Tractor parade honours Creighton
CARP – More than 60 tractors, many antiques, paraded through Carp and the nearby countryside in honour of antique lover Dave Creighton who passed away November 2020.
COMMUNITY NEWS
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Faux bingo finale a fairground filler-upper
CARP – What was expected to be the Carp Fair’s final Drive-In Bingo of the 2021 season enjoyed a huge turnout, and those who turned out, received the surprise good news organizers were adding one more Wednesday (Aug.4) night to this year’s series.
POLITICS
Dunrobin’s Purdy green again
DUNROBIN – Dunrobin’s Dr. Jennifer Purdy will represent the Carleton-Kanata Green Party for the second time in the next federal election after proving herself a strong leader in her rookie campaign of 2019.
BUSINESS
Carp business leader’s podcast picks up RBC sponsorship
CARP – A podcast featuring stories and interviews with Canada’s leading women, co-hosted by one of Carp’s business leaders, has
CITY NEWS
The Carp Fair returns
CARP – The Carp Fair is returning to its traditional third weekend of September this fall after a one-year, COVID-forced hiatus in 2020.
SPORTS
Bats flip in Harbour Ball’s 40th opener
FITZROY HARBOUR – The Familiar sounds of the crack of the bat; the slap of the leather; and the chirps of the players were back on the Fitzroy Harbour Ball Diamond Wednesday (July 28) night as Harbour Ball debuted its 40th season, delayed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SCHOOLS
Carp’s Sarai unveils carbon capture plan
CARP – 2020 West Carleton Secondary School (WCSS) graduate Devinder Sarai is wrapping up a busy gap year, will be super-busy at Harvard University next fall, but is still finding time to save the world.
