New librarian serving West Carleton
WEST CARLETON – The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) system is one of many organizations thrown in to turmoil because of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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Community moves Carp bunkie
CARP – Moving a 5,500-pound (2,495 kilograms) bunkie from Carp to Arnprior is no small task, but a Carp-based towing company took it upon themselves to help a homeless man move his year-long project to a safe space where Guy Lamarche can continue to shine the spotlight on the homelessness issue.
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Carp’s Weeden a mass mask maker
CARP – Like Jeff Bezos before her, Carp’s Helen Weeden has started a business out of her garage and has watched it grow from her kitchen window in her home right next door.
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MacLaren’s Landing fire destroys home
MacLAREN’S LANDING – Firefighters were out in the cold weather last night (Feb. 11), battling a fire on the windy shores of the Ottawa River in MacLaren’s Landing.
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New fair presidents face uncertainty
CARP – 2020 has hurt everybody and everything. The global COVID-19 pandemic, coming up on its official 11th month, has had no mercy. For the Carp Agricultural Society (CAS) one of the mandates is to bring community together.
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Corkery’s Coulter begins liver search
CORKERY – The global COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenging time for every human on earth. For Corkery’s Brenda Coulter, the pandemic is another challenge to overcome as she deals with failing health and the frantic first steps of finding a new liver.
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Carp village BIA AGM brief, online
CARP – 2020 was a year where the Village of Carp Business Improvement Area (BIA) pivoted fast and changed its focus to supporting its member businesses during the challenging times brought on by the economic fallout of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 creating rural migration
CARP – The meowing loudened as Kevin Goheen’s 19-year-old brown cat brushed up beside his chair. “Hey, Sibre,” he said,
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Dunrobin family seek signatures for Friedreich’s Ataxia drug
DUNROBIN – A family of fundraisers is asking for your signature to a petition granting individuals with Friedreich’s Ataxia access to the drug Omaveloxolone.
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Coun. El-Chantiry on 2020 and beyond
WEST CARLETON – For Coun. Eli El-Chantiry, “challenging is an understatement,” when thinking about a year where West Carleton was firmly in the grip of a global pandemic due to COVID-19.
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