Art & Entertainment

CARP – A winter weather warning couldn’t stop around 15 people from attending a fascinating presentation on life under Nazi occupation at the Carp Mess Hall last Thursday (Jan. 19).

WEST CARLETON – While our Year in Review was more of a column on the publisher’s pet peeves, this story will focus on the stories that made headlines in West Carleton over the 2021 calendar year.

We have no choice but to go headlong in to 2023. That’s the way time works. But tradition dictates first we look back at 2022. At least media tradition does.

We are delighted to release our second Good News Story on a topic that is important and dear to our heart – the importance of animal and wildlife presence in our daily lives and how we can maintain an ecological balance and biodiversity.

CONSTANCE BAY – Four Constance Bay-based volunteer community organizations are combining forces to present a retrospective of 19-year politician Eli El-Chantiry’s impact in the community which also includes more than 12 years as owner of The Lighthouse Restaurant and Grocery.

CONSTANCE BAY – A well loved tradition is coming back to Branch 616 New Year’s Day, the annual West Carleton Royal Canadian Legion New Year’s Levee is returning to Constance Bay Jan. 1.

CONSTANCE BAY – There were a record number of umbrellas at Saturday’s (Dec. 4) Constance Bay Santa Claus Parade, but the usual amount of smiles.

KINBURN – These days getting any face-time with Santa is a challenge with his busy schedule, so last Sunday (Dec. 4) the Kinburn Community Association (KCA) squeezed in a breakfast meeting with some of Santa’s most important clients.

DUNROBIN – St. Mary’s Anglican Church spiced up winter Friday (Nov. 25) evening with a red-hot chili cook-off featuring several of West Carleton’s top chili makers.

CARP – Carp lawyer Dan Mayo, when not in court battling for his clients, has a soft side, writing children’s books, each with their own song, focusing on the environmental issues plaguing our planet.