Politics

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.

CITY HALL – West Carleton’s, and all Ottawa’s rural volunteer firefighters will join the ranks of the city’s casual employees giving rural first responders access to employee benefits and other perks.

CARP – Ontario Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy spent Wednesday (Feb. 7) on a tour in Carp, visiting some of the local business community.

KANATA – Lanark County Paramedic Greg Kung won the Kanata-Carleton Conservative nomination meeting yesterday (Feb. 1) and will now focus on preparing for the next federal election.