City News

KINBURN – Surprisingly pleasant late fall weather made last weekend (Oct. 18 and Oct. 19) an attractive time to head outside, and the 28th edition of the fall Red Trillium Studio Tour (RTST) added even more colour to the season.

MARATHON VILLAGE – It’s been a long, dry summer in West Carleton, and while fall is here, many residents are still battling dry wells and no water in the community.

WEST CARLETON – It is something West Carleton Online publisher Jake Davies has heard in the community over and over again for more than 23 years, ‘we came to West Carleton for its rural character.’

DUNROBIN – Whether you have a bad doggie or the best boy, last Sunday, St. Mary’s Anglican Church was more than willing to bless your pooch. Or any other animal.

CARP – Each year, West Carleton’s Truth and Reconciliation Ceremony grows bigger in numbers but never loses its humanity.

CARP – The winds were light, and the weather was perfect flying in to the Carp Airport Sunday, Sept. 21 and grabbing some breakfast.

CONSTANCE BAY – Opening night is still a month away, but the Rural Root Theatre Company (RRTC) is hard at work getting both nuanced reactions and pratfalls ready for their fall production of Sandy Toes and Salty Kisses.

GALETTA – It was a beautiful late-summer evening for the touring Ottawa Valley Market which came to Galetta Friday (Sept. 12) putting roots down in an idyllic location – a working farm.

CORKERY – It takes a steady hand and a keen eye to be named West Carleton’s finest shooter, and last

KINBURN – As the City of Ottawa begins the 2026 budget process, West Carleton-March Coun. Clarke Kelly has announced he will host a Ward 5 specific public budget consultation on Wednesday, Oct. 29.