Kristy Carriere, Coordinator, Kemptville District Hospital Foundation, was delighted to recently welcome visitors to the office who were bearing gifts. Representatives from the Bishop’s Mills Women Involved and the Kemptville Men’s Choir brought donations from their two respective events - a “non-auction” and a Christmas concert. These donations will help the Foundation move towards the $2.2 million goal to purchase…

First published in Manotick MessengerFebruary 23, 2024By Ralph Tweedie, Manotick Kiwanis Club Are you aware how convenient the Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) is? The KDH catchment area runs from the St. Lawrence River to parts of Barrhaven. Manotick is just 22 minutes from KDH. It’s closer than the Ottawa General campus, about the same time to the Civic, and a…

Towards the end of 2023, MNP LLP Ottawa (Accounting, Business Consulting and Tax Services) decided to create a Community Fund and asked its Partners to suggest causes of interest. One of the Partners, Shawn Mincoff - also a Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) Board Director - strongly suggested that they donate to the KDH CT Scanner Crossroads $2.2 million Campaign. He…

Kathy Botham of YourTV speaks with Joanne, Foundation Executive Director and Lynne from the Kemptville District Hospital Foundation about their fundraising efforts to purchase a CT Scanner for KDH.

Early last December, Petra McElrea invited some people over to her house to see her latest charming, hand-knitted dolls and illustrated companion book, titled, “Very Special Christmas Guests at the Magic Dollhouse”. The soft dolls, loaded with personality, measure 30-35 cm tall and include knitted shoes, hats and accessories. Photographs of the dolls comprise the story book illustrations which look…