FHCA AGM sees board grow
FITZROY HARBOUR – It’s a rarity in this era of busy lives, but the Fitzroy Harbour Community Association (FHCA) actually saw its board grow following its Monday, May 11 annual general meeting.
COMMUNITY NEWS
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Maggie’s Getting Married, probably
CONSTANCE BAY – The Rural Root Theatre Company’s (RRTC) spring production is a wedding, if the characters can get through the night before.
POLITICS
Lawson kicks off mayoral campaign
NEPEAN – It was an all-ages party atmosphere for Dunrobin resident Alex Lawson’s Rally for Ottawa, his first official campaign event as he begins his quest to become Ottawa’s next mayor Oct. 26.
BUSINESS
Hotdogs key to Fry Department party
WOODLAWN – It’s been a heck of a year for the Woodlawn-based Fry Department food truck, and last Saturday (May 23) owner-operator Abbie MacDougall celebrated her first anniversary with copious amounts of hotdogs.
CITY NEWS
Carp Scouts sweep wheels rally
CARP – Out of 200 competitors, the 1st Carp Scouts came first, second and third in the scouts’ division of the Valley Highland Wheels Rally held April 11 in Lombardy.
SPORTS
Kinburn hosting national championship fastball warm-up May 31
KINBURN – The Kinburn Community Centre will play host to the West Carleton Electric May 31 as the U20 team takes part in a national championship warm-up double-header at the Kinburn ball diamond.
SCHOOLS
Province proposes new roles for school trustees
WEST CARLETON – Trustees will return to the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB), but their roles will change as part of drastic changes to school board governance including creating a new chief executive officer position overseeing budgets at all English public and Catholic school boards.
