIE WEIR Rideau Lakes Township has approved the next step in developing the former Gallagher property in Portland, despite the project having been cut from...