City News

CORKERY – Some spare funds and an assist from the Greensmere Golf and Country Club, and the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (WOCRC) was able to provide 25 Christmas baskets and dinners to needy senior community members.

DUNROBIN – West Carleton Secondary School (WCSS), working with the Ottawa Police Service (OPS), say an alleged case of a student making deadly threats, has been dealt with and students at the school are perfectly safe.

OTTAWA – Last night’s damaging wind storm kept Ottawa fire crews busy across the city, all night long.

BUCKHAM’S BAY – Two Buckham’s Bay sisters, only 12 and 14, have invented their own human and pet personal care products, while operating two separate businesses under the same roof.

VYDON ACRES – The community of Vydon Acres has their community mailboxes back, but vandals return to the ‘world’s longest snowmobile bridge.’

VYDON ACRES – No news is not good news, in fact it means still no mail in the case of the Vydon Acres community whose super-mailboxes were toppled almost two weeks ago (Nov. 21).

CITY HALL – Woodlawn’s Ken Holmes took one final opportunity to appeal to city managers to focus on the city’s roads as the Transportation committee approved a $427.3 million transportation infrastructure budget for 2022.

VYDON ACRES – All nine Vydon Acre Canada Post super-mailboxes were toppled sometime Saturday (Nov. 20) evening and Ottawa police are investigating the incident.

ARNPRIOR – Fitzroy Harbour strongman accomplished another incredible feat of strength Saturday (Nov. 13) lifting 111,600 lbs (50,621 kilograms) in a 10-hour weightlifting marathon raising more than $3,000 for the University of Ottawa’s Heart Institute.