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.

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.

This year’s event will be held on Thursday, September 25th. The gathering begins at 6:30 in the park behind Carleton Place town hall, with the rally and march set to begin at 7pm. This is a family friendly event for all to join!! We hope to see you there!! For inquiries, contact the Public Education Coordinator at 613-257-3469 ext 63. or visit www.lcih.org/events

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.

Date: September 24th 2015
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Place: Carleton Place Town Hall
Cost: FREE

164th Middleville Agricultural Fair, September 19th 2015

The Middleville Agricultural Society was formed in 1851 to help farmers improve their farming practices. It ordered pure and reliable seeds in bulk for its members and imported purebred rams to boost the quality of local sheep and wool. In 1883 the Society purchased the fairground property and built the large Exhibition Hall. In 1902 the Temperance Society added a meeting hall now used as a dining hall.

Since 1851 in September the Middleville Agricultural Society have organized the Middleville Fair as a fall celebration of rural life.

Agriculture is the main focus of the Fair with animal flower fruit and vegetable exhibits and competitions. Crafts baking and preserving and heritage displays of antique machinery and household items as well as old fashioned games and races for the children fill out the day. 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Quilt draw at 4:30 p.m. at the fairgrounds.

The theme for 2015 is ‘Celebrating 100 years’.

Fair Highlights

8:30 AM Judging of Hall Exhibits (Doors to these exhibits will not open until all judging is complete. Usually around 11 AM)

10:00 AM Fair Opens

Light Horse Show

Heavy Horse Show

11:00 Pet Show (By the Fire Hall)

Judging of Cattle, Swine, Poultry and Sheep

11:30 Vegetable Racing (By the Fire Hall)

11:30 – 1:00 Home-cooked Ham and Bean Lunch in the Dining Hall

$9 Adult; $5 Children 8 years and under

1:00 Teddy Bear Show

1:30 North Lanark 4H achievement Program – Sheep

3:00 Dinner Tickets on Sale in Office

4:30 Turkey Supper

Numbered tickets, served in order

$13 Adult; $8 Children 8 years and under

For more information visit: www.middlevillefair.ca

Get Fresh with a Local Farmer at this Annual festival that celebrates fine foods made with love in Lanark County. Taste maple garlic and honey galore at the Annual Lanark County Harvest Festival slated for Sunday September 13th 2015 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Beckwith Park (1319 9th Line Beckwith near Carleton Place).  Enjoy seminars on delicious topics that will teach you about such things as the food that grows here and how to prepare it. Discover children’s activities and games tap your toes to some of Lanark County’s finest musicians and of course sample the wares offered by local vendors who are passionate about what they produce. Come and see why Lanark County is a food destination and experience the benefits of local food! The festival is a collaboration of local farmers’ markets and groups that partner to bring the best in local food to your table.

Food Seminars & Cooking Demonstrations
In 2015, the following topics will be presented by experts. From maple syrup to improvisational cooking, we’re sure to spark your interest in local food!

11:00 AM

Edible Flowers
Sylvia Van Ort
Sylvia will demonstrate the art of flower arrangements and discuss which flowers are edible.

11:30 AM
Cooking Demonstration
Roger Weldon
Local chef Roger Weldon will shop on site for ingredients to make an impromptu dish using local products.

12:00 PM
Opening Ceremonies
Harvest Festival Committee

Featured Municipality
Tay Valley Township Display

1:00 PM
Mushrooms
“The Fungus Among Us”
Scott Perrie, Valley Wild Edibles
Discussion of the tricks and secrets of the foragers of Valley Wild Edibles. Learn how, where and when to look for tasty wild edibles commonly found in the region, as well as tips on how to responsibly harvest a few of these tasty treats. Tools, guide books, culinary preparation and preservation methods will also be discussed to provide the audience with a starting point for their own foraging adventures!

2:00 PM
Cooking Demonstration
Stan Dueck or Bruce Enloe
Local chefs will provide visitors with the experience of learning how local foods can be transformed into masterpieces.

2:30 PM
Maple Syrup Seminar
Ray Fortune and Dwight James
Maple Syrup – Learn about the proper methods for storing and cooking with maple syrup as well as recipe ideas. Tasting opportunities where audience members can sample and compare the different grades of maple syrup and other maple products.

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

August 8 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Meet local farmers and their animals.

Fun for young and old learning about farming in Lanark County. At the Carleton Place Farmers’ Market.

Info: 613.257.1976 or www.cpfm.ca

Saturdays, Carleton Place Farmers’ Market

August 1 @ 9:00 am – August 29 @ 1:00 pm

From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the market offers a wide variety of produce, artisans and local specialities at Market Square.

Info: 613.257.1976 or www.cpfm.ca

Our Mission

Just picked snow peas from the market
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.

Meet the Executive

George Dallaire
Scott Dunlop
Francois Maltais – secretary/treasurer
Gwen Thirlwall – president

History

The Carleton Place Farmers’ Market opened its doors in 1991 with a couple of farmers. Since then and after many different locations the farmers’ market is proud to call Market Square its new home. The market is also proud that it still has one of its founders still selling at this year’s market.

Partners

What would we be without our community partners? The Carleton Place Farmers Market continues to successfully join forces with the Carleton Place and District Chamber of Commerce, the BIA and the Town of Carleton Place to provide special events and local activities that promote our community and bring awareness to the importance of “buying local.”

Contact Us

Carleton Place Farmers’ Market
Cpfarmersmarket@yahoo.ca
(613)809-0660 or Face Book us.

Visit Us

7 Beckwith St. (corner of Lake Ave.) in Carleton Place
Saturdays from 8:30 – 12:30 (May – Oct)