Community News

DUNROBIN – The Sept. 21, 2018 tornado made the Campbell’s Dunrobin home unliveable. But it took more than two years for them to finally see it come down.

CARP – For the Carp Fair, the pandemic has cancelled nine of their popular events as well as the 157th edition of The Best Little Fair in Canada. But last night (Sept. 26) the Carp Agricultural Society (CAS) was able to shine as brightly as it ever has.

DUNROBIN – It was a birthday for a man who has seen a lot over his years. And wrote about it. And even pitched in. George Kennedy turned 91 Sunday (Sept. 20).

DUNROBIN – Ottawa firefighters had to use their skills to remove a dirt bike rider stuck in the mud near Murphy Side Road today (Sept. 17).

CONSTANCE BAY – It was a different event from the past, but organizers of the Ninth Annual Dravet Syndrome National Walk held last Saturday (Sept. 12) still expect to raise close to $50,000 for research when all the funds eventually trickle in.

CORKERY – Corkery’s Dianne Bramble is turning a creative and therapeutic outlet in to a fundraising opportunity raising money for the Parkinson’s Canada SuperWalk.

KINBURN – It was Day Seven yesterday (Aug. 30) for 82-year-old Russell ‘Papa’ Mackay as his journey from Beachburg to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) took him down Donald B. Munro Drive through beautiful West Carleton.

CONSTANCE BAY – The COVID-19 pandemic has ben a huge challenge for West Carleton’s small community-based markets.

CONSTANCE BAY – Fast arriving Constance Bay volunteer firefighters were able to save a home from a garage fire early this afternoon (Aug. 21).

ARNPRIOR – The founder of the Ottawa Valley’s most famous chip stand has passed away.