Take Back The Night will take place on September 21st, 2016.

For the past several years Carleton Place has been host to one of the most well-attended rural Take Back the Night Marches in Canada. Even on the soggiest of nights local residents turn out with their banners and noise-makers in record numbers. All to demand that a womanʼs right to walk our streets safely be upheld.

The Take Back The Night, march, an event that focuses on ending violence against women. Take Back the Night events take place across North America. They are designed to raise the awareness of safety issues for women and children. This march protests harassment, sexual abuse, and assault.

Why is the Take Back the Night March Necessary?

Women are much more likely to feel worried or unsafe about their personal security. The overall message of the Take Back the Night observances and protests around the world is, Women are still not safe from male violence.

• Because moreso than men, many women feel we need to modify our activities or routines or avoid certain places to protect ourselves from crime
• Because we more often feel we need to lock our doors when alone
• Because we more carefully plan routes with safety in mind
• Because we check the back seat of our parked cars before we get in
• Because incidents of rape and assault are not decreasing. They are in fact increasing
• Because women are often told to be extra careful and take precautions when going out at night.
• Because in some parts of the world, even today, women are not allowed out at night.

This is a family friendly event for all to join!! We hope to see you there!!

Date :

Wednesday, September 21th, 2016 | 6 to 8 pm

Event location :

Carleton Place ON

Contact :

Please contact Brianne Luckasavitch at 613-257-3469

E-mail contact : brianne@lcih.com

Website : www.lcih.org/events/

Light up the Labyrinth Walk will be taking place on September 19th, the warm glow of more than 600 candlelit luminaries will flicker along the path of Carleton Place’s Community Labyrinth.

The Labyrinth Committee of Carleton Place invites you to bring out your lanterns, glow sticks or flashlights and join our FREE evening walk. Find us behind the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum, 267 Edmund St.

The Community Labyrinth is located at the corner of George and Baines Streets, beside the Carleton Place & Beckwith Heritage Museum. The stone-bordered grassy path is the focal point for Labyrinth Park, a peaceful garden filled with ornamental grasses, native trees, benches for sitting, and a wheelchair-accessible contemplation ring that encircles the labyrinth. The labyrinth was built starting in 2010, and construction was made possible by the Town of Carleton Place, individual, business  & community sponsors, and a Trillium Foundation grant.

We have a series of events planned throughout 2016 – and hope that you will be able to join in.

And if you prefer to experience discovering and walking the labyrinth on your own – feel free to come and do a meditative walk any time. There is an informational sign that will guide you on your way!

Date :

Monday, September 19, 2016

Event location :

Carleton Place Community Labyrinth

Corner of George & Baines Streets, Carleton Place, Ontario

Contact :

Debby Lytled

E-mail: lytle@rogers.com

Phone call: 613 257-1014

Website : http://carletonplacecommunitylabyrinth.blogspot.ca/

Support the Canadian Cancer Society in its quest to eradicate cancer.

The Carleton Place Little Black Dress Event will be taking place on September 19th, 2016 at the Upper Hall of the Carleton Place Arena.

We are encouraging all the ladies in the community to dust off their little black dresses and join us for a night filled with all kinds of “Girlie Glitz and Glam” for a very worthwhile cause, the Canadian Cancer Society for research.

Date :

Monday, September 19, 2016 | at 6 pm

Event location :

Carleton Place Arena

Contact :

Please call Lisa Ross at 613-253-0127

or 613-257-8049

E-mail : cplittleblackdress@gmail.com

Not to be missed! On September 10, 2016, the town of Carleton Place will once again find Riverside Park teaming with excitement.

The mission of the Festival Committee is to host the best (fun & well-run) small, one-day dragon-boat event in Eastern Ontario.  We are a non-profit organization that returns 100% of the proceeds back to the community.

This festival provides a close-up view of the dragon boats. The entire race is in full view from the banks of the Mississippi. All proceeds from this fun, well-run dragon-boat event are returned to the community. Preparing for another successful year, we plan on another full festival with 46+ teams – over 1100 paddlers and drummers coursing across the finish line with a large number of spectators cheering them on. Visitors from all over Eastern Ontario are drawn to this event.

Since it began in 2002, more than $40,500 has been donated to local organizations! In addition to the exciting races you’ll also find entertainment in Riverside Park, activities for kids, food and merchandise. Check for information about races, rules and fees.

For 2015, The Fall 400 donated $15,000 to the Arena Building Fund of the Town of Carleton Place for change room renovations for the Carleton Place Arena.

The Race Format has changed for 2015 onwards.  A few highlights:

• Two 400m races and one 200m race
• Two final races (“A” Final and “B” Final)

Come, be a part of the The Fall 400™ Dragon Boat Festival – Carleton Place’s newest tradition and one of the world’s oldest.

Date :

Saturday, September 10, 2016 | all day

Event location :

Carlton Place, ON

Contact :

Website : http://www.fall400.com/

Consider yourself cordially invited to the new expansive grounds of the Angels Roost Organic Spa on August 15th, 2016 for a unique journey of spiritual and physical wellness.

• Enjoy a Yoga session on the soft grass under the shade trees.
• Receive you own personal Spiritual Reading in the Enchanted Orchard.
• Kick some butt in the Self Defense class.
• Indulge in locally sourced home-made Foods Bring a blanket have a picnic!
• Stroll through the flower gardens while browsing the local Artisan Stands.
• Enjoy specialty teas and coffees.
• Treat yourself to a massage or foot pampering.
• Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the LIVE MUSIC.
• Walk up the lane for Farm-Fresh Vegetable Market.
• Try your luck in the 50/50 draw!

