City News

SOUTH MARCH – Operational since last March, Ottawa firefighters and politicians figuratively cut the ribbon on the city’s newest fire hall Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) Station 45 just last Monday (Oct. 28). Literally, it was a fire hose.

GALETTA – It seems like a long time ago now, but we bet many of those Great Galetta Rummage Sale volunteers are still recovering from the event a little less than two weeks ago.

KINBURN – A vehicle ignited inside a Kinburn-area barn today (Oct. 28) eventually destroying the barn and a barn-full of antiques and local history in the process.

WEST CARLETON – In the wake of three West Carleton house fires last week (Oct. 22-24), residents may be wondering what they can do to protect their families from a similar tragedy. According to Ottawa Fire Service (OFS) District 6 Chief Bill Bell the first deterrent to fire is education.

CARP – Last Saturday morning (Oct. 19) the Carp Fairgrounds were in full swing.

KANATA – Last Tuesday (Oct. 8), the City of Ottawa hosted the second in its series of in-person consultations on the new Zoning Bylaw in Kanata.

ALMONTE – Last Saturday (Oct. 5), we took a drive to Almonte’s ‘hidden gem’ which, as it turns out, is nestled in the wilds of Mississippi Mills, in a clearing, at the end of a winding laneway.

KINBURN – It was a group of 13, many of those board members, representing a membership of 359 at the Arnprior Region of the Federation of Agriculture (ARFA) annual general meeting Monday (Oct. 7) evening.

CARP – A fitting event is building at the Carp Fair, as the Carleton 4-H Association works to make it’s 4-H Showmanship Showcase Showdown the local organization’s biggest award of the year.

BELLS CORNERS – The Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre (OVWBCC) has been rescuing and rehabilitating wild birds for more than 40 years.