Politics

CITY HALL – During last week’s (July 4) Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee (ARAc) meeting, vice chair Coun. Clarke Kelly spilled the tea on his recent trip to the Rural Association of Municipalities of Ontario (ROMA) conference held in Toronto in late January.

CONSTANCE BAY – Ward 5 Coun. Clarke Kelly recently brought key city staff including bylaw and legal to Constance Bay to discuss a variety of issues regarding beach access.

KINBURN – Work neighbours Coun. Clarke Kelly and the West Carleton Kids Korner (WCKK) were involved in a vocal, heated argument at the West Carleton Community Complex today (July 3) in which the Ottawa police got involved, and now both sides are presenting opposing views of what exactly happened.

KINBURN – A well attended first step in the road to next fall’s Rural Summit last Saturday (June 1), ended with City of Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe dropping by and promising attendees their rural voices will be heard.

CARP – The Friends of the Carp Hills (FCH) play a vital role in maintaining Carp’s rural feel, and the board wants to make sure the upcoming City of Ottawa Rural Summit also values the countryside and those who perserve it.

OTTAWA — Provincial Conservative 2023 Kanata-Carleton candidate Sean Webster will lead the newly created government’s regional office in Ottawa.

WEST CARLETON – Yesterday (March 26) the Ontario government presented its $214 billion budget and now everyone has an opinion on it.

KANATA-CARLETON – Former family physician and two-term Member of Provincial Parliament Dr. Merrilee Fullerton has written a book on politics and the COVID-19 pandemic.

DUNROBIN – With a much longer commute to work, MPP Karen McCrimmon isn’t able to spend as much time in the Kanata-Carleton riding as she would like to.