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KINBURN – PhD student William Twardek was awarded the $10,000 Polar Knowledge Canada POLAR Scholarship June 16 for his work studying the challenge the Whitehorse Dam creates on spawning Yukon River chinook salmon.

DUNROBIN – Normally a manager of incidents, West Carleton’s Ottawa Fire Service (OFS) sector Chief Bill Bell rolled up his sleeves, dove in to the Ottawa River and saved the life of a motor vehicle collision victim trapped in her vehicle as it filled with water.

KINBURN – When you offer 32 years of convenience in Kinburn, you get a parade.

DUNROBIN – COVID-19 couldn’t stop Laura Taffiner’s Sweet 16 from being a memorable one, kicked off with a 35-car parade.

CARP – West Carleton’s biggest annual party is the latest event to be tackled by COVID-19. The Carp Fair will not go ahead this September.

CARP – Sure it was windy and a bit cool, but any Friday is a good Friday to be out

LOWERTOWN – Caribbean food, cooked in Constance Bay and served in West Carleton, has provided a financial boost to a downtown Ottawa’s men’s shelter.

DUNROBIN – While doctors across the region, and the country, have left their practices to join the frontline in the

ARNPRIOR – It’s a simple idea, but one that highlights the Grove long-term care centre’s shifting focus on providing a social model of care instead of a medical model.