Friends raise funds for 'Gerry Lowe' dressing room
Posted Sep 2, 2010 By Ryland Coyne EMC News - Friends of the late Gerry Lowe are raising funds to ensure his name lives on in the community he loved for many years to come. For the past several weeks, Dennis O'Connor and Ken Cubitt have been raising the $10,000 needed to have one of...read more »
Basswood Golf Centre hosts Glow Ball tournament for youth club
Posted Sep 2, 2010 By EMC News EMC News - The Smiths Falls & District Club for Youth will host a Glowball mini-putt tournament at the Basswood Golf Centre Saturday, Sept. 18. The event opens with registration at 7:30 p.m. followed by an 8:30 p.m. start. Cost is $20 per person with...read more »
Contractor says doors will open by mid-October at latest
Posted Sep 2, 2010
By Ryland Coyne
EMC News - It still has all the tell tale signs of an ongoing construction project - the wire fence around the perimeter, warning signs to keep off the property, workers milling in and out painting walls, installing glass or flooring. But even more than...
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Summer meeting schedule a topic of discussion at town council
Posted Sep 2, 2010 By Dianne Pinder-Moss EMC News - Smiths Falls town councillor Dawn Quinn believes if town council is going to have a meeting, "we should be accomplishing something." For that reason, she would like council to look at its summer meeting schedule in future years to ensure...read more »
Youth Arena set to open over the long weekend
Posted Sep 2, 2010
By EMC News
EMC News - The new Memorial Community Centre's opening may be a month away but the newly refurbished Youth Arena will be ready early next week.
"We're making ice right now," said Smiths Falls Facilities Superintendent Gary Bisonette on Tuesday. "It's...
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John Currie remembered as great ambassador for community he loved
Posted Sep 2, 2010
By Ryland Coyne
EMC News - A local man who devoted much of his life to his community is being fondly remembered as one of Smiths Falls' greatest ambassadors.
John Currie passed away in hospital Thursday, Aug. 26 following a battle with cancer. He was 79.
"He was...
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Male returns property he did not purchase
Posted Sep 2, 2010 By EMC News An individual attended a business on Lombard Street, Aug. 23, where he took property off the shelf and allegedly concealed it in his pocket. The suspect then returned the property and received an in-store gift card for the value of the property. The...read more »
Observant store employees catch alleged shoplifter
Posted Sep 2, 2010 By EMC News Around 3 p.m. Aug. 24, an individual entered a store on Lombard Street where he was observed by staff filling a cloth bag with several grocery items. The individual allegedly exited the store without making any attempt to pay for the items. The accused...read more »
Woman allegedly assaults teenager on street
Posted Sep 2, 2010 By EMC News Around 1 a.m., Aug. 24, a 17-year-old female was walking with friends on William Street East. The accused, a 24-year-old Smiths Falls woman approached the 17-year-old and allegedly began name calling. The accused then allegedly slapped and punched the...read more »
Police seek suspect in attempted assault
Posted Sep 2, 2010 By EMC News EMC News - On Aug. 23, a female was walking to work around 6 a.m. She was allegedly grabbed from behind by a male and pulled into the parking lot of the Rideau Canal Museum. The female was unharmed and fended off the male attacker. The male fled up the...read more »
Looking Back
Posted Sep 2, 2010 By EMC News 100 YEARS AGO - Sept. 8, 1910 A report has been circulating in town that Mrs. John Murray has received a sum of money sufficient to send to Business College her son Johnnie who had the misfortune to lose all the fingers of his right hand in an accident...read more »
My painful introduction to the wild parsnip plant
Posted Sep 2, 2010 By Dianne Pinder-Moss When I was writing a story about wild parsnip a few weeks ago, I was asked more than once if I knew what the plant looked like. Regrettably I do as I had a painful introduction to the plant, which is a member of the carrot family and very similar in...read more »
Teacher looks back on near three decades at SFDCI
Posted Sep 2, 2010
By Ryland Coyne
EMC News - Late August is a time when teachers start to gear up for the coming year. With the warm summer days drifting by, thoughts of returning students, course materials and the general excitement of being back at school creep into the psyche.
For...
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Around The Falls, Offer up spare change to help Jerry's kids
Posted Sep 2, 2010 By EMC News EMC News - Motorists passing through the downtown on Saturday will likely feel a little lighter in the pocket. That's because the Smiths Falls Firefighters Association will be holding their annual Boot Drive in support of Muscular Dystrophy. Volunteers...read more »
New branding, website for Leeds-Grenville to be unveiled at Sept. 10 event in Kemptville
Posted Sep 2, 2010 By Ashley Kulp EMC News - Sept. 10 will be an important day for economic development in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville (UCLG). During an economic development summit to be held at the North Grenville Municipal Centre in Kemptville, a new brand and website...read more »
Upper Canada board appoints principals and vice principals for coming year
Posted Sep 2, 2010 By EMC News EMC News - The Upper Canada District School Board has approved the following appointments of Principals and Vice Principals to respond to vacancies as they occur. - Melvin-Long, Kim, teacher, Sweet's Corners Elementary, moves to Vice-Principal, Prince...read more »
OPP stepping up enforcement for upcoming Labour Day weekend
Posted Sep 2, 2010 By EMC News EMC News - As the hot days of summer draw to a close and people prepare to celebrate the final long weekend of the season, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding motorists and boaters traveling on OPP patrolled roadways, waterways and trails...read more »
New family health teams increasing access to care
Posted Sep 2, 2010 By EMC News EMC News - Ontario is creating 30 new Family Health Teams across the province to provide better access to family health care. Family Health Teams provide care closer to home by bringing together health care professionals such as physicians, nurse practitioners,...read more »
Merrickville P.S. one of many schools upgraded for energy efficiency by provincial government
Posted Sep 2, 2010 By EMC News EMC News - Thirty brand new schools will open their doors for the first time when students return to class next week and another 34, including Merrickville Public School, have been improved through new additions, renovations or major retrofits. In...read more »
UCDSB staff learn new leadership coaching techniques with expert Karla Reiss
Posted Sep 2, 2010 By EMC News EMC News - More than 40 Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) learning resource coaches (LRC), student success teachers, consultants and secondary learning resource teachers had the opportunity to learn valuable coaching skills with leadership coaching...read more »
