Carp, Ontario
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| Country |  Canada |
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| City |  Ottawa |
Carp is a large village west of urban Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Carleton-Mississippi Mills electoral riding. Gordon O'Connor is the current representative Member of Parliament[1].
The village takes its name from the Carp River which runs through the village. The main street was formerly a section of the Trans-Canada Highway and carried much of the traffic coming from the west into Ottawa. However the village has been bypassed with the development of the Highway 417.
Carp was a rail stop on the Carleton Place, Arnprior, Renfrew, Pembroke line, CARP.
With the amalgamation of municipal governments in the region in 2001, Carp is now governed as part of the new city of Ottawa. Carp is used as a mailing address for large areas of the former West Carleton Township. As such, residents of this large area will identify themselves as living in Carp although they may live large distances from the village proper.
Carp's main attraction is the Diefenbunker, a Cold War museum located just north of the village, and was featured in the film The Sum of All Fears. Other attractions include a large farmers' market which is held each Saturday from May to October. The Carp Fair, held each year since 1880, is in September and is now located at the fairgrounds. The fair attracts people from all over the city every year.
Carp was also the site of an alleged 1992 UFO landing. It has been called "One Of The Most Significant Cases In UFO History."[2] Someone dubbed 'Guardian' filmed the entire UFO crash. The American TV Show Unsolved Mysteries filmed an episode on Guardian in 1993.[3]
There are three schools in the Carp area: Huntley Centennial Public School, St. Michael's (Corkery), and Venta, a private school.
The Ottawa/Carp Airport is located south of the village.
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The Carp River
This river initially took its name due to the overwhelming amount of the carp fish that lived within it. In the early 19th century the river was overrun with the fish because farmers used to throw all of their dead animals in it. Conversely, in "Carleton Saga" by Harry and Olive Walker, the over-abundant fish is said by early French explorers to be suckers and mud-pout, that in French translate as carpe.
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External links
- Carp travel guide from Wikitravel
- Official website of the annual Carp Fair
- History of Carp at the Farmers' Market website
- Huntley Centennial School Council website
- Website to preserve Carp's historic village character
Sources
- Carp Guardian Case retrieved 2007-11-02
- Riding Information retrieved 2012-14-02
Coordinates: 45°21′N 76°02′W / 45.35°N 76.033°W
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