City News

KINBURN – Private personal support worker (PSW) Patrick Garbutt says the agency workers coming in to his client’s homes don’t have the proper safety equipment needed to protect everyone from COVID-19 spread.

CONSTANCE BAY – Last Tuesday (Mach 24) Ontario Power Generation (OPG) went forward with its Telephone Town Hall, and despite

WEST CARLETON – Sunday, March 23 marked the end of Week One of the “strongly encouraged” physical distancing. Of being asked to stay home and avoid contact with any other people. Where Ottawa’s chief medical officer Dr. Vera Etches said no groups of more than one is preferable.  It’s been a challenging week for the community.

KINBURN – Unbeknownst at the time, the West Carleton Diners Club hosted the last public event in West Carleton last Friday (March 13).

CARP – “I know absolutely everyone who walks through that door,” West Carleton librarian Lori Fielding told West Carleton Online from the Carp branch of the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) last week (March 4). “I’ve seen children and families grow up for 17 years. This is my dream job.”

CORKERY – The 2019 Corkery Community Association (CCA) annual general meeting’s (AGM) highlight was the announcement of a $1.5 million for an expansion of the community centre. The 2020 AGM unveiled the ask.

CARP – Carp residents got a sneak peak of the proposed Carp Riverwalk Project during last Saturday’s winter carnival – a four-season walking trail along the river.

CONSTANCE BAY – It was the biggest turnout in its 13-year history and no surprise, because Mike Fines and Peter Strong were paying out $5,000 for the tournament’s biggest fish.

WEST CARLETON – Easter Sunday, 2019, West Carleton Online publisher Jake Davies was shoveling sand at the emergency flood station in Willola Beach.

OTTAWA – The Diefenbunker Museum was singled out for its important contribution to history and the City of Ottawa during a proclamation to kick-off Heritage Week on Tuesday, Feb. 18.