Carp Foodliner August Guo says the cost of selling cigarettes is making an important part of his business prohibitive. Photo by Jake Davies

Cigarette sales a tough business

January 20, 2020 wadmin 0 Comments

CARP – The convenience store business is similar to the newspaper industry – feeling incredible challenges under the rising cost of doing business against the desire for consumers to want to pay those rising costs.

Sarah Reid poses in the Carp Village Tutoring learning centre with some of her teaching tools. Photo by Jake Davies

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Carp tutoring making goals achievable

January 8, 2020January 15, 2020 wadmin 0 Comments

CARP – Falling behind in school is the quickest way to turn a mole hill in to a mountain. It’s hard to catch up when the rest of the class is already moving on.

Certified trainer Kelly Betts, photographed in Carp following last Sunday's snowstorm, is focused on helping seniors thrive. Photo by Jake Davies

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Betts to make you Thrive in senior years

December 20, 2019January 3, 2020 wadmin 1 Comment

CARP – Through a lifestyle change of her own, Carp’s Kelly Betts wants to bring fitness and healthy living to the 60-plus community.

Aspire Academy's director Ashley Hayes, director Kim Moore, teacher Paige Corrigan and head teacher Kris Bissel in one of the schools recently rennovated classrooms. Photo by Jake Davies

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Aspire brings education back to Venta

November 27, 2019December 3, 2019 wadmin 0 Comments

CARP – The former Venta Preparatory School property is now being used for what it was always meant to be – a place of learning. Aspire Academy opened its doors early this fall billed as an “innovative education for exceptional learners.”

Around 40 CRCBIA business owners and landlords attened last week's AGM. Keynote speaker, the city's director or economic development sits at far left. Photo by Jake Davies

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CRCBIA 2020 focus on water, transit

November 26, 2019November 29, 2019 wadmin 0 Comments

CARP – The Carp Road Corridor Business Improvement Area (CRCBIA) will continue to focus on improved municipal services business owners and landlords heard during last week’s (Nov. 20) annual general meeting.