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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 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...

Rideau Lakes council trims tax hike to 5.78%, avoids new borrowing in revised budget

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...

Smiths Falls finalizes funding agreement with the RMEO

LAURIE WEIR A new funding agreement between the Town of Smiths Falls and the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario (RMEO) will be finalized with council...

Rideau Lakes Township to provide more public updates

LAURIE WEIR Will Rideau Lakes Township staff face more work, or will ratepayers simply receive more information? Deputy Mayor Paula Banks believes residents aren’t getting enough...

Mississippi Mills to receive $3.3M from CMHC’s accelerator fund

SUBMITTED Mississippi Mills is one of 23 municipalities across Ontario that will receive funding through the second round of CMHC’s Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF). The...

Smiths Falls council pushes back on 7% tax hike

LAURIE WEIR Smiths Falls council was unwilling to accept a seven per cent tax increase, even after efforts to bring it down from an initial...

Smiths Falls receives $500,000 grant for Beckwith Street bridge work

LAURIE WEIR The town of Smiths Falls has received more than $500,000 in provincial Connecting Link funding to rehabilitate two bridges on Beckwith Street. However, the...

Smiths Falls council debates multi-year funding request for RMEO

LAURIE WEIR Smiths Falls councillors are considering a multi-year funding request of $50,000 annually for five years from the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario (RMEO),...

Potential savings of $175,000 in Rideau Lakes Township due to mild winter

LAURIE WEIR Lack of snow events this season have given Rideau Lakes Township about $175,000 in cost savings – at least for now. During a regular...

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