Community News

CARP – It has been one heck of a week for Patrick Rupert and his young son Hunter, which started March 5 with a frantic escape from his burning home in downtown Carp.

CONSTANCE BAY – In what seems to be a bit of a recent trend for West Carleton community meetings, the community association servicing Constance and Buckham’s bays had a good turnout for its Sunday (March 3) afternoon annual general meeting.

KINBURN – A workshop focusing on the province’s electrical system was filled to capacity earlier this week (March 4), and not just locals, as all of Ottawa works to get a grasp on the country’s push to increase electricity capacity.

WEST CARLETON – Ward 5’s Rural Summit Resident Working Group (RWG) representatives have been named and both of them are long time advocates for rural issues in West Carleton.

KINBURN – For West Carleton Disaster Relief (WCDR), 2023 was another year that involved a flood response, but the not-for-profit volunteer disaster response and recover organization also enjoyed a year of growth, attendees to Monday’s (Feb. 26) annual general meeting heard.

BUCKHAM’S BAY – The Family Day weekend’s rare blast of winter was well timed on a weekend featuring three different ice fishing derbies in the Constance Bay area.

BUCKHAM’S BAY – While people were dipping a line in Constance Bay Family Day Saturday (Feb. 17), humans were dipping themselves in Buckham’s Bay for the first Great Constance Bay Chill-off: Plunge in to Winter Wellness.

ARNPRIOR – During the first few weeks of February, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) hit the road with its first in-person Eastern Operations Information Sessions since the COVID pandemic.  

WEST CARLETON – In pre-COVID times, a fistful of Shrove Tuesday events could be found across the mostly Christian community of West Carleton.