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Carleton Place raises heritage grant cap to $15K a project

LAURIE WEIR The town is increasing its Heritage Grant program’s per-project funding while keeping its overall budget the same. Since launching in 2022, the program has...

Smiths Falls Old Home Week 2025: A festival 25 years in the making

LAURIE WEIR Mark your calendars, Smiths Falls! The much-anticipated Old Home Week is set to return in August 2025, bringing with it a vibrant celebration...

James “Art” Quartermain: Honouring a life of service and community impact

HEDDY SOROUR An icon of Carleton Place society has passed.  James “Art” Quartermain passed away on November 30, 2024 at the age of 88. “Art Quartermain...

‘An eyesore’: Rideau Lakes may demolish former syrup factory in Delta if buyer not found

LAURIE WEIR The Delta maple syrup factory is for sale.  The Township of Rideau Lakes is hoping someone will purchase the former syrup factory and canoe...

Stafford-Wilson book launch is always a hit for The Book Nook in Perth

LAURIE WEIR Having a perennial book signing in the fall is something local historian and genealogist Arlene Stafford-Wilson has come to enjoy, and Saturday, Sept....

Stafford-Wilson’s fall release, ‘Lanark County Classrooms: Remembering Our School Days’

Nostalgic reflections of rural Ontario’s one-room schoolhouses by local historian LAURIE WEIR For many Baby Boomers who grew up in rural Ontario, the memory of one-room...

Maggie’s Maid: More than just a manure cart

SALLY SMITH I used Maggie’s Maid yesterday. I remember mother trundling along the trails in the middle of Fairclough Island dragging the ‘maid’ behind her. She...

Rideau Lakes welcomes The Ontario Historical Society’s Executive Director

SUBMITTED The Township of Rideau Lakes is excited to announce that Daniel Dishaw of The Ontario Historical Society will be welcomed to Rideau Lakes on Friday,...

Heritage House Museum celebrates International Women’s Day, March Break

JANELLE LABELLE During the Smiths Falls council meeting on Monday night, Mayor Shawn Pankow proclaimed March 8 as International Women’s Day. This is a day...

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