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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Community News
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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Military blasting comes to end in Kinburn
KINBURN – The residents of Deerwood Estates and beyond’s collective sigh of relief on March 9, is the loudest noise the area has heard in sometime as the community officially learned military blasting has come to an end at the Thomas Cavanagh Construction Kinburn Quarry.
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Smith: Homeless to helping at-risk youth
ORLEANS – Charlotte Smith came from Scarborough, North Yorkshire England at 12-years-old filled with the hope of a new life in Dunrobin with her long-lost mother.
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WC Chief Bell honoured for summer save
DUNROBIN – Last summer, Ottawa Fire Service (OFS) District 6 Chief Bill Bell jumped in to the Ottawa River for a midnight rescue of a motorist trapped in her car with water rising and already at her neck.
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Community raises funds for Woodlawn family who lost two homes
WOODLAWN – More than $35,000 has been raised in less than 24 hours for a young family that has lost two homes, a beloved family pet, and all their possessions (twice), in less than two years.
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