Community News

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.

CONSTANCE BAY – In a small COVID-19 style ceremony tonight (Aug. 12) outside of Ottawa Fire Station 63, volunteer firefighter Ian Bottriell was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.

WEST CARLETON – West Carleton’s largest single-day event, the West Carleton War Memorial Remembrance Day Service, will have a different look this year as it adapts to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DUNROBIN – In a summer that can only be described as weird, the Ross kids are learning the value of hard work and gaining the education of running a business by operating a veggie stand on Greenland Road.