Community News

MacLAREN’S LANDING – Last Saturday (Sept. 20) Jack and Janet MacLaren hosted a fundraiser for controversial suspended Ottawa Police Service (OPS) detective Const. Helen Grus, with speakers in attendance referring to her as one of the great female heroes in history.

EDMONTON – From coast-to-coast-to-coast, Woodlawn’s Jonathon Braun and his friend Jesse Harink battled physical tests, mental challenges and 10 pairs of contestants as rabid as they were, but in the end, are your season 11 Amazing Race Canada champions.

DUNROBIN – For the first time in a long time, there was a community party to attend in Dunrobin after dark last Saturday (Sept. 13) night.

TATLOCK – In 1955, Lanark native Archie Guthrie bought his neighbour’s Darling Township farm unaware he had just acquired 1.2 billion years of geological history.

CARP – With the Carp Fair only weeks ago, the 4-H Swine Club is pretty busy getting ready for the big auction, but not so busy they don’t have time to bake several hundred cookies for charity.

WILLOLA BEACH – For 20 years the Willola Beach community has gathered for a barbecue at the Campbell house for a community get together that also celebrates a pivotal moment in Willola Beach’s recent history.

DUNROBIN – On a beautiful summer late afternoon last week (Aug. 20), St. Mary’s Anglican Church hosted families, friends and neighbours at their Annual Old-Time Corn Roast.

NAVAN – Each year the Ottawa Carleton Plowmen’s Association (OCPA) kicks off its annual two-day plowing match with the VIP Plowing Competition.

CARP – St. Paul’s United Church’s second annual book fair shows paper is as popular as ever, with hundreds of book lovers dropping by for a great deal on a good book in the first weekend of the sale.

CONSTANCE BAY – Saturday (Aug. 9) was stinking hot in the Bay, but very little stops the Constance Bay volunteer firefighters of Ottawa Fire Station (OFS) 63 from completing their task.