WC’s Bastien awarded for volunteerism
KANATA – More than two decades ago, Woodlawn resident Tillie Bastien signed up to volunteer with the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (WOCRC).
COMMUNITY NEWS
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Diefenbunker’s 2026 artist-in-residence working with sound
CARP – The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum is proud to announce the selection of Gatineau-based artistic duo Jean-Sébastien Côté and Julien Morissette for its 2026 Artist-in-Residence exhibition.
POLITICS
Liberals aiming at affordability in spring fiscal update
WEST CARLETON – The federal government says fiscal revenues are better than expected allowing the Liberals to focus on affordability in its spring fiscal update.
BUSINESS
Arnprior’s Distinct AI donates $20,000 to Optimist club
ARNPRIOR – Local artificial intelligence start-up Distinct AI has made a huge investment in the youth of Arnprior.
CITY NEWS
Harbour market fosters new talent
FITZROY HARBOUR – The fourth annual Fitzroy Harbour Spring Market was a welcome way to ring in the season, giving dozens of local vendors their first opportunity to show off a winter’s worth of work.
SPORTS
Kinburn’s Barton an impact Olympique
KINBURN – Kinburn’s Finn Barton just wrapped up his rookie season with the Gatineau Olympiques, earning a regular shift on the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) team and he did it the hard way, every step of the way.
SCHOOLS
Province proposes 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.
