Celebrate the beginning of the market season by joining the Carleton Place Farmers’ Market on May 14th 2016.

Come visit us Saturdays from 8:30 to 12:30

Opening day is May 14, 2016.

Date :
Monday May 16, 2016

Location event :
Market Square
Corner of Beckwith and Lake Avenue
Carleton Place, Ontario

Contact :
For further information please visit: www.cpfarmersmarket.wordpress.com or contact: 613-257-1976.
e-mail: Carletonplacemarket@gmail.com

Our second annual Vintage Clothing Sale is back! Visit us Friday, April 22, Saturday April 23 and Sunday April 24th and find fabulous fashions at great prices!

Back by popular demand, our second annual Vintage Clothing Sale will take place Friday April 22 through Sunday April 24th.
Vicki from Vintagewear/ware will once again transform our meeting room into a showroom of the best in vintage wear. Clothes for both men and women – you will NOT want to miss this event.

This fundraiser is hosted by Vintagewear/ware of Almonte! Don’t miss this amazing event. Cash only please.

Date :
April 22 to April 24, 2016 at 10 am

Location event:
Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum
267 Edmund Street, Carleton Place ON
K7C 3E8

For further information, please e-mail us at mailto:cpbheritagemuseum@bellnet.ca
Call us at (613)253-7013

Earth Day Sunrise Labyrinth Walk (sunrise 6:04 a.m.) on April 22nd, 2016 . Start your morning walk at the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth 267 Edmund Street on the property behind the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum.

Date :
Friday April 22nd, 2016 at sunrise 6:00 a.m (all day)

Location event:
Carleton Place Community Labyrinth
at the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum
267 Edmund Street
Carleton Place, ON

Contact :
For further info, please call directly 613.257.1014 (Debby)
E-mail : dlytle@rogers.com
or  visit the blog http://carletonplacecommunitylabyrinth.blogspot.com

Over 100 vendors live entertainment demonstrations giveaways and much more! Admission $5 at the door. Enter to win a $500 gift card to Mitchell’s Independant Grocer.

Adults – $5
Children under 12 – free

 
Date :
Friday April 8, 2016 |  6 p.m. to 9 p.m
Saturday April 9, 2016 | 9 a.m to 6 p.m
Sunday April 10, 2016  | 10 a.m to 4 p.m

Location event:
– Carleton Place

For more information, please call: 613.253.5046 (Bob White) or 613.257.1704 (Jessica Smith) or jsmith@carletonplace.ca

Join the Carleton Place Curling Club for their Annual Spring Mixed Bonspiel.

 
Date :
April 1st, 2016

Location event:
Carleton Place Curling Club
120 Patterson Cr. – Carleton Place

 
For further information, please visit: www.cpcurling.ca
Or by phone at +1 613-257-1944

Welcome to the Taste of Maple week in Carleton Place featuring local retailers and restaurants. Watch for our Taste of Maple poster displayed in their front window then grab a Maple map so you don’t miss a thing.
Participating restaurants will feature one or more maple food items on their menus this could be anything from appetizers to main courses or enjoying a scrumptious dessert. Order a maple item and receive a ballot to qualify to win a ‘Basket of Maple Goodies’ gift certificates and more.
Check out local retailers find out what maple products they have for sale. Maples maps will be available at participating restaurants and shops the Information Centre town hall the pool and the arena. Come on out and Celebrate Maple.

When ?
Sunday March 27th to Tuesday April 5, 2016

Where ?
Carleton Place

For further information please visit www.cpchamber.com

Join us and learn how to create simple flying model airplanes!

Hosted by the Roy Brown Society, these free workshops will introduce children to the fun of model airplane making. Starting with basic Styrofoam gliders and moving up to cutting and creating with balsa wood, kids will make flying machines to take home. A fun day of flight for two free! This event is suitable for ages 8 – 12 (may involve use of utility knife and hot glue gun).

Date :
Saturday, March 5th and March 19th | 10 a.m to 12pm

Location event :
Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum
267, Edmund Street

Contact :
To register, please call 613 – 253- 7013

Next month country music lovers will flock to Carleton Place to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Ron McMunn Country Music Heart Jam.

The annual fundraising event for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute takes place in the upper hall of the Neelin Street Community Centre (arena) on Sunday, Feb. 7 from 2 to 8 p.m. Doors open at 1 p.m.

With close to two-dozen country musicians from across Lanark County and eastern Ontario performing, “it is a good show,” he continued, “and people know we try to do everything in a professional way.” White noted the event is also a dance.

The late Ottawa Valley music legend Ron McMunn, nicknamed the Silver Fox, started the event. “He was aided by the late Gary Spicer, a member of Family Brown,” White said. “I had the honour of working with Gary many years ago when George Jones came to Carleton Place.”

McMunn, from Clayton, was inducted into the Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame in 1986. An inspiration to many, for a half-century he entertained millions of fans across Canada and the United States. In 2007 McMunn passed away from pancreatic cancer.

