DOWNTOWN IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS – VIRTUALLY Looking to eat out? Need some wine or brews? Need a fitness fix? We can help. We are all in this together and more now than ever, we need to support each other. Let Downtown Carleton Place help you feel ‘normal’ by dine-in, shop locally online, curbside pick-up and delivery. Buy gift certificates to use later. RETAIL THERAPY: Acquisti Life Apple Cheeks Brown and Macfarlane Glass Carousel CCWG Livestock Store Country Ridge Home Décor & Furnishings Et Cetera Home Décor IDA Carleton Place Little Love’s Co. Natural Pets Petvalu Surrounding Memories The Floral
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Print this BINGO SHEET at home and get outside: Bingo Sheet PDF Don’t forget to take some selfies and share them with us!      
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The links below will take you to the most up to date information regarding COVID-19 measures. The Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) provides financial contributions (interest-free loans). Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan Province of Ontario COVID-19 Quick Links Sheet: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/ Town of Carleton Place Canadian Public Health  Carleton Place & District Chamber of Commerce      
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Our Bridge Street Reconstruction is an exciting project that will breathe new life into our downtown. We want to hear your thoughts and comments. Please visit the Town of Carleton Place website, HERE to see the downtown renderings and send in your comments. Deadline: February 10th, 2020. Bridge Street is the Commercial Centre for the Town of Carleton Place, and the central link across the Mississippi River. Reconstruction work is to include replacement of all hard surfaces (Asphalt, sidewalks) between Lake Avenue and Central Bridge.  In addition, being considered for inclusion are new decorative street lighting, new signalized crosswalks, and
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Spot the Scarecrow! Look for decorated businesses throughout Downtown Carleton Place and vote for your favorite. A great way to explore Downtown Carleton Place, discover new businesses and see their wonderful fall displays. Voting enters you into the ‘Discover Downtown Carleton Place’ draw for a chance to win (1) $300, (2) $250 or (3) $50 in BIA BUCKS! Walk Downtown Carleton Place anytime between Sept 23rd and October 19th to find scarecrows & pumpkins. Take pictures with your favorite ones and upload them using the hashtag #downtowncarletonplace Not on social media? No problem visit participating businesses throughout Downtown Carleton Place
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Hello Great Pumpkin Hunter!  The object of the hunt is to visit our downtown businesses and to find the great pumpkin. Think, ‘Where’s Waldo’, but with pumpkin. Once you have found a pumpkin, please have a business associate, owner or person on duty, to sign your pumpkin passport. Find all the pumpkins and hand in your completed sheet to the Downtown Carleton Place BIA office – 136 Bridge Steet, the Information Center – 170 Bridge Street or at Pumpkinfest on Saturday, October 19th BEFORE noon, or you will turn into a pumpkin! Little Cinderella humor there for you… Contest Draw:
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We had visit from Little Miss Ottawa, below is her blog post! We love our downtown and we hope you enjoy reading about her experience in Downtown Carleton Place! The Best Of Carleton Place
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With Jennifer Irwin, Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum Manager 1. How would you describe your exhibit? In honour of the 200th anniversary of the settlement of what is now Carleton Place, we’ve pulled out “everything Carleton Place” and put it on display! We’re celebrating our town by looking at who lived here, what they did, and what they left behind. 2. Are there entrance fees for the exhibit? Admission to the museum is by donation. So yes, it’s free, but we appreciate any donations! 3. Who would your exhibit interest (kids, too?)? There’s something for everyone, honestly. EVERYONE who
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