Category: News
COLA group launches new website
The Coalition for Landfill Accountability (COLA) launched a new web site today at colaottawa.ca. The web site will be a resource for residents to learn about issues related to the expansion of…
Here’s what’s planned for Stittsville’s Remembrance Day ceremony
(Above: The Colour Party leads veterans and other participants down Stittsville Main Street on November 11, 2014. Photo by Barry Gray.) This year’s Remembrance Day activities in Stittsville will begin…
COMMENTS OF THE WEEK: Minto development, Bradley-Craig barn, bad smells
Every week we get lots of comments from our readers on our web site, via email, and social media. Here’s a sample of what we heard this week. Add your thoughts…
NOTEBOOK: Richcraft will ask to defer barn decision; Dentists taking over antique shop
BRADLEY-CRAIG BARN Richcraft is going to ask the city’s Built Heritage Sub-Committee to defer a decision on their demolition request for the Bradley-Craig barn. The developer wants to dismantle and move…
No, we don’t know what that smell is either
…But it’s probably manure from area farms. UPDATE (NOV 6): The City of Ottawa says they’re not the stinky ones. Here’s an email response attributed to Dixon Weir, General Manager of Environmental…
Residents pack hall for lively meeting about Minto development
(Above: About 100 people atttended the public meeting to share their perspective on the new Minto development. Photo by Shannon Lough.) There weren’t enough seats in the room for concerned residents…
COMMENT: Landmark barn needs to stay where it is
(Photo: Bradley-Craig Barn, October 2015. Photo by Barry Gray.) From a heritage perspective, moving the Bradley-Craig barn from Hazeldean Road to Munster is only a slightly better option than turning into…
JTCA: A call for smarter development in Potter’s Key
At first glance, it’s easy to want to object to Minto’s proposal for Potter’s Key, the development to be built adjacent to Jackson Trails and Echo Woods. Change can be…
Ottawa Fire responds to blaze at 304 Stratas Crt. in Katimavik
Ottawa Fire is responding to a fire at a multi-unit residential walk-up at 304 Stratas Court in Katimavik, near Eagleson Road. Firefighters received a call shortly after 8:00am about a…
Owner of Bradley-Craig barn wants to move it to Munster
(Photo: Bradley-Craig Barn, October 2015. Photo by Barry Gray.) On Monday, the City of Ottawa’s Built Heritage Sub-Committee will consider an application to dismantle the landmark Bradley-Craig barn on Hazeldean Road…
LETTER: Road access a big problem for proposed Minto subdivision
I speak for myself, and for many of my neighbours, when I say that I strongly oppose the plan put forward by Minto regarding the development known as Potter’s Key…
Rothbourne Road wetland trial begins on a curious note
A tampered wetland near Stittsville is the subject of an ongoing court case between a property owner, a contractor and the local conservation authority. The issue dates back to February 2012,…
COMMENTS OF THE WEEK: Cope apartments, Temperance Hotel, Kiwi Kraze closes
Every week we get lots of comments from our readers on our web site, via email, and social media. Here’s a sample of what we heard this week. Add your thoughts…
NOTEBOOK: Free ice cream & more, 6279 Fernbank, museum needs space
FREE STUFF! Lois & Frima’s is giving away free ice cream on Saturday, October 31. It’s become an annual tradition to clear out their buckets of ice cream before going…
Stittsville Public School on alert after nearby police incident
(Above: Police vehicles parked at Fringewood Park. Reader photo.) Stittsville Public School was on a precautionary alert for about four hours on Monday as police responded to an incident nearby on…