Ottawa Now - Iconic water tower in Smiths Falls set to meet its maker | Page 907 | Unpublished
Hello!
Source Feed: CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Publication Date: July 10, 2026 - 18:20

Stay informed

Ottawa Now - Iconic water tower in Smiths Falls set to meet its maker

July 10, 2026

An iconic water tower from 1924 has greeted drivers entering Smiths Falls from every direction for over a century. However, that local skyline will soon change forever, as City Council has voted to proceed with demolition. Officials call it a difficult decision, but say the cost to investigate and repair the out-of-service structure is simply too high. Smiths Falls Mayor Shawn Pankow joins Kristy Cameron on today’s Ottawa Now.



Unpublished Newswire

 
Ontario’s legal regulator has suspended a lawyer for six months after a judge busted her in open court for using AI hallucinated material in a hearing about family and estate law. The decision by the discipline tribunal of the Law Society of Ontario marks the first time a Canadian law society has gone beyond a reprimand to actually suspend a lawyer’s licence for abusing artificial intelligence in court submissions, according to Tom Macintosh Zheng, a Toronto lawyer who tracks the issue. It is a growing problem that remains as murky and controversial in the lawyer discipline context as...
July 16, 2026 - 20:03 | Joseph Brean | National Post
July 16, 2026 - 19:42 | Maura Forrest, Lana Hall | The Globe and Mail
Rylie Isaacs Laforge watched as a northern Ontario forest fire encroached on her lodge, burning a few campers before her and her family were forced to evacuate.
July 16, 2026 - 19:41 | Rachel Morgan | Global News - Ottawa