Westport councillor Marty Crapper was first out of the gate when nominations opened for the municipal election May 1. He’s running for re-election as a councillor. He said he believes he can continue to make a positive contribution to the community. Four years in, he said experience on council counts for a lot. Despite his previous experience as a health-sector CEO, he said municipal government is a unique type of business. It’s been a learning curve, but he said he knows a l

Q-Mack entertaining students at St. Edward Catholic School with astonishing balancing skills. Photo Credit: Tanya Hammond “Canada’s most experienced school performer,” Quincy Mack, or Q-Mack for short, made a stop in Westport recently to entertain and encourage students to be an ALL-Star. The high-energy entertainer brought his popular presentation to St. Edward, where students from kindergarten through grade eight were fully engaged from the moment they entered the audito

(left to right) Rideau Vista Public School Principal Nancy Holman, Grade 5/6 students Ellie Stoodley and Aubrey Bles, School Council member Rebekah Hambley, and teacher Lisa Lemieux-Beaudoin. Photo credit: Tanya Hammond For Principal Nancy Holman, a longtime Rideau Ferry resident, “becoming the principal for Rideau Vista Public School is like coming home.” And it is at ‘home’ at Rideau Vista that Principal Holman strives to ensure all students feel included, connected and see

Students and staff showing their support for Pink Shirt Day at St Edward Catholic School. Principal Scott Renaud, back row center. Photo Credit Tanya Hammond St. Edward Catholic School in Westport, though small in student numbers with only ninety students, is big in school spirit, sports enthusiasm and heart. This past Wednesday, Feb. 25, on Pink Shirt Day, a day designated to raise awareness and funds in support of anti-bullying programs “to create a kinder, more inclusive w