Cardel Homes seeks naming rights for Goulbourn Rec Complex
(Goulbourn Rec Centre, May 2015. Photo by Barry Gray.) The GRC could soon be known as the CRG if city councillors approve a $600,000 naming rights deal with Cardel Homes. Next…
Multiple charges and arrests after raids at Magna Terra marijuana shops
(Inside Magna Terra on Iber Road. File photo.) The owner of the Magna Terra marijuana dispensary chain is among seven arrested and charged after police raids on his two Ottawa…
JUNO concert will fuse classical Indian music and dance with rock
The Beatles. The Rolling Stones. Cold Play. Beyoncé. Each of these artists has been inspired by the music of India and incorporated it into wildly popular rock songs. “The Beatles…
LINKED: Iber Road marijuana dispensary raided by police
Jacquie Miller reports in the Ottawa Citizen: Ottawa police raided two more marijuana dispensaries Tuesday, this time targeting a locally owned chain that was the first to open shop in…
UPDATE: Waste Management “taking steps to review” Quebec garbage application
The City of Ottawa’s communications department sent this memo from City solicitor Rick O’Connor to media outlets today. Today was the deadline to request an appeal to the Ministry of Environment’s decision…
MARCH 25: A digital reprise of “Caretaker of Dreams”
(via Goulbourn Township Historical Society) You’re in for a treat as the Goulbourn Township Historical Society digitally reprises the Millennium Pageant “Caretaker of Dreams” on Saturday March 25, 2017 at…
NOTEBOOK: LRT open houses, pedestrian safety upgrades, more
LRT OPEN HOUSES Watch for a open house events in June and November for updates on plans to extend light rail transit west past Moodie Drive towards Kanata and Stittsville. Kanata…
Suburban coyotes a low risk to residents, says City of Ottawa biologist
(ABOVE: Coyote spotted in the Fairwinds neighbourhood, near Khamsim Street, mid-February.) A City of Ottawa biologist says that coyotes in Stittsville pose a low safety risk to residents. Dr. Nick…
UPDATE: City will appeal MOE decision on Carp landfill service area
City of Ottawa solicitor Rick O’Connor recommended that city staff appeal a Ministry of Environment decision to allow the Carp landfill to accept waste from Western Quebec. The memo was circulated to…
Book chronicles dreams and fears of original settlers
The life of 19th century Canadian immigrants was rough, and quite often deadly. Their eventual triumph over natural and human-made adversity, and the foundation they laid for our community, is downright…
Early birds can register now for GLAD Cleaning the Capital
(press release via City of Ottawa) The City of Ottawa is pleased to announce the annual GLAD Cleaning the Capital campaign will take place from April 15 to May 15.…
City needs your help to test citywide Internet speed
(Press release via City of Ottawa) The City of Ottawa has launched an Internet Performance Test (IPT) in partnership with the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA). The test allows users…
Carp landfill facility gets ok for Quebec garbage, despite City’s objections
As Lando said in the Empire Strikes Back… You might remember hearing back in September that Waste Management applied to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment for permission to bring construction and demolition waste from…
Bryan Adams & Russell Peters to host JUNOS in Stittsville
Canadian musician Bryan Adams and comedian Russell Peters will be the hosts of this year’s JUNO awards at one of Stittsville’s top entertainment venues.
Jo-Jo’s Pizza provides land for a new community garden
Here’s another interesting project in the works for Stittsville Main Street: The Kassis family, owners of Jo-Jo’s Pizza, are partnering with a group of local volunteers to help establish a community garden…