CAFES AGM ponders ‘global weirding’
DUNROBIN – Currently, catastrophic weather or climate events are occurring weekly in Canada.
COMMUNITY NEWS
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Seventh Dunrobin Fashion Show struts stuff May 23
DUNROBIN – The Dunrobin Fashion Show will celebrate its seventh anniversary this May and will continue to add to its thousands of dollars raised for West Carleton’s hungry.
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
2023 $13 million rural fibre Internet promise sounding hollow
WEST CARLETON – In March of 2023, all three levels of government gathered in Dunrobin to announce $13 million in combined funding heading to Bell Network to provide 6,400 homes in West Carleton and Renfrew County with high-speed Internet service.
CITY NEWS
Canadian Hansen sees far side of moon
MONTREAL – It was a Friday (Apil 3) offer that was too good to say no to. Would you like to interview Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen as he cruises through space some 220,000 kilometres from Earth?
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
Carleton students unveil public transit plan for Carp
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.