Date :

Monday, August.15, 2016 | all day

Event location :

1731 7th Line Beckwith Twp., Carleton Place K7C 3P2

Join local author Linda Seccaspina on a guided walk to hear the history of Carleton Place from 7:00pm – 9:00pm.

Some of the biggest business titans in town once lived on Lake Avenue West. Join us and meet the Nichols, the Dunhamns, the Schwerdtfegers, McArthurs and the Lavallees.

Gentlemen and gamblers, lumberman and lawyers – those who sat tall in the saddle, and those who just thought they did! Discover who lived in these stately homes in Carleton Place. Our tour will end at the Market Square with pizza and prizes. Tickets $10 person, available at the Museum.

Quantities Limited! Ages 16+

Date :

Thursday, August.11, 2016

Event location :

Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum,

267 Edmund Street, Carleton Place, Canada

Contact :

For more information contact the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum +1 613-257-6200

Or visit http://carletonplace.ca/

Welcome to the Carleton Place Farmers’ Market. Come visit us Saturdays from 8:30-12:30.

Are you are looking for farm fresh produce and meats? Or how about home made preserves and baking? Or maybe hand made crafts and artwork? Then the Carleton Place Farmers’ Market is the place to be! We pride ourselves on having only local produce and craftspeople represented, giving you a taste and experience unique to Carleton Place.

Get out of the house, come have a snack and enjoy Carleton Place outdoors this summer…Fresh produce, meats, fish, fruit, herbs, plants, honey, maple syrup, preserves, baked goods, prepared dinners and arts and design ware.

Date :

August 6,13, 20, 27 | 8:30am – 12:30pm

Event location :

7 Beckwith St.

Market Square–Corner of Beckwith and Lake Avenue East

Carleton Place, Ontario

Contact :

https://cpfarmersmarket.wordpress.com

+1 613-809-0660

Calling all locals and out-of-towners! The Carleton Place Business Improvement Association (BIA) invites you to visit downtown Carleton Place on July 30, 2016 to enjoy a summer community extravaganza.

The 10th Annual Bridge Street Bazaar will showcase the center of this colourful and historical town including a sidewalk shop with over a hundred vendors. Visitors can Meet Us Downtown On The Mississippi have the opportunity to shop, enjoy some great local entertainment, and eat at waterfront pubs and restaurants.

The entire downtown section of Bridge Street will be shut off to vehicular traffic making way for a pedestrian-friendly area where both vendors and merchants alike can display and sell their products. The full-day schedule of the sidewalk sale includes various activities and attractions – including some of Carleton Place’s finest musicians mascots and dancers. This family fun event offers something for even our youngest visitors – petting zoo pony rides face painting and balloon animals are among the many activates that will delight the young and young at heart. The sound of pop rock and country will fill the air as spectators enjoy a full day of live local entertainment. Entertainment in the downtown market full of variety and best of all free of charge!

With community groups restaurants and arts programs all coming together for the day visitors will truly be able to immerse themselves in the culture of Carleton Place discovering all that our great town has to offer. When the BIA works together with the Carleton Place community great events are born that work to unify the people and develop a community’s attraction and overall spirit.

Date :
Saturday, July 30, 2016 from 9 am to 4 pm

Event location :
Downtown Carleton Place

Contact :
please contact Cathie McOrmond at (613) 257-8049 or email: cmcormond@carletonplace.ca

Join the Carleton Place Canoe Club for the Home Regatta Weekend on July 23rd & 24th, 2016.

Our home regatta is FAST approaching on the weekend of Jul 22-24!  As you are aware, our regatta depends very heavily on our members stepping up to volunteer and donate food/supplies to make this event the epic regatta it is every year!

This year, we are hoping to make the sign-up experience as easy as possible.  Please access the links below at your earliest convenience  to secure your volunteer spot!

To sign up for “official” type tasks (timekeepers, judges, boat spotters/drivers) (please note: some restrictions may apply to “officials” positions) please access these links:

Details
Day 1 – U15, U13, U11 athletes
Day 2 – U16+ athletes & Masters
Date :
July 23 (Saturday) to July 24 (Sunday), 2016
Where ?
Carleton Place Canoe Club, John St, Carleton Place, ON K7C 3P3, Canada
Contact :
Website : http://www.cpcanoeclub.com/

Our annual family picnic! This year, join us on July 16 as we “Picnic Like It’s 1916”. Join the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum on July 16th for an Old Fashioned Community Picnic.

Spend the afternoon in the Victoria School Gardens and enjoy an old fashioned community picnic! We are also offering two walking tours guided by local author Linda Seccaspina!

Bring a blanket and find a shady spot in the Victoria School Garden to eat your picnic. Treats and beverages will be available at a small cost. Live music, historical displays and visitors from the past make for an enjoyale afternoon. Dress in costume, or try on an outfit at our dress-up station.
This year you will be treated to the Carleton Place and District Horticultural Society’s Summer Flower Show, taking place inside the Museum. If you’ve never been to a flower show, you must see this! Decorative categories this year honour the Museum building’s past. They include “Teacher’s Pet” and Prisoner Behind Bars”!!

Visit Picnic Like It’s 1916! to join the event!

Photos from the photobooth will be posted here as well as on Facebook: Picnic Photobooth

Date :
Saturday, July 16, 2016 | from 1 – 4 pm

Event location :
Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum
267 Edmund Street, Carleton Place K7C 3E8

Contact :
Phone call : +1 613-253-7013
e-mail : cpbheritagemuseum@bellnet.ca
For further information, please visit: www.cpbheritagemuseum.com