Before changing venues, moving to the community centre, the Ron McMunn Country Music Heart Jam was held for years at the local Army Navy & Air Force Club.

In addition to White, the other members of the organizing committee are Carleton Place Deputy Mayor Jerry Flynn, Lee Hodgkinson, Charlie Kitts and Judi Moffatt.

“Lee was a member of Smokey Rose with Darlene Thibault,” White said, “and Darlene used to be a member of the organizing committee, but she took a job in western Canada and is no longer involved.”

Other performers to grace the stage: Ray and Glen Adams, Cheryl Adrain Derman, Gord Barnes, Ed Bowes, Andy Clarke, Don Cochrane, Fred Ducharme, Bruce Golden, Howard Hayes, Dusty King Jr., Judi Moffatt, Marty McTiernan, Barry and Brad Munro, Don O’Neill, Unwound, Neville Wells and Dennis Whitty.

“It is a great lineup of entertainers – the best in the Ottawa Valley,” White said.

Inducted into the Ottawa Valley Hall of Fame: Hayes (1992), Wells (1994), Clarke (2002), Cochrane (2005), Ray and Glen (2005), Golden (2007), Ducharme (2010) and King (2012).

“Clarke, Ducharme, Hayes and O’Neill played with the Fox years ago,” White said.

Andy Bowes, a member of Carleton Place’s Bowes Brothers, leads the stage band. Wade Foster, Mark Lemieux, Brian Ostrom, Brad Scott and Maureen Young join him.

Food and refreshments will be available during the event, with Waterfall Catering serving up Dave Kleiboer’s famous roast beef on a bun as well as tea, coffee, desserts and more. The town will operate the bar, which opens at 1 p.m. and the Carleton Place & District Civitan Club are handling the 50/50 draw.

“They get the proper licenses,” White said, “and whatever they make they donate back.”

“There will also be some door prizes,” he added. T-shirts will be on sale to commemorate the show’s quarter century. “Again, all proceeds will be directed to the University of Ottawa Heart Institute,” White said.

Tickets, which went on sale on Monday, Jan. 11, are $15 each, and they are available at the following locations: Carleton Place Town Hall, Temptations (Carleton Place), John’s Barber Shop (Kemptville), Mark’s Cobbler Shop (Perth), Naismith Sports Pub (Almonte) and Nicholson’s Sundries (Pakenham).

“Tickets must be purchased in advance,” White said, “and there is a limited quantity – 400.” Guests are encouraged to make a donation during the show. Pledge forms will be available and tax receipts are available.

Too, “if anyone wants to make a $100 donation to sponsor one of the entertainers, you get an income tax receipt from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute,” White said. The Neelin Street Community Centre boasts plenty of free parking, an elevator for people with accessibility issues, and an ATM machine in the main lobby.

For more information about the Ron McMunn Country Music Heart Jam, call White at 613-253-5046 or Flynn at 613-257-4748.

Family Day is observed in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan on the 15th of February. In British Columbia, Family Day falls on the second Monday of February. Family Day gives families the chance to spend time together. This holiday celebrates the importance of families and family life to people and their communities.

Activities to discover during that day…

On Family Day, many people plan and take part in activities aimed at the whole family. These include visiting art exhibitions, watching movies, skating on outdoor ice rinks, playing board games and taking part in craft activities.

As the weather is usually very cold in February, hot chocolate and freshly baked cookies are popular snacks. Other people use the long weekend as an opportunity for a short winter break or to travel to visit family members or friends.

Public Life

In the provinces of Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia many people have a day off work and schools are generally closed on Family Day. Many businesses and organizations are closed, but post offices may be open. Public transport services may run to their usual or reduced timetables.

In the province of Manitoba, the third Monday of February is a general holiday, known as Louis Riel Day. Many people have a day off work and school and many businesses, organizations and stores are closed. In some communities, stores are open after noon. Public transport services may run to Sunday or holiday timetables. In rural areas, there may be no services.

Background history of the « family day »

Family Day was first held in Canada in the province of Alberta in 1990. It is supposed to reflect the values of family and home that were important to the pioneers who founded Alberta, and give workers the opportunity to spend more time with their families. Family Day was introduced in Saskatchewan in 2007 and in Ontario in 2008. British Columbia observes Family Day as a statutory holiday for the first time in 2013. One of the reasons for introducing Family Day was that there was a long period when there were no holidays from New Year’s Day until Good Friday.

The Drum is sacred part of Native culture and represents the first sound we hear in our Mother’s womb, her heartbeat.
The songs we sing reflect native teachings and culture.

Lanark Drum is open to all nations on the medicine wheel, all genders and all ages. Join us in learning traditional songs and share our truths with an open heart, without judgements.

Date:
2nd day of each month at the Museum – 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm

Phone:
613-257-1014 (Debby)

Event Location:
267 Edmund Street, Carleton Place