Harbour history from those who made it
FITZROY HARBOUR – It was an evening of fine food and the nearly complete history of Fitzroy Harbour as told by a community member who has generations of family members who called the riverside village home.
COMMUNITY NEWS
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
WC’s Red Trillium Studio Tour sparkles in fall foliage this weekend
WEST CARLETON – The Red Trillium Studio Tour (RTST) is set to unveil the 28th edition of its fall show this weekend which promises vibrant colours within the artists’ studios as well as along the roads that take you to each stop across West Carleton.
POLITICS
West Carleton election debate Round 2
KINBURN – It was round two of two for West Carleton-March council candidates Thursday (Oct. 8) in Kinburn as the three contenders met for the second evening in a row to curry voters’ favour in the upcoming Oct. 26 municipal election.
BUSINESS
Carp’s Stewart named one of Canada’s most powerful women
CARP – Local entrepreneur and community leader Jennifer Stewart was named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women today (Sept. 9) by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN), earning a place on the 2026 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards list.
CITY NEWS
Veale writes, directs latest RRTC play
CONSTANCE BAY – The Rural Root Theatre Company’s (RRTC) fall production will bring a local playwright’s work to life based on a bank robbery and focusing on the effect such an incident has those involved over the course of 20 years in the play Unbalanced.
SPORTS
Cricket comes to Kinburn
KINBURN – For the first time in Kinburn’s history, the sport of cricket is being taught to kids.
SCHOOLS
St. Michael, Fitzroy parents want permanent vice principal
FITZROY HARBOUR – Several Fitzroy Harbour parents are tired of the rotating carousel of principals that have been coming through the tiny St. Michael’s Catholic School, Fitzroy Harbour and are pressing the Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) for some permanency in the position.
