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South Carleton High School’s love for music was contagious at Band-A-Thon!
South Carleton High School’s band students and music students joined together on November 21st for Band-A-Thon, a fun music filled event in support of the Richmond Food Bank…
Richmond’s Yonatan Ravzin – award winning actor and artist performing in Head Over Heels
Richmond resident and SCHS student, Yonatan Ravzin, has spent three years becoming an award winning actor, writer and director after being involved in various local theatre productions and short films.
A look inside South Carleton High School’s Autism Spectrum Disorder class
South Carleton High School offers a specialized classroom for students who are high on the autism spectrum. Read on to see how these classes function and are taught.
You’re invited to Richmond Care Home to celebrate 25 years of innovative dementia care for women
The vision for Richmond Care Home began with John and Lillian Bosco, who opened its doors on September 5, 2000. John, a longtime social worker and dementia care manager…
Goulbourn Museum shares history at the 180th year of Richmond Fair
At the Goulbourn Museum display, visitors were asked to identify historical artefacts that had once been used in the daily lives of residents.
Ottawa Catholic School Board announces two new Stittsville schools funded by Ontario government
This decision is a testament to the hard work and collaboration of our Trustees, who tirelessly advocate for Catholic education and work closely with the Ministry of Education.
100th Regiment of Foot bring history alive in Stittsville park
This summer, the regiment discovered one of Stittsville’s local parks in which to practice their reenactments – the W.J. Bell Rotary Peace Park – to the delight of those who stopped in to watch.
RVCA’s 7 millionth tree takes root in Richmond
Since 1984, the RVCA has been committed to tree planting across the watershed as part of its comprehensive watershed management strategy. Trees aren’t just pretty providers of shade…
John W. Egan releases his sixth novel, Spring of 1813
Avid readers of novels are familiar with the works of Stittsville author, John W. Egan. John has now published the second book in his historical fiction series Beyond 1812. His new novel is entitled Spring of 1813.
Let’s all have fun at the Richmond Fair!
Fall is in the air and you know what that means – the Richmond Fair is happening from September 16-19. Celebrating Richmond Fair’s 176th year…
Richmond’s Jennifer McCrae pockets $250,000 with Instant Bingo Multiplier win
BINGO! Jennifer McCrae of Richmond won the top prize of $250,000 when she recently played a $10 Instant Bingo Multiplier game. Her odds of winning were 1 in 3.49…
Part II – Richmond’s Shop Safety PPE deemed essential to meet COVID-19 pandemic needs
(In 1981 when Ronald Myers started AF Pollution Abatement Systems Inc. he drove the roads of Ontario and attended trade shows selling his absorbent product Oclansorb. Here is Ronald at a trade…
How a Richmond company grew from a one-car garage to becoming a leader in safety and PPE products
(The home office and warehouse facilities of AF Pollution Abatement Systems and shopSafety.ca in Richmond, Ontario. Photo: Google Maps) Have you heard of AF Pollution Abatement Systems Inc. or shopSafety.ca located…
Normandy landing – June 6 1944 – a live report from Goulbourn
(Approaching Normandy and preparing to land) Jack Tennant joined the Army at the age of 19. He re-enlisted after the war in 1947 and served in various Canadian, European, Mid-east…
New historical photo exhibit opens at Richmond library
A new photo exhibit featuring 8 historical photos of Richmond has opened at the Richmond Public Library. Produced by the Goulbourn Historical Society, it is one of the ways the…