Two hundred C Bay kids find 6,000 eggs
CONSTANCE BAY – It was chaos inside El-Chantiry Hall as 100 kids and their guardians played, snacked and ran wild enjoying Easter themed events, and that was even before the egg hunt began.
COMMUNITY NEWS
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Pull a fire truck to help the Arnprior hospital May 24
ARNPRIOR – Fitzroy Harbour’s beloved power couple Syd and Judy Gravel will once again offer mere mortals the opportunity to pull a giant fire truck, as well as take part in other feats of strength, all for fun and to raise funds for Arnprior Regional Health (ARH).
POLITICS
ARAc looks at rural transit options
CITY HALL – Ottawa’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee (ARAc) made rural transit options a topic of conversation at Thursday’s (April 2) regular committee meeting and passed a motion exploring options to allow private bus service to supplement transit options.
BUSINESS
Dunrobin solar project not picked in IESO’s RFP final list
DUNROBIN – A massive solar farm proposed for the Dunrobin-area was not selected as part of the Independent Electricity Supply Operator’s (IESO) Long-Term 2 Energy Supply Request for Proposals.
CITY NEWS
Corkery AGM debuts community centre
CORKERY – Last week (Apr. 7), the Corkery Community Association (CCA) held its first in-person annual general meeting (AGM) since their community centre was closed for a redevelopment project in 2022.
SPORTS
Carp to host 2026 Canadian U20 fast pitch championship Aug. 4
CARP – Carp is quickly becoming the community first on Softball Canada’s lips when it comes to hosting national championships.
SCHOOLS
Province proposed new roles for school trustees
WEST CARLETON – Trustees will return to the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB), but their roles will change as part of drastic changes to school board governance including creating a new chief executive officer position overseeing budgets at all English public and Catholic school boards.
