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Op-ed: NFU-O warns conservation authorities amalgamation risk to decades of work

March 16, 2026 wadmin 0 Comments

The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) is dismayed to hear the Government of Ontario plans to move forward with the amalgamation of 36 regional Conservation Authorities (CA) in to nine.

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Letter: ALTO not a fit for rural communities

March 16, 2026 wadmin 0 Comments

One of the options should be High-Frequency Rail (HFR) – in other words, fixing the VIA rail system we have to provide faster, more reliable service.

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Police briefs: Two charged in day long crime spree, Elgin break and enter, Tay Valley crash leads to impaired charges

March 16, 2026 wadmin 0 Comments

OTTAWA – Ottawa police arrested two suspects following a series of violent incidents involving a robbery, multiple vehicle thefts, and residential break-and-enters across the city.

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Davies: Algonquin times

March 16, 2026 wadmin 0 Comments

My alma mater is making headlines this month, and for all the wrong reasons. Canadian colleges and universities have been crushed by federal cuts, inflation and the cost of living (just like all of us).

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ALTO talks need for high-speed train

March 15, 2026 wadmin 1 Comment

WEST CARLETON – This is one train no one saw coming until this past January when ALTO, the Canadian crown corporation tasked with delivering the proposed $90 billion project, announced the nation’s first high-speed train is in the works.

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City seeking feedback on extreme weather grant program

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026 wadmin 0 Comments

WEST CARLETON – The City of Ottawa is developing a new pilot program to improve local communities’ ability to prepare for extreme weather events and is looking for resident feedback.

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Province going ahead with amalgamating conservation authorities

March 14, 2026 wadmin 0 Comments

WEST CARLETON – The Government of Ontario will move ahead with the consolidation of its conversation authorities creating much larger territories for those authorities to govern.

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Verna crafting in the Bay for Easter March 21

March 14, 2026 wadmin 0 Comments

CONSTANCE BAY – Legendary Constance Bay crafter Verna is back just in time for Easter, and your kids will have a hoot on March 21 with her whimsical workshop.

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Carleton students unveil public transit plan for Carp

March 13, 2026 wadmin 2 Comments

OTTAWA – As part of their education Carleton University students have been working on a plan to address rural transit problems, specifically addressing the Village of Carp, and last Monday (March 9) they unveiled it to a group of dignitaries.

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Police briefs: Arnprior assault, South March sex assault, Multiple child lurings

March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 wadmin 0 Comments

RENFREW – The Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged one person after responding to an assault call for service.

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