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LETTER: “We thought it was an earthquake”
Re: NOTEBOOK: Mystery blasting could be from nearby quarry I am a new resident with a house on Carp Road near Rothbourne. Two weeks ago, the house shook and we thought…
NOTEBOOK: Carp-Hazeldean collision stats, 2011-2015
(ABOVE: Collision at Carp and Hazeldean on September 25, 2017. Photo via Wendy Wright / @wrightofwayCFRA) Stittsville Councillor Shad Qadri says he’s asked the city’s traffic department to review resident…
TransCanada drops plans for Energy East pipeline
TransCanada announced today that it has cancelled plans for the Energy East pipeline. It would have would have carried 1.1-million barrels of crude oil each day across the country, including…
COMMENT: Fix the Carp-Hazeldean intersection
(ABOVE: Photo via Wendy Wright / @wrightofwayCFRA) Avoid the corner of Hazeldean Rd and Carp Rd. Multiple cars in accident. #Stittsville pic.twitter.com/H8ZDGGElcp — Nancy Therrien (@NancyTherrien2) September 26, 2017 Yet…
LINKED: British military officer wounded in Kanata drive-by
UPDATE, September 15: CBC reports that more than a dozen rounds were fired out of a white Jeep Cherokee in a drive-by shooting early Thursday morning, and Ottawa police are…
LINKED: TransCanada may abandon Energy East pipe facing tougher review
Here’s an article from Reuters about the possible cancellation of the Energy East pipeline project. Plans include a portion of pipeline that travels just west of Stittsvill, as shown in the…
WETLANDS: A regulatory loophole you can drive a dump truck through
(PHOTO: Ken McRae says he believe some landowners on Flewellyn Road are dumping fill into wetlands to avoid Provincially Significant Wetland designation. Photo by Devyn Barrie.) A local environmental activist…
Family and friends mourn Donald Forbes, 1935-2017
Passed away unexpectedly at Civic Hospital from an aortic aneurism suffered while golfing with friends at Greensmere Golf and Country on Friday, September 1, 2017, at the age of 82.…
NOTEBOOK: Work begins on commercial development at Iber and Hazeldean
In an update on Facebook today, Councillor Shad Qadri advises that tree clearing work started today on the site of a new commercial development owned by Huntington Properties at Iber…
Councillors to host 2018 budget consultation on October 5
City councillors are co-hosting a pre-budget consultation on October 5 in Kanata as part of the City of Ottawa’s 2018 budget development process. The event will be hosted by Allan…
CARP RIVER RISING: Restoration project raises concerns in Arcadia
(ABOVE: Carp River, April 8, 2017. The Arcadia neighbourhood is in the background.) (Guest post from Daniel J. Kucherhan with the Arcadia Community Association.) Residents of Arcadia have been watching…
NOTEBOOK: A fenced dog run, more cash for road repairs, ice cream at Quitters
FENCED DOG RUNS PLANNED FOR STITTSVILLE SOUTH NEIGHBOURHOOD Valecraft Homes recently tweeted out the design of a park and stormwater pond in their new Rathwell Landing neighbourhood, (located south of…
NOTEBOOK: Jack Ketch update, Carp Rd landfill contaminated soil
THE JACK KETCH RESTAURANT PLANS AUGUST OPENING John Curry wrote a great overview of some of the historical buildings on Stittsville Main Street recently in the Stittsville News. The piece starts…
Rainy weather and park fees spoil plans for Stittsville farmers’ market
(file photo) Despite having strong community support, the Ottawa Farmers’ Market (OFM) couldn’t muster enough vendor support for a market in Stittsville this year to make economic sense. But the president…
NOTEBOOK: Farmers’ Market update, more thefts at Carp Road Park & Ride
FARMERS’ MARKET UPDATE There’s still no date set for the opening of the “official” Ottawa Farmers’ Market at Village Square Park, but Suzanne Bird is forging ahead anyways with a…