CCA weathers COVID-19 storm in 2020
CORKERY – It was a good news, bad news annual general meeting for the Corkery Community Association (CCA) last Tuesday (April 6). But mostly good news.
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Six generations of Badham maple syrup
FITZROY HARBOUR – As the sap-boiling season comes to an end, it was a big year for Fitzroy Harbour’s Badham Maple Products adding a sixth generation to the long-standing family tradition.
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Carp bunkie removed from Arnprior lot
ARNPRIOR – The saga of the Carp bunkie’s final chapter may have been written over Easter weekend as the small abode was dismantled and removed from the lot it had called home for the last 42 days earlier today (April 5).
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Carp Road declared air quality hotspot
CARP – A local project looking in to air quality in Ottawa declared the Carp Road corridor as one of eight “hotspots” in the city in a March 20 opinion piece.
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Carp Fair spring fundraisers cancelled
CARP – For the second year in a row the Carp Agricultural Society (CAS) has had to cancel two of its major spring fundraisers due to the ongoing pandemic.
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Flooding not expected, city still ready
WEST CARLETON – Subject matter experts are saying water levels are expected to “remain close to seasonal values,” but if 2017 and 2019 has taught the city and the community anything, hope for the best but plan for the worst.
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Kinburn’s Riley hits $14,000 for Abilities Centre
KINBURN – Last June, 15-year-old William Riley hit the incredible $10,000 mark for funds raised for the Abilities Centre Ottawa.
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WCSTA debuts Ottawa River bridge
VYDON ACRES – The world’s longest snowmobile bridge is officially open and not only is it connecting two provinces, it’s connecting a world of opportunity for new economic development in the west Ottawa region.
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Carp Fair stews over St. Patrick’s Day
CARP – It was the Carp Agricultural Society’s (CAS) first event of the year and their take-out Irish stew was a Sunday funday hit.
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Harbour’s Gravel’s powerlifting marathon
ARNPRIOR – At 69, just over a year removed from heart surgery, Fitzroy Harbour’s Sylvio ‘Syd’ Gravel recently took part in a ‘marathon of exercise’ lifting more than 82,000 pounds (37,194.5 kilograms) in under 48 hours.
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