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Municipal elections will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, in communities across Ontario, including Carleton Place. At the Friday, Aug. 21, 2 p.m. nomination deadline, 13 candidates had put their names forward for mayor, deputy mayor and council. The positions of mayor and deputy mayor are both acclaimed. Incumbent
Read MoreEditor’s note: To help voters to be better informed, Lanarkist will be asking the same five questions of all council candidates in Carleton Place, Smiths Falls, Perth and Mississippi Mills in advance of the municipal election, which will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Questions were sent to all
Read MoreDuring their regular meeting on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, Mississippi Mills council took time to recognize longtime Councillor Denzil Ferguson, who is set to retire from municipal politics at the end of the current council term.
Read MoreEditor’s note: To help voters to be better informed, Lanarkist will be asking the same five questions of all deputy mayor and council candidates in Carleton Place, Smiths Falls, Perth and Mississippi Mills in advance of the municipal election, which will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Questions were
Read MoreEditor’s note: To help voters to be better informed, Lanarkist will be asking the same five questions of all council candidates in Carleton Place, Smiths Falls, Perth and Mississippi Mills in advance of the municipal election, which will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Questions were sent to all
Read MoreEditor’s note: To help voters to be better informed, Lanarkist will be asking the same five questions of all council candidates in Carleton Place, Smiths Falls, Perth and Mississippi Mills in advance of the municipal election, which will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Questions were sent to all
Read MoreEditor’s note: To help voters to be better informed, Lanarkist will be asking the same five questions of all council candidates in Carleton Place, Smiths Falls, Perth and Mississippi Mills in advance of the municipal election, which will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Questions were sent to all
Read MoreEditor’s note: To help voters to be better informed, Lanarkist profiling all mayoral and council candidates in Perth in advance of the municipal election, which will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Below is our interview with candidate Isabel Anne McRae. View a full roundup of all our Perth
Read MoreEditor’s note: To help voters to be better informed, Lanarkist will be asking the same five questions of all council candidates in Carleton Place, Smiths Falls, Perth and Mississippi Mills in advance of the municipal election, which will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Questions were sent to all
Read MoreThe Perth Museum is taking steps toward the potential repatriation of Indigenous belongings held in its collection, beginning with a detailed review of their histories and origins.
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