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Make Square Foot
Donations at:
- ScotiaBank
- West Carleton Amateur Sports Club
- Inez' Beauty Salon in Carp
- The Elk Ranch
- Sammy's Pizza and Restaurant
- Nicholl's General Store
- Constance Lake Lodge
- Carp Interiors
Carp Fair Windfall! Donors!
See who has their name on square feet in the Village Green
already... 5000+
Square Foot Donations already confirmed - Over $50,000 raised
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 This has become the
rallying cry for those concerned about losing the last piece of
vacant property in Carp Village’s core by the fairground. They
face a tight deadline to purchase this land or it
will be turned into a
multi-unit residential area. A
group of concerned citizens,
supported by the Carp Fair Board, the Farmer’s Market and other
community organizations, has launched a number of fundraising
initiatives so this land can be made a public space.
W. Erskine Johnston Arena
Fundraiser for the WCHPA! Stone
Fence Theatre presents Looking Back at Mac - The Life and
Times of Mac Beattie.
Doug Hamstead from AChannel brings us an objective story on
the Village Green, it's importance, and the efforts to date to
save this important piece of our heritage.
Carp will grow, and as it grows the residents will want larger park space, and they do not want to face the prospect of having to put parks or greenspace on the outside of town, where they would have to drive to get to it, and would separate visitors from the unique village shops, restaurants and attractions. Ways to help out A
“Square Foot” program
encouraging everyone to purchase one or more “Square Feet” at
$10 per sq. ft.
This helps to buy the land one foot at a time and
The Dart Club had a tournament on June 2. They raised $413.00 for the campaign and the WCASC kicked in $55.00 for a total of $468.00 for the day. Thanks to everyone who came out for that event. That's not the only way to help, we are also looking for some volunteers! If you want to help with canvassing, involving your organization, posting a sign in your store, or anything to help out, please call Wendy Deugo at 839- 3308. Carp has a decision to make This means the choice is yours. Donate just $10 and your name could go down in history on a Square Foot in the Village Green. Carp can keep looking the way we love it and know it today - with a lush greenspace in the middle of a charming, historic village... (artist's concept - below left)
...or we could start to look a lot more like some of the surrounding areas (artist's concept - above right)... Imagine a hundred or so houses plunked down where you used to park to go to the Carp Fair (the light green area next to the fairgrounds below). We don't know anyone who likes this idea, but if the community doesn't get behind this initiative that is exactly what will happen. We have heard that there are people who mistakenly believe that putting low cost housing in Carp will raise their property value - think again, folks!
The West Carleton Heritage Park Association (WCHPA) is a non-profit organization formed with the goal to create within the Village of Carp a recreational area that extends the Carp Fairgrounds, continues to provide parking for the fair, facilitates expansion of the farmers market and the potential for a non-profit heritage theme park using artefacts and heritage buildings from the former West Carleton Township. The WCHPA identified the 14-acre parcel of land, as the preferred location for the heritage village. The land is adjacent to the Carp Fairgrounds and is strategically located at the centre of the Village of Carp. This is the only undeveloped land adjacent to the Carp Fairgrounds. The owners of the land graciously agreed to give the City of Ottawa and the community of Carp a 3-year moratorium on the sale and development of the property; the 3-year grace period will expire July 14, 2007. We have less than five months to get this finished and reach our goal of raising $500,000 (approximately) towards the purchase price. The rest of the funds will come from other sources, as long as we can show that the community is serious about preserving this important piece of land and putting it to a good use for everyone.
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Click here to buy a square foot
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Carp Village, with
its early buildings,
A Wine and
Cheese Fundraiser was held on March 22, 2007 at 7 pm. at
the Carp Agricultural Office.
