City News

CITY HALL – Just like every year, 2024 has been filled with triumphs and tragedies, while 2025 is filled with promise and hope.

CORKERY – More than one and a half years behind schedule, the contractors responsible for the expansion of the Corkery Community Centre have been fired by the City of Ottawa and removed from the property, and city staff have no timeline for the completion of the half-built facility.

CARP – The Anglican Parish of Huntley hosted Advent Fun Day Dec. 1 to kick off the Christmas season with its greater community, but also as a reminder Advent isn’t just a calendar full of treats.

MARSHALL BAY – An unauthorized sign threatening a road closure on MacHardy Road, that appeared mysteriously a couple of weeks ago, is causing great concern and some fear for residents of Marshall Bay who live a kilometre beyond the sign.

FITZROY HARBOUR – If you were a shopper as late as this coverage, in relative terms, of last week’s Bethel-St. Andrew’s United Church Women’s (UCW) Christmas Bazaar Saturday, Nov. 23 you definitely would have missed all the good stuff.

CONSTANCE BAY – The Constance and Buckham’s Bay Community Association (CBBCA) have a unique position in West Carleton when it comes to staying fit.

DUNROBIN – Dunrobin’s volunteer firefighters turned summer pancake flipping in to a big, fat fall donation for the West Carleton Food Access Centre (WCFAC).

KINBURN – It’s the unofficial start to the Christmas shopping season, and if the 42 annual Kinburn Craft and Gift Fair can be used as a barometer, it’s going to be a busy season.

CONSTANCE BAY – Branch 616’s Saturday (Nov. 9) Remembrance Day service seemed to be a bigger affair than West Carleton Online has witnessed in recent years, even including sentries around the Cenotaph for the first time, and the Legion itself was as boisterous as always following the somber ceremony on a perfect fall afternoon.

CARP – Carp’s Cheryl Bush and Peter Bowles return as organizers for this year’s Nov. 11 Remembrance Day service, now less than a week away.