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The third annual Indigenous Cultural Fair: Celebrate culture, support Art for Aid in Carleton Place

SUBMITTED The third annual Indigenous Cultural Fair will take place in Carleton Place on May 11 from 10am to 3pm. Admission to the event is...

Local action on “Fossil Fools Day” contributes to RBC announcements

SUBMITTED More than two dozen people rallied in front of the Perth branch of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) on Saturday April 6 to...

Fish Fry – a staple in Toledo for a quarter century

LAURIE WEIR For the past 25 years, there has been an annual fish fry in Toledo. It started as a bullhead supper and now it’s a...

From penalty pain to powerhouse: Bears punch ticket to Bogart Cup finals

CHRIS UHLIG What a week it was for the Bears, tears of pain and joy side by side, a bumpy road covered with detours and...

‘Kick in the pants’: Unsafe ice conditions cause Bogart Cup game cancellation in Smiths Falls

LAURIE WEIR The Smiths Falls Jr. A Bears were looking to punch their ticket to the Bogart Cup finals in their CCHL matchup against the...

From mud to mini-forest: 55 volunteers make a soaking Saturday worth it!

Planting continues this fall! SUBMITTED - Dave Thornley, Rideau Environmental Action League (REAL) Thank you everyone… What started with rain, mud and uncertainty turned into a great and...

The Body Shop closes its doors after milestone 40 years in business

SHANNON MCLELLAN Local auto-body paint & repair man Roy McLellan is hanging up his paint gun as he enters his fortieth year in business this...

Veteran battles Parkinson’s with model helis and tenacious spirit

SALLY SMITH Tom Kondert was 65 when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s; he’s verging on 81 this month…and except for a stilted, slow walk (sometimes...

CHEO pediatric day surgery program expands to Carleton Place

SUBMITTED A new regional pediatric surgical program has been launched to address the waitlist for surgeries for children and youth in eastern Ontario and bring...

‘Laudable objective’: Housing co-operative looks forward to next steps to finding property for affordable housing

Lanark County council opted to keep 99 Christie Lake Road for their own potential development LAURIE WEIR Linden Housing Development Co-operative will search other avenues after...

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