Community News

CARP – A camp focusing on literacy and the love of reading got a special treat last Tuesday (July 18) when children’s author Meghan Cook and her two young illustrators dropped by to read from their lullaby.

CARP – When every win pays out, the Carp Shootout men’s fastball tournament this weekend (July 21 to 23) is attracting some of the sport’s top talent for a tournament with $7,000 in prize money.

FITZROY HARBOUR – It was a perfect weekend to celebrate the Harbour, and hundreds did with activities for everyone under the sun.

FITZROY HARBOUR – Eddy and the Stingrays returned to Fitzroy Provincial Park Thursday, July 6, to kick-off the 26th Concert in the Park series for the second year in a row.

CARP – Hundreds of people got their dabbers out and their umbrellas last evening (July 5) in an effort to beat the heat at the first Carp Fair Drive-In Bingo of the season.

WEST CARLETON – Another stormy Canada Day put a damper on West Carleton celebrations, some modifying, some delaying, and unfortunately, some cancelling events.

CORKERY – For the first time in a long time, St. Michael’s Parish Corkery Catholic Church invited the community to enjoy camaraderie and community on their beautiful grounds last Saturday (June 24).

CARP – Saturday’s (June 17) Carp Fair Truck and Tractor Pull was all about timing.

CARP – It was an evening underground Wednesday, June 14, as the Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum celebrated a quarter century with the people that helped the museum get there.

KINBURN – The Kinburn Community Centre must be a good place to reach the world, as the West Carleton Amateur Radio Club (WCARC) were back last weekend (June 10), setting up antennas, outfitting mobile units, and filling the rink room with all kinds of communication equipment.