Full Moon Walk

October 27 @ 8:00 pm

Begins at 8 p.m. Find us behind the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum, 267 Edmund St.

Info: 613.257.1014 (Debby) or http://carletonplacecommunitylabyrinth.blogspot.com

Country Harvest Show
October 18 @ 5:30 pm

Come out for an evening packed with great Ottawa Valley Country Music.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $15.

Info: 617.253.5046 (Bob White)

A Tennessee Waltz
October 24 @ 6:00 am

Join the Carleton Place Sister City Committee for a dinner-dance to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the twinning involving Carleton Place and the city of Franklin, Tennessee.

The event will be held in the upper hall of the Carleton Place arena complex starting with a social hour at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., entertainment (including live and silent auctions) and dancing until 1 a.m.

For complete details, including ticket locations, watch for newspaper advertising, posters and website information.

All proceeds to the Sister Cities Youth Exchange Program.

Info: 613.257.3822

16th Annual IODE Harvest Craft Show

October 31 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Full day of crafts from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Carleton Place Arena – Upper Hall.

Free Admission, door prizes.

Homemade lunch available.

Forty-plus crafters.

Info: 613.257.2269 (Barbara Nauss)

9th Annual BIA Maskeraid Halloween Parade
October 24 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Witches, zombies, ghosts and vampires are all invited to attend the spook-tacular 9th Annual Maskeraid Halloween Parade by the Carleton Place BIA.

The 9th Annual Maskeraid Parade in Carleton Place is going to be a spook-tacular night downtown. Dozens of captivatingly spooky floats and costumed participants will be marching down Bridge Street on Saturday, October 24, 2015. Beginning at 7pm, the parade will kick off at Heritage Mall on Lansdowne Avenue and travel down Bridge Street, ending at Mill Street by the Town Hall. The Maskeraid Parade is in support of the Lanark County Food Bank, making it an extra special night. Registration forms are now available for anyone who would like to take part in this spellbinding fall event! Come join the Carleton Place BIA for the Annual Maskeraid Halloween Parade that will be taking place on October 24th in Carleton Place. Beginning at 7:00 p.m. the parade starts off at Heritage Mall on Landsdowne Ave.

Parents kids & all interested spectators are welcome to come downtown Carleton Place dressed in your favourite Hallween costome to watch the Maskeraid Parade!
Sponsored by the BIA in support of the Lanark County Food Bank. Business people and the community come in costume to celebrate Halloween. The community participates by walking, entering a float or by being a spectator. Parade begins at 7 p.m.

What: Community Halloween parade in support of the Food Bank
Where: Bridge St. in downtown Carleton Place
Info: Cathie McOrmond 613-257-8049, cmcormond@downtowncarletonplace.com, http://www.downtowncarletonplace.com/
For further information or to register a float contact the BIA office at 613-257-8049.

In 2015 Labour Day is Monday September 7

Celebrate this year’s first Monday of September with your friends and family!

This holiday officially celebrates workers and the labour union movement, however, most of us only think of it as the last long weekend of the summer, a perfect occasion for one last BBQ or canoe trip. Many seasonal attractions and vendors close after the labour day long weekend and it is generally the start of the fall shoulder season for tourist attractions.

Traditionally, Labour Day was an occasion to campaign for and celebrate workers’ rights during parades and picnics organized by trade unions. These still play a role in Labour Day for some Canadians, but many people see the first Monday in September as an opportunity to take a late summer trip, perhaps to their country cottage, or enjoy the company of family or friends at picnics, fairs, festivals and fireworks displays.

For teenagers and other students, the Labour Day weekend is the last chance to celebrate with a party or to go on a trip before school re-opens for the new academic year. Canadian football fans may spend a large proportion of the weekend watching the Labour Day Classic matches live or on television.

The Labour Day Classic consists of three games between high ranking teams in the Canadian Football League. One match is played on the Sunday before Labour Day and two on Labour Day.

The Brett Pearson Run For Your Life Walk/Run will take place on September 26th 2015 in Carleton Place.

