City News

CARP – Diefenbunker staff and politicians showed off the results of a new project Friday (Nov. 24) that will make a new part of the museum accessible to visitors but still maintain the heritage feel and look of the Cold War museum.

DUNROBIN – Thinking of buying or selling a property in West Carleton? Kris Sherry, Innovation Realty recently shared her experience in this market with West Carleton Online when we caught up in Dunrobin.

CARP – The West Carleton War Memorial Remembrance Day service returned to its former pre-COVID glory Saturday (Nov. 11), as several hundred people attended the first full service in Carp since 2019, including a Carp soldier enjoying the opportunity to mark the important day in her hometown for the first time.

CARP – To many in the Carp area, it looks like a giant golf ball. But under that geodesic dome just off Craigs Side Road is a giant antenna, and it is being used to discover the universe.

KINBURN – The mood was upbeat when the Kinburn Community Association (KCA) board met last week (Nov. 3) for their annual general meeting.  

WEST CARLETON – The West Carleton Food Access Centre (WCFAC) has launched its 2023 Christmas Initiative looking to combine those who need a little help this holiday season with those ready to give a little help this holiday season.

FITZROY HARBOUR – More than 60 area residents attended last night’s (Nov. 1) open house meeting organized by Evolugen and they were clearly opposed to the company’s battery energy storage system (BESS) proposed for a property at Galetta Side and Homesteaders roads.

FITZROY HARBOUR – The frights started early in Fitzroy Harbour this weekend as the long-running Fitzroy Harbour Hallowe’en Party had kids lined up to receive a good jump scare at the very popular event Saturday, Oct. 28.

CARP – Husband-and-wife philanthropists Lawrence Greenspon, an Ottawa lawyer, and Angela Lariviere, a marketing executive, will co-chair the Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre’s (DSYTC) Village of Hope campaign and work towards reaching its $4 million goal to complete construction on the brand-new treatment facility in the Carp Road corridor to support youth aged 13 to 21 struggling with mental health and substance use issues.