City News

CARP – Last Saturday night (Sept. 14) the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) Ottawa chapter hosted its final star party of the year. The heavens did not disappoint.

WEST CARLETON – West Carleton’s free clothing store, formerly known as Savvy Seconds, is entering in to its second year under Dee Staigh’s leadership, and is now entering a new phase with a new name, but still committed to providing free clothing to those families who need a break on their budget.

CONSTANCE BAY – last Saturday (Sept. 14), was Constance Bay’s annual softball league playoff tournament. Constance and Buckham’s Bay Community Association (CBBCA) Special events chair Meghann Blyth thought why not make it a whole darn festival.

CARP – It was a combined celebration of all three of the Anglican Parish of Huntley’s churches marking their combined 360 years of existence and crowds filled the lawns.

DUNROBIN – “I think the public might be surprised to know roughly 82 per cent of the fire service in Canada is served by volunteer firefighters,” Chris Burke told West Carleton Online when we spoke recently (Aug. 22) at Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) Station 66 in Dunrobin.

FITZROY HARBOUR – The third year for Jorgen Jensen’s Arnprior Special Olympics fundraiser was the biggest yet and there was plenty of room thanks to a move to Fitzroy Provincial Park.

CARP – For the past two consecutive weekends (Aug. 15 to 17 and Aug. 22 to 24) St Paul’s United Church in Carp held its first ever book fair.

CARP – On a perfect summer evening last Thursday, (Aug. 15) Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) Station 64’s volunteer firefighters hosted its annual corn boil.

KINBURN – Last week a community group opposed to a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility proposed for the community officially organized, and today (Aug. 14) the Alliance to Protect West Carleton (APWC) submitted a more than 630-name strong petition to city hall as their first official act.

WEST CARLETON – Yesterday’s (Aug. 9) deluge came down hard and fast and caused havoc across the city, but especially in Ward 5 where pooling water flooded hundreds of basements and damaged roads, ditches and lawns, even closing businesses across West Carleton.