Mother tongue (2021):
On June 18, 1984, an F2 tornado caused extensive damage to property East of Westport along the Upper Rideau Lake.
Tourism and attractions
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A public wharf on a man-made island has dock space for up to 30 vessels. The Westport Harbour also has a picnic area, barbecues, and sewage pumpout facilities.
Fishing in the area is particularly good because of the fish-rearing ponds set up by the Provincial Government in 1957. Yellow perch, smallmouth bass, pickerel, and Northern pike populate the waters.
Foley Mountain Conservation Area, the highest conservation area in the Rideau Valley, is a picturesque park overlooking Westport. It features a variety of wildlife in 308 hectares (2.4 km<sup>2</sup>) of woods and fields. The area also has a sandy beach with changing facilities. The 300 km Rideau Trail, linking Kingston and Ottawa, passes through the conservation area.
Westport is part of PorchFest, featuring its own local festival in late September, named WestPORCH. WestPORCH is a free community festival, which began in 2021, it was created by John Pringle & Trevor Connell.
Services
Westport has its own volunteer fire department. The Review Mirror, the community newspaper, is published on Thursdays. With a subscription base of only 700, it is one of Ontario's smallest weekly newspapers.
Westport has an online only community internet radio station called Rideau Lakes Radio. Established in 2022, the station broadcasts a mix of country, blues, soft rock, rock, oldies and much more.