Community News

FITZROY HARBOUR – Kanata-Carleton MP Jenna Sudds’ first Rural Roundtable, held last night (April 27) at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre gave eight West Carleton residents an intimate opportunity to ask their federal representative anything they wanted.

CARP – It was the largest indoor gathering of people in West Carleton in more than two years as around 1,000 women filled the W. Erskine Johnston Arena Friday (April 22) for the triumphant return of Carp Fair Ladies Night.

DUNROBIN – Even though it was the day after Earth Day (April 23) the volunteers of St. Mary’s Anglican Church on the Sixth Line Road still found plenty of trash to pick up during its community clean-up held Saturday.

CARP – The first Carp Farmers’ Easter Market in three years, held last Saturday (April 16), was a reminder of markets prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, something the vendors, the visitors and all involved hope this year’s market season harkens back to.

WEST CARLETON – The two-year, ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly hard on the poor and vulnerable.

CONSTANCE BAY – It was a classic rock-and-roll party at Branch 616, raising money for a worthy cause last Saturday (April 2), so of course it was a hit.

CARP ROAD CORRIDOR – A brand-new youth addiction treatment facility is being built in the Carp Road Corridor following a major funding announcement made mid-March.

Carleton Place’s Janie Thompson takes careful aim during the Theresa Wilson Memorial Dart Tournament held in Constance Bay last Saturday. Photo by Jake Davies

WEST CARLETON – Three years in the waiting, West Carleton was tickled green for the return of St. Patrick’s Day yesterday (March 17).