I got this from the CP Farmers Market recently:
The Town has hired a consultant to determine the future use of our current Carleton Place Farmers Market site at 7 Beckwith St. (the former Canadian Tire building). We are invited to participate in this process through an Open House on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 from 4 to 7 p.m.
I would strongly encourage all vendors and supporters to attend this session and make it clear that the CPFM would like to continue to have access to this site, preferably in a three season, indoor facility. If you are unable to attend personally please contact Paul Knowles, Chief Administrative Officer for the Town (telephone 613-257-6207; pknowles@carletonplace.ca) regarding your concerns for this site.
Mar 2, 2010
Mayoral blog
Mississippi Mills Mayor Al Lunney has written about the treatment plant issue at his blog, under the headline 'Sometimes I get frustrated.'
"After attending numerous meetings and listening to residents, I started thinking, what would have happened if we had not included the septage component and simply built the required plant for Almonte residents and what would have happened if the Ministry came through on its commitment to ban the spreading of untreated septage."
Read more from the mayor's blog
"After attending numerous meetings and listening to residents, I started thinking, what would have happened if we had not included the septage component and simply built the required plant for Almonte residents and what would have happened if the Ministry came through on its commitment to ban the spreading of untreated septage."
Read more from the mayor's blog
Feb 26, 2010
Welcome Wagon
The Canadian Gazette was honoured earlier this week with a plaque to mark 30 years of work with Welcome Wagon in Almonte and Carleton Place. Photo by Katie Mulligan
Home game
Here's a bit of video from the Canadians vs. Hawks Family Day game. Carleton Place won the match 6-1. They play tonight against Nepean. The Canadians' last game of the season is March 6 at home.
Do or die
Tonight could be the last night for Jr. B hockey in Almonte for the season. The Thunder play the Blue Wings tonight in playoff action. Perth leads the series 3-0.
Feb 25, 2010
Digging into a good book
We like to publish cute photos of local kids.
But something tells me we shouldn't have this one go to print.
Canadian Gazette reporter Erin Fitzgerald captured this moment today at R. Tait McKenzie Public School in Almonte.
A matter of principle
One of the changes I've made since I came on board here in September was to remove the names of people accused of crimes from our police briefs.
I know it's not a popular idea, but there's reasoning behind it.
The police regularly send us press releases saying a person was arrested for, let's say, drunk driving. They outline the basic details, name the person and then say if there's a court date coming.
Here's the problem.
While many small Canadian newspapers readily print the name of the accused, they don't necessarily follow the case to court. So while we tell readers someone has been accused of a crime, we don't say if they've been found guilty or innocent before a judge months later.
Sure, we could devote more resources to court coverage. But for small papers, it's difficult.
Many times we go to court and spend a good part of the day waiting for our local case only to learn it's been put off a month. As an editor, I'm not pleased that my reporter just wasted a whole day and is returning without a story.
So here's our compromise.
We tell readers the details of an arrest and don't print the name of the accused. However, if the story is of importance, we print the name and then dedicate a reporter to follow the case through the courts.
We're doing that now involving a Carleton Place man who's facing Internet luring charges. He had a court date in Perth earlier this month, which resulted only in getting yet another court date.
While it may not satisfy all readers, it's the responsible thing to do. I think it also avoids the very real possibility of publicly accusing a resident of a misdeed and not telling the public he was later found innocent.
That would be a crime.
I know it's not a popular idea, but there's reasoning behind it.
The police regularly send us press releases saying a person was arrested for, let's say, drunk driving. They outline the basic details, name the person and then say if there's a court date coming.
Here's the problem.
While many small Canadian newspapers readily print the name of the accused, they don't necessarily follow the case to court. So while we tell readers someone has been accused of a crime, we don't say if they've been found guilty or innocent before a judge months later.
Sure, we could devote more resources to court coverage. But for small papers, it's difficult.
Many times we go to court and spend a good part of the day waiting for our local case only to learn it's been put off a month. As an editor, I'm not pleased that my reporter just wasted a whole day and is returning without a story.
So here's our compromise.
We tell readers the details of an arrest and don't print the name of the accused. However, if the story is of importance, we print the name and then dedicate a reporter to follow the case through the courts.
We're doing that now involving a Carleton Place man who's facing Internet luring charges. He had a court date in Perth earlier this month, which resulted only in getting yet another court date.
While it may not satisfy all readers, it's the responsible thing to do. I think it also avoids the very real possibility of publicly accusing a resident of a misdeed and not telling the public he was later found innocent.
That would be a crime.
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