We speak with Perth Polar Bear Plunge founder Dave Lavery who talks to us about this year’s modified event raising funds for Lanark County Community Justice. Dave also tells us about the work he does for the people of Afghanistan, and what it was like during the Taliban uprising this past summer.
Kevin Ramage has been charged with first-degree murder in the death that Smiths Falls Deputy Police Chief Robert Labelle called “domestic in nature” when it was announced on Dec. 26th.
Reverend Canon Kenneth Davis and David Kroetsch Chairperson of the Outreach Committee at St. James the Apostle Anglican Church in Perth join us to tell us about their initiative to increase affordable housing.
It’s our weekly talk with our Health Unit’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Paula Stewart who gives us an update on the pandemic through a local lens.
A GoFundMe raising money for a funeral and her four girls started by her best friend Caitlyn Beute had surpassed $27,000 as of last night. You can find the page here.
They have not said if the individual is a child or staff member.
Our local school boards had students bring all of their belongings home before the break just in case there was another school shutdown.
Ontario’s Long-Term Care Minister Rod Phillips said the policy will take effect tomorrow. The goal is to reduce the risk of exposing vulnerable residents to the virus as it circulates in the community.
We welcome The Table Community Food Centre’s Ramsey Hart who tells us all about the efforts to fill the organization’s endowment fund, and the push for a Table-style food hub in Smiths Falls.
This means that plungers will be encouraged to do some sort of plunge in the safety of their homes.
