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COMMUNITY NEWS

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Community News Stories 

Anti-South March BESS group taking issue to court

January 13, 2026 wadmin 3

WEST CARLETON – A community not-for-profit corporation commenced a judicial review in Ontario’s Divisional Court seeking review of Ottawa city council’s Dec. 10, 2025 decision to approve a site-specific zoning bylaw amendment from Rural Countryside to a new Rural General Industrial Exception Zone, permitting an industrial-scale 250 megawatt Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), one of the largest proposed battery storage facilities planned for Canada.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT

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Art & Entertainment Stories 

Family Skating Party returns to Galetta Feb. 15

January 15, 2026 wadmin 0

GALETTA – Last year’s inaugural Family Skating Party was a hit, so the Galetta Community Association (GCA) is bringing it

POLITICS

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Politics Stories 

Prime minister visits the Diefenbunker

January 14, 2026 wadmin 1

CARP – Last weekend (Jan. 10), the Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum, was renamed the Carney Cubby.

BUSINESS

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Business Stories 

Carp Road Corridor BIA AGM Jan. 27

January 13, 2026 wadmin 0

HUNTLEY – It’s an election year for both the municipality and the Carp Road Corridor Business Improvement Area (CRCBIA), so you know the Jan. 27 annual general meeting is going to be a big one.

CITY NEWS

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Mayor honours Carp contributors

January 12, 2026 wadmin 1

CARP – Last week (Jan. 8) both Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and West Carleton-March Coun. Clarke Kelly dropped by the Huntley Community Association’s (HCA) regular board meeting, and hard to believe, they weren’t even the guests of honour that night.

SPORTS

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HCC hosting free curling on Curling Day in Canada Jan. 31

January 15, 2026 wadmin 0

CARP – It’s that time of the year when the Huntley Curling Club (HCC) invites the public in to give

SCHOOLS

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School Stories 

St. Michael’s Fitzroy school honoured with two Ottawa Riverkeeper awards

December 3, 2025 wadmin 0

FITZROY HARBOUR – St. Michael Fitzroy School has long believed that caring for creation begins with hands-on learning, community connection and a deep respect for the natural world around us.

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