New year, new city recycler debuts
OTTAWA – Responsibility for residential blue and black bin collection and processing was transferred to Circular Materials on Jan. 1.
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Police briefs: Franktown snowmobile crash claims one life, Child sex doll, Man arrested in Carleton Place robberies
BECKWITH TOWNSHIP – A snowmobile collision, east of Franktown, has left one person deceased.
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Ottawa movie industry flourishes in 2025
OTTAWA – Ottawa and the Valley continue to be a popular stand-in for Hollywood movies in 2025, especially those that feature Christmas heavily in the plot.
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Light Up the Bay winners announced
CONSTANCE BAY – On those dark winter nights, a little light can raise a lotta spirit.
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Police briefs: Carp Christmas crash, McArthur Street hit and run, Hwy. 417 crash near March turns up drugs
VANIER – The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) arrested a 33-year-old Ottawa man in relation to a hit-and-run on Dec. 18 that left a pedestrian with serious injuries.
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Legion hosting first party of 2026 Jan. 1
CONSTANCE BAY – You may need to shake off the cobwebs from saying goodbye to 2025 the night before, but celebrate at the first party of 2026 as Branch 616 hosts its annual New Year’s Levee.
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Police briefs: Boxing Day fire takes Carp Road area home, Festive RIDE update
STITTSVILLE – A Boxing Day (Dec. 26) destroyed a Stittsville home on Carp Road.
Read moreSadler 2025 Carleton Place Citizen of the Year
CARLETON PLACE – ‘Tis the time of year for year-end awards.
Read moreRussell jr. farmers dance to 75 years
RUSSELL – On Dec. 6, the Russell County Junior Farmers celebrated their 75th anniversary as a club with a dance in Embrun.
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Smart: Front row to West Carleton history
ARNPRIOR – For the final story in our series West Carleton: The gift that keeps on giving, we caught up with publisher Jake Davies to find out what has kept him on the local beat, up and down the Ottawa Valley, for more than two decades.
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