City News

WEST CARLETON – While much better known for his journalism in the Stittsville and Richmond area, John Curry who passed away Saturday (Feb. 5) at the age of 75, was also the editor of the West Carleton Review for several years before the newspaper folded in 2017.

WEST CARLETON – Love it or hate it, and apparently there’s no in-between, Freedom Convoy 2022 has caught the imagination of the country, and while demonstrators continue their lockdown of the city core today (Jan. 31), they were greeted by hundreds and hundreds of supporters on Highway 417 overpasses throughout West Carleton Saturday (Jan. 29) morning as the long line of vehicles made its way to create that ongoing gridlock.

KINBURN – The Kinburn Community Association (KCA) has had a quiet, stable couple of years sitting tight, as the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult for the volunteer association to host its usual, many community events.

CONSTANCE BAY – Constance Bay Compounding Pharmacy owner Tamara Awada saw a need in her community for a local vaccination clinic with no appointments necessary.

VYDON ACRES – Billed as the World’s Longest Snowmobile Bridge, the multi-year project of the West Carleton Snowmobile Trails Association (WCSTA) will be open for snowmobiles this sledding season.

WEST CARLETON – Today’s (Jan. 17) snow is still a far way from being over but is already of the record-breaking variety.

MORGAN’S GRANT – A Kanata North resident who has become “obsessed” with portrait painting, has put brush to canvas to create one of West Carleton councillor Eli El-Chantiry.

West Carleton Online publisher Jake Davies shares his opinion on 2021, his resolutions for 2022, and the Top 10 stories published in West Carleton Online in 2021 as chosen by the readers.

WEST CARLETON – Recently released Ottawa Public Health (OPH) data shows West Carleton has one of the highest rates of COVID-19 vaccinated residents in the City of Ottawa.

CARP – A fundraising event that battled through COVID-19 and a date-altering dangerous windstorm, still managed to raise $4,260 and two truckloads of food donations for the West Carleton Food Access Centre (WCFAC).