For further information please call 613-257-8049 or visit www.cpdrugstrategy.com Come and join us on

Saturday September 26th, 2015 – 9 AM to 1 PM

Supporter of the Canadian Armed Forces and First Responders (Police, Fire, Paramedics)

RUN/WALK Fundraiser 5 km Carleton Place Town Square (behind Carleton PlaceTown Hall)
15 Mill street, Carleton Place, ON

Online registration closes at 11:59 PM on September 25, 2015. Onsite registration is available on day of the event from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM.

Welcome to The Fall 400™ Dragon Boat Festival

On September 12, 2015, the town of Carleton Place will once again find Riverside Park teaming with excitement. 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. The Race Format has changed for 2015. A few highlights:

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

Refer to the Race Schedule Format section in the posted rules for details. We believe this exciting new format will be welcomed by all!

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

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.

Date: September 12th 2015
Place: Carleton Place, Riverside Park
Cost: FREE

September 19 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Carleton Place Farmers’ Market Harvest Festival Apples, pumpkins and so much more! Celebrate the bounty of the 2015 growing season with fun activities for everyone in the family.

Mark your calendars and join us for this year’s 4th Annual Pie Contest this year we are branching out and inviting pies of all sorts! We will also be celebrating the 2015 Harvest and will have horse drawn wagon rides.

Our mission:
By fostering engagement and relationship among market goers and local environmentally responsible food producers, the Carleton Place Farmers’ Market increases access to and awareness of local and seasonal food. Here we will consciously offer fresh food options that are as healthy for the people who eat them as for the ground in which they are grown.

Our hope is to create a unique experience in our downtown area for all who shop here.

Info: 613.257.1976 or www.cpfm.ca

Let’s “Light up the Labyrinth” together – from 6:30 – 9:00 PM on September 11th, 2015.
On Friday September 11th, the warm glow of more than 600 candlelit luminaries will flicker along the path of Carleton Place’s Community Labyrinth for this year’s “Light up the Labyrinth” event. The labyrinth is located at the corner of George and Baines Streets beside the Carleton Place & Beckwith Heritage Museum, 267 Edmund Street in Carleton Place.

To make this event more collaborative – organizers are asking participants to gather at 6:30 PM at the labyrinth to prepare and place luminaries for a 7:30 PM candlelit walk.

Bring out your lanterns, glow sticks or flashlights and join our evening walk.
Debby Lytle, Chairperson for the Labyrinth Committee, explains: “We are a very small committee and really need some extra hands to make this event happen. Join us at the labyrinth at 6:30 PM to help assemble and place the luminaries, then everyone will have a chance to be part of lighting up the labyrinth at 7:30 PM before the walk begins. If you have a BBQ lighter bring it along and if people are able to stay and assist with the dismantling of the luminaries at the end of the night, that would be a great help as well!”

The Labyrinth Committee of Carleton Place invites you to bring out your lanterns, glow sticks or flashlights and join our evening walk. This year, we are fortunate to once again have live guitar and didgeridoo music by local musician Kerron Lamb.

Walk accompanied by live Guitar and Didgeridoo music by local musician Kerron Lamb.
Our candlelit labyrinth walks have become a popular fall event, as individuals and families from across the region bring along their festive lanterns, and enjoy an evening labyrinth walk. “Children love this particular night-time event. It’s a chance to bring along one of their own lantern creations.” says Julia Heathcote, a volunteer labyrinth keeper. To add to the after-dark fun, Carleton Place jugglers Michael and Kayla McNeely will be doing a “glow in the dark” juggling demonstration.

For those who wish to relax and watch the candlelight, garden benches and a wheelchair-accessible contemplation ring encircle the labyrinth. If you would like to sit for a while and take in the candlelight glow, bring along a lawn chair too.

Thanks to support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Town of Carleton Place and individuals and businesses within our community, this permanent labyrinth exists for people to use at any time.

For more information or if you would like to help prepare the luminaries,
please contact Debby Lytle: 613-257-1014 or dlytle@rogers.com
Facebook: /CarletonPlaceCommunityLabyrinth