Community News

WEST CARLETON – With lots of rain this week as the spring freshet continues, the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) has raised its conditions from a flood watch to flood warning in just three days.

MARATHON VILLAGE – An evening fire last night (April 1) destroyed a farmhouse on Donald B. Munro Drive just outside of Marathon Village.

CARP – Part annual general meeting, part Carp Hills history lesson, March 27 was another example of how the Friends of the Carp Hills (FCH) have long done a lot with very little.

CARP – Syrup season is here and now you can shop Canadian, buy local and support the 1st Carp Scouts all in one shot.

CONSTANCE BAY – Last year Ottawa’s rural residents had their say in the months long run up to the city’s 2024 Rural Summit held late last fall.

CONSTANCE BAY – Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) water management officers were in Constance Bay Tuesday (March 18) night talking eastern operations, but most in attendance were more interested in flows and flooding.

DUNROBIN – Last week just after 6:30 p.m. on March 12, Mark Hartley kicked off the Dunrobin Community Association (DCA) annual general meeting on a high note.

CARP – As is tradition, the West Carleton Outdoor Hockey League (WCOHL) finished up the 2025 season indoors Saturday, March 8, but this year’s outdoor season was awesome too.

ARNPRIOR – The President’s Cup Challenge trophy, for the first time in its four-year history, will not spend the summer in Carp.

CORKERY – The longest-serving West Carleton community association president will return for one more year following last week’s Corkery Community Association (CCA) annual general meeting.