West Carleton Local Community News

Celebrate winter in Fitzroy with carnival this weekend

Posted on Jan 26, 2012 by Theresa Fritz

EMC Events - With a fresh dumping of snow on the ground, the time has come to celebrate winter in Fitzroy Harbour. From tonight (Jan. 26) to Jan. 29, the community plays...

Man killed in snowmobile crash on river

Posted on Jan 26, 2012 by Theresa Fritz and Derek Dunn

EMC News - A winter pastime turned deadly for a West Carleton resident last weekend, leaving friends and family mourning a man with a zest for life. After a day of ice fishing on the Ottawa River near MacLaren's Landing where he grew up and lived, Joe Leafloor, 31, and some friends headed out for...

Correction

Posted on Jan 26, 2012 by EMC News

EMC News -Due to a technical error during the production process, the Jan. 12 front page was printed in the Jan. 19 edition of the West Carleton Review-EMC. The turns for the stories that were supposed to run on the Jan. 19 front page did run inside the newspaper, which might have caused readers some...

CCWR owner is fined for unlawfully keeping live raccoons at Dunrobin site

Posted on Jan 26, 2012 by Theresa Fritz

EMC News - A Dunrobin resident has pleaded guilty to the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) charge of unlawfully keeping wildlife without a licence to do so. Lynn Rowe, owner of the Constance Creek Wildlife Refuge (CCWR), was fined $500 after entering in plea in court in Ottawa last week. Justice...

New plaza in Viallge of Carp is one step closer to reality

Posted on Jan 26, 2012 by Laura Mueller

EMC News - Cris Karson is one step closer to making his dream of a full-service plaza in Carp a reality. After being mired in red tape due to the approvals being tied in with the contentious plan to expand Ottawa's urban boundary, the city is finally set to sign off on a zoning change for the Karson...