The Town of Prescott is considering adopting a new noise bylaw that would put restrictions on loud activities like construction.  The bylaw would make it illegal to rev your car’s engine, play loud music outdoors without a permit, and make other loud noises that could disturb residents, with a few...

Summer temperatures have come to the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark region, and the Health Unit is reminding residents that high temperatures can have an impact on their health.  “Becoming over heated can cause dehydration, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and in some cases death,” explains Communications Coordinator Susan Healey. “Even short...

A series of live performances are coming to the Kinsmen Amphitheatre starting later this month.  The Town of Prescott has announced the return of its’ “Sunday Night Concert Series.”  The annual event gives residents a chance to watch musicians from all over the region performing every single week, with artists like...

Debra McLean says a new program at the Winchester District Memorial Hospital (WDMH) has made waiting to be treated in the Emergency Room less stressful.  McLean, the Co-Chair of the hospital’s Patient and Family Engagement Committee, is leading a volunteer program at the hospital where she and her two therapy...

Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Foundation President Steve Read says his team is getting ready to raise money to help sick kids in our region.  The CHEO Foundation’s annual Telethon fundraising event is returning for its 40th anniversary on Sunday, June 4th.  “The funds raised here will allow us to...

Staff members at the Alzheimer’s Society of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville are thanking everyone that took part in and donated to a recent fundraising event.  The “IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s” saw people take to the streets of Smiths Falls and walk together to honour people suffering from dementia...