The local newspapers are a big part of our community. They are one of the most effective places for business and event advertising, and a handy guide to neighbourhood shopping via the classifieds. The local reporting is the best place to find out about municipal concerns. It's also a primary source of support for community events.

Here is a list of some local newspapers serving the North Gower area:

• The Weekly Advance / Ottawa Carleton Review

  Published every Wednesday by Advance Printing, 206 Prescott St. P.O. Box 669, Kemptville Ont. K0G 1J0. Subscriptions $37.45 / year. Phone (613) 258-3451; Fax (613)258-7734. Manotick Office: (613) 692-3211; Fax (613) 692-2456.

• The Manotick Messenger

  The Messenger is published every Wednesday by Manotick Messenger Inc. located at 1165 John St., P.O. Box 567, Manotick, Ont. K4M 1A5. Telephone: (613) 692-6000. The Messenger carries news from North Gower as well as from the rest of Rideau Township, and from Osgoode Township.
  Subscription rates are: $28 for postal delivery and $24 for carrier delivery.
  The Manotick Messenger's e-mail address is newsfile@storm.ca.
  Watch for the Messenger's web site - coming soon.

   

• EMC

  Published by The Record News, Smiths Falls Ontario. (613) 283-3182. 1-800-267-7936. Free distribution to North Gower, Almonte, Carleton Place, Kemptville, Perth, Smiths Falls, and surrounding areas.

• Ottawa-Carleton This Month

  Published by The Weekly Advance. Free distribution. Suite 202, 1142 Tighe St. P.O. Box 102, Manotick, Ont. K4M 1A2. (613) 692-3211; Fax (613) 692-2456.

• News From the Valley

  A monthy issue with free distribution. Box 546, Smiths Falls, Ont. K7A 4T6. Phone (613) 283-5139; Fax (613) 283-3931.

• The Packet

  Newspaper with free distribution to Rideau and Osgoode Townships. 1165 John St. Manotick. Box 567, Manotick Ontario K4M 1A5. Phone (613) 692-6000; Fax (613) 692-3758.
  The Packet is published by the Manotick Messenger. Contact the Packet at the Manotick Messenger's e-mail address: newsfile@storm.ca

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  Ad copy from Advance Printing - pretty promotional, but still interesting : "For more than a century now, Advance Printing Ltd. publications have been serving the residents of Manotick and southern Ottawa-Carleton.... Back in the early days, The Advance served the residents of Marlborough and North Gower Townships and beyond, at times the only community newspaper to serve the area directly south of Ottawa. "Long before there was sufficient commerce to support a newspaper, The Advance served the basically agricultural community of Manotick, carrying all the news of the day under such noted publishers as the Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, Fred Friend, John A.H. Morris and Garnet Crawford, a Marlborough Township native."
  

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