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PROCLAMATION
Big Brothers Big Sisters Month

WHEREAS Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County is an important community organization committed to helping children and youth reach their full potential by matching them with caring, volunteer mentors; and

WHEREAS evidence-based research has shown that for every dollar invested in Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring, society gets a return of $23 dollars. In addition, youth who have a Big Brother or a Big Sisters are less likely to bully or be bullied,.

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Smiths Falls Old Home Week is excited to announce a signature event as part of the upcoming festival, set to take place from August 2-9, 2025. As anticipation builds for this once-every-25-years celebration, we are thrilled to confirm that Northstar Drone Shows will be bringing an innovative and breathtaking display of visual entertainment to Smiths Falls.

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Through a third-party consulting firm (Nustadia Recreation), the Town of Smiths Falls is conducting a feasibility study concerning the future direction for the Youth Arena. The survey is anonymous, and individual responses will be kept confidential.

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The Smiths Falls Heritage Museum invites artists and the public along the Canal in beautiful Centennial and Murphy Parks for some breathtaking new views, closer to downtown Smiths Falls on September 7th and 8th. Artists will create an original work of art that captures the beauty of the Rideau Canal and surrounding area in Smiths Falls.

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The Town of Smiths Falls awarded Contract 24-PW-011 for the Milling of Asphalt, Grading, Hot Mix Paving and Miscellaneous Concrete & Rehabilitation to Thomas Cavanagh Construction Limited. Construction will be taking place between August 6th and September 30th, 2024.

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The Town of Smiths Falls is dedicated to reaffirming its commitment to reconciliation and fostering strong community relationships with all residents including members of our Indigenous community. In light of the cancellation of the 2024 Spirit of the Drum Pow Wow, we understand the importance of addressing the community directly and transparently.

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The Town of Smiths Falls is engaging residents to participate in a brief online questionnaire to determine the usage of the pedestrian foot path that is located directly underneath the Canadian Pacific Rail tracks that joins Victoria Ave and Anne St.

Town staff have been in communication with Canadian Pacific Railway, the owner of the subway, to discuss the concerns brought forward by residents within the community about its condition and how to improve the passageway in the future.

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The Town of Smiths Falls would like to extend their best wishes to our hometown athletes Brooke and Brittany Henderson as they travel to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. This marks Brooke’s third career pursuit to Gold in the Olympic Games, participating in 2016 in Rio and 2020 in Tokyo.

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The Town of Smiths Falls will be accepting submissions until 11:00 a.m.

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The Town of Smiths Falls is announcing the opening of the fall intake for the activated financial incentive programs under the Community Improvement Program for 2024.

The Community Improvement Plan (CIP) was created to help improve accessibility, create attainable (affordable) rental units, create opportunities to redevelop possibly contaminated properties and improve the commercial building stock in the Downtown.

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