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COVID-19 Impacts Perth Emergency Room Services
Friday, 01 July 2022
Smiths Falls, ON – In spite of our best efforts to preserve care in the Perth Emergency Department, COVID-19 has placed yet another burden on our fragile staffing situation. Today we learned of a COVID-19 outbreak impacting our Emergency Department Staff. This left the PSFDH team with no other option…
Spring Fever Photography Contest Results
Monday, 27 June 2022
We are super excited to congratulate Pat Purdy for winning first place in the 2022 Spring Fever Photography Contest. She captured a lovely moment in early spring on Mississippi Lake with her sweet dog braving the thawing waters for a quick dip. Our second place winner is Megan Laye,…
Council Highlights June 14, 2022
Tuesday, 21 June 2022
Here are the highlights from the Township of Drummond/North Elmsley Council meeting held on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Township Treasurer RetiresAfter 31 years, Linda Van Alstine gave notice to Council that she is retiring effective July 8, 2022. Linda started working for Drummond Township on January 1, 1991. She has…
Book Sale June 25, 2022
Tuesday, 14 June 2022
Lanark Archives will be having a book sale on Saturday June 25th 10am - 4pm. Drummond Township Hall 1920 Concession 7, Drummond CentreWe have a selection of books on local history, genealogy, military history, vintage school textbooks, and much more. We have some Rural School Books still in stock. For more…
Hockey Registration is Now Open!
Friday, 10 June 2022
Tay Valley Hockey Registration forms are available at the Municipal Office and online at https://www.tayvalleytwp.ca/Hockey/ 2022-2023 sessions will begin: October 2nd, 2022 for U8 (ages 6-7) and U11 (ages 8-10) October 6th, 2022 for U14 (ages 11-13), U16 (ages 14-15) and U18 (ages 16-17) Early Bird Registration is only $200.00 per…
New weather stations to improve forecasts, flood warnings across Rideau Valley
Friday, 10 June 2022
A new network of industrial weather stations will advance the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority’s capacity to track local weather, model future floods and track local climate change impacts into the future. The RVCA has installed 11 new all-season weather stations across the watershed. These will fill gaps in the current…
Preventing West Nile Virus Infections
Tuesday, 07 June 2022
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit MEDIA RELEASE: June 6, 2022 The Leeds Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit would like to remind our citizens that we will be starting our mosquito surveillance program once again this June. This program will be carried through until the end of September.…
Garbage and Recycling Pickup
Tuesday, 07 June 2022
If your garbage and reclycing do not get picked up today, please leave it out and GIM will pick it up tomorrow. GIM has experienced a truck breakdown and are working on restoring their pickup schedule as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Lanark County rises to Silver Chain Challenge!
Friday, 03 June 2022
Lanark County Media ReleaseJune 3, 2022 Lanark County is looking to beat its third-place finish in eastern Ontario in the annual Silver Chain Challenge – and you can help! The Silver Chain Challenge began as a friendly competition between the local municipalities in Lanark County about 10 years ago and…
RVCA - Media Release - June 1, 2022
Thursday, 02 June 2022
Off-road and offline: Avenza trail maps offer visitors a new way to explore RIDEAU VALLEY, June 1, 2022 – No cell service? No problem! Visitors to RVCA’s conservation areas can now navigate even our most remote trails with confidence thanks to a new partnership with Avenza Maps. The Toronto-based mobile app…