Community News

CARP – When it’s not a school day in Carp, it’s a hockey day. And for several of the peewee A West Carleton Warriors, last Friday was a day of it including a little ice time with Ottawa Senators rugged defenceman Mark Borowiecki.

CARP – It was bitterly cold Saturday, Jan. 18, the perfect weather to kick off the new season of the West Carleton Outdoor Hockey League (WCOHL).

CARP – By the time it’s over, participants will have gone from walking in the snow, to confidently tackling a five-kilometre run at this spring’s Diefenbooker Race.

CONSTANCE BAY – Like the plot of every ‘90s-era Disney live-action movie, the story of Jasper is the story of an escaped pet, thought lost forever, who beyond all odds, makes his way home.

KINBURN – West Carleton residents are stepping up with their crafting skills to help those dealing with the devastation caused by nearly unbelievable forest fires in Australia as the country copes with one of the most brutal bush-fire seasons on record.

SOUTH MARCH – Ottawa Fire Service (OFS) Station 45 will begin the relocation process in the New Year to address the growing development and higher population east of West Carleton’s borders.

CARP – The 24th Annual Diefenbooker Race is exactly four months away – time to think about training.

KINBURN – Kinburn’s Karen Runtz doesn’t like winter. So, she brightens it up with lights.

GALETTA – Despite giving out a first place for best treats, there were certainly no losers at the Galetta Cookie and Square Exchange.

PAKENHAM – The Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) hosted two lightly attended information sessions related to updated floodplain mapping for