Community News

NEW YORK – A group of 17 West Carleton School of Performing Arts (WCSOPA) dancers spent the last weekend of July touring the Broadway scene, performing on a Broadway stage and stopping traffic in Times Square during a whirlwind tour of New York, New York.

CARP – Ice cream and live music is making a trip to the Carp Custom Creamery an event with the help of 14-year-old Carson Cameron and his guitar busking for those enjoying a cold treat this summer.

CARP – A produce stand opening in Carp this Saturday (July 30) will help West Carleton move out of its ‘food dessert’ status while kicking off a project with a global vision as well.

GALETTA – At 77-years-old, Galetta’s David Jefferies will be competing at the 2022 Canadian Lawn Bowling Championships Aug. 15 to 25 in Burlington, ON.

CARP – July is drive-in bingo month in Carp and people from all over the Ottawa Valley and the city are making the trek out to the Carp Fairgrounds to take part.

CARP – Wayne Crawford was always a big fan of the Carp Fair and now his family has honoured that legacy with the construction of a new entrance at the Carp Agricultural Society’s (CAS) multi-use field off Carp Road.

CARP – The federal government bestowed $600,000 on the Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum today (July 6) which will be used in part to “safely welcome back visitors,” after two years of struggling to deal with COVID-19 impacts on the tourism industry and a facility with no windows.

DUNROBIN – Re-named officially at City Hall last winter but celebrated on Canada Day (July 1), the Dunrobin soccer field is now named after long-serving volunteer Hugh O’Gorman who passed away far too early on Oct. 15, 2021, at the age of 54.

WEST CARLETON – Canada Day made a triumphant return to West Carleton Friday (July 1), and although there were still a couple of popular longtime events missing, those that were held were focused solely on celebrating Canada’s 155th birthday.

CONSTANCE BAY – While Constance Bay is a beautiful part of the world, it would hardly be mistaken for tropical. But you’d be surprised how many palm trees you just might find in the Ottawa River community.