Community News

CONSTANCE BAY – The fourth edition of the Northern Off Road Girls Charity Ice Fishing Derby had a mix of brutal weather conditions and fishing fun for its Feb. 7 tournament.

DUNROBIN – Dunrobin builder and small business owner Alex Lawson says his bid for Mayor of Ottawa in the 2026 municipal election is not a battle against any particular candidate but an opportunity to put his work ethic at the council table for the people of Ottawa.

CONSTANCE BAY – For longtime Constance Bay resident Julie Maheral, it was seeing her mom’s need for recreation and socialization that sparked the idea of hosting social events geared at Constance Bay’s senior community.

CARP – Last weekend (Jan. 17, 18) the West Carleton Outdoor Hockey League (WCOHL) kicked off the 2026 season with perfect weather, happy kids and cheering parents, only a week late.

WEST CARLETON – A community not-for-profit corporation commenced a judicial review in Ontario’s Divisional Court seeking review of Ottawa city council’s Dec. 10, 2025 decision to approve a site-specific zoning bylaw amendment from Rural Countryside to a new Rural General Industrial Exception Zone, permitting an industrial-scale 250 megawatt Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), one of the largest proposed battery storage facilities planned for Canada.

CARP – It was beautiful way to view the Village of Carp in the early darkness of winter nights, and the Carp Business Improvement Area (BIA) is now sharing the news of those who did it best.

For the past several years, whenever someone asked me what my New Year’s resolution was, I’d give the same answer.

ARNPRIOR – For the final story in our series West Carleton: The gift that keeps on giving, we caught up with publisher Jake Davies to find out what has kept him on the local beat, up and down the Ottawa Valley, for more than two decades.

CONSTANCE BAY – With a light snow falling over Constance Bay, painting the bare trees along the parade route hours in advance of the official start, the scene was set for the fourth annual Constance Bay Santa Claus Parade.