Community News

WEST CARLETON – In pre-COVID times, a fistful of Shrove Tuesday events could be found across the mostly Christian community of West Carleton.

FITZROY HARBOUR – The first in the annual St. Michael’s Catholic Church euchre series got off to a great start Saturday (Feb. 3) thanks to perfect euchre weather.

ALMONTE – A woman who grew up in Carp is a big part of the largest donation the Almonte General Hospital Fairview Manor (AGH FVM) Foundation ever received, a $1.2 million gift from long-time summer residents Gene and Millie Simpson.

CARP – When you are an all-volunteer organization serving a tiny business community, you better be scrappy. The Village of

WEST CARLETON – To steal a famous movie quote, if you build it, they will come.

CARP – More fun, more games, more events, for the fourth edition of the Carp Winter Carnival scheduled for Feb. 9 and 10 all over the Village of Carp.

ARNPRIOR – A 30-year-old man is dead following a fatal residential fire on Elgin Street in Arnprior last evening (Jan. 10).

GALETTA – Discussion was brief, changes were none, and by the end of last night’s (Jan. 8) meeting, the Galetta Community Association (GCA) had a new constitution.

CROWN POINT – A man who inadvertently drove on to Ottawa River ice escaped with no injuries after his car broke through the ice near Crown Point yesterday (Jan. 5).