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[caption id=“attachment_55342” align=“aligncenter” width=“630”] Image via Carp Farmer’s Market[/caption] Tucked away in rural west Ottawa, Carp is arguably a gem of a community (although we don’t hear about them often.) Now they’ll have something to put in the trophy case, with the town of just around 2,000 being ranked number one in Expedia’s list of friendliest communities in Canada: ...

** COLA (Coalition for Landfill Accountability) ** wants the City of Ottawa to engage in real and meaningful consultation with residents during the negotiations of the Host Municipal Responsibility Agreement (HMRA) for the Carp Road landfill expansion. The HMRA is being negotiated between the City and Waste Management (WM) behind closed doors, with no community engagement. ...

The Fitzroy Harbour branch of the Ottawa Public Library will be closed from November 23-27 to receive improvements.  The book drop will be available during the closure. The nearest alternate branches are Carp (3911 Carp) and Constance Bay (262 Len Purcell). ...

The Carp Fair is a fun filled country fair and one of the best in Canada, and it’s happening from September 24-27. Featuring a huge midway, a horse show, PC Superdogs, chainsaw carving competition, and ** musical headliners ** Jordan McIntosh & Silver Creek (Friday night0 and George Canyon & Blackwell (Saturday night). ...

Today’s rant comes from Alison on the Party of 3 blog. It’s an open letter to people going to the Carp Fair . A sample: ** ** * Take your little ones to the bathroom before leaving the fair. ...