Community News

CARP – Card players were overjoyed to return to Carp Fair Euchre which kicked off Saturday (Jan. 21), but it was a bittersweet start to the series as those in attendance paid honour to long time euchre volunteer John Verney.

CONSTANCE BAY – Four of Constance and Buckham’s Bay’s hardest working volunteer organizations pooled their skills to put together a proper thank you to retired politician and Constance Bay legends Eli and Maha El-Chantiry.

DUNROBIN – Dunrobin volunteer firefighter Alex Carlson was selected by his peers as the Ottawa Fire Service (OFS) Station 66 Firefighter of the Year for 2022.

WEST CARLETON – It was a tough year for many, coming out of COVID and heading straight in to record inflation.

ALMONTE – The Almonte General Hospital (AGH) welcomed their first baby of 2023 at 5:41 a.m. on New Year’s Day and Audrey Marie Baird was back home in Kinburn that same day in time for dinner.

GALETTA – COVID-19 was so brutal, it even ruined cookies in West Carleton.

KINBURN – It was the Kinburn Seniors Association (KSA) annual Christmas luncheon and a large turnout of colourfully dressed seniors filled the Kinburn Community Centre to capacity.

FITZROY HARBOUR – A kids Christmas party and holiday shopping trip rolled in to one, made its return to the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre Saturday (Dec. 3) and it was warmly welcomed back with a full house of tiny little arms.

CARP – Blake Sinclair has done a lot for the Huntley Curling Club (HCC) and curling in West Carleton, and last week CurlON, the sport’s provincial governing organization, honoured the former club president with the Curl Ontario Curling Community Hero Award.