Vydon Acres’ mailboxes back, rail trail vandalized again
VYDON ACRES – The community of Vydon Acres has their community mailboxes back, but vandals return to the ‘world’s longest snowmobile bridge.’
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Vydon Acres community still without local mail
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).
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Holmes stands up for WC’s roads at transportation budget meeting
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.
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AGM: Galetta CA won’t rush pickleball
GALETTA – Roughly two months later, the Galetta Community Association’s (GCA) second annual general meeting of the year has the organization caught up on its obligatory public meetings governing community associations and can now focus on the future.
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Vydon Acres’ super-mailboxes vandalized Saturday
VYDON ACRES – All nine Vydon Acre Canada Post super-mailboxes were toppled sometime Saturday (Nov. 20) evening and Ottawa police are investigating the incident.
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Gravel powers through 111,000 lbs
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.
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Draft 2022 budget proposes $21 million in Ward 5 capital spending
WEST CARLETON – The City of Ottawa draft 2022 budget proposes almost $21 million in capital spending in West Carleton-March Ward with $12.6 million earmarked for the ward’s crumbling roads.
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Kinburn, Huntley seniors talk future
KINBURN – It was an impressive showing as members of the Kinburn Seniors Association (KSA) and Huntley Friendship Club 9HFC) held a joint meeting Wednesday, Nov. 10 in Kinburn to talk about the future of West Carleton’s senior organizations.
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WCFAC: Second COVID winter may be challenge
WEST CARLETON – The start of the COVID-19 outbreak in 2019 brought out the goodness in the West Carleton community as support for the West Carleton Food Access Centre (WCFAC) went up while demand, amazingly, went down.
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Kinburn senior euchre returns
KINBURN – If you know anything about West Carleton, you know the community loves its euchre (it is absolutely one of the beats we follow at West Carleton Online).
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