City News

CARP – As it turned out, the hill above the Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum was the perfect West Carleton location to use line-of-site microwave communications to reach like-minded people in the Toronto area.

KANATA – The Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) is hosting a May 2 open house as the organization continues to update its Carp River floodplain maps.

DUNROBIN – Dunrobin’s Adele and Leo Muldoon are doing well following a grass fire March 25 spread to their large garage and also destroyed a food truck parked beside the garage.

CARP – In a blast from the past, 1st Carp Scout leader Dan Hewitt tells West Carleton Online of the programs fundraising project in conjunction with the Carp Fair.

STITTSVILLE – The Galetta Lawn Bowls club was linked with the Galetta Community Association (GCA) at inception and when the city said that partnership could not continue as it had, it eventually spelled the end of the mostly senior lawn bowling group.

DUNROBIN – A grass fire just outside of Dunrobin earlier this afternoon (March 25) spread to a garage of two well known community members and has closed roads in the area.

CARP – Representatives of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFB) were in Carp Friday (March 15) to share broader news of its operations to two of its biggest West Carleton-based donors and a handful of other interested people.

CARP – The West Carleton Amateur Radio Club (WCARC) is heading to the Diefenbunker for a microwave activity day, but there will be no cooking involved.

CARP – It was a steady flow of green thumbs going through the Carp Agricultural Hall last Saturday (March 9), eager for spring and taking in the West Carleton Garden Club’s (WCGC) second Seedy Saturday.

DUNROBIN – For three years running St. Mary’s Anglican church (Sixth line) has put a whole new twist on an age-old fundraiser.