Unusual monolithic dome home for sale on Dwyer Hill
Check out this unusual listing for a home on Upper Dwyer Hill Road, not too far from Almonte: “Unique 3 bedroom Monolithic Dome home made of solid concrete. Situated on…
Goulbourn Museum seeks vendors for Outdoor Christmas Market
Calling all artisans! Goulbourn Museum is accepting applications for its Old-Fashioned Christmas & Outdoor Artisan Market. The Market will be held on Sunday, November 22nd from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at 2064 Huntley Road.…
Sean Stoqua receives Bell Warriors football scholarship
(Story via Bell Warriors) Stittsville’s Sean Stoqua is one of two recipients of this year’s 2015 Jim Wagdon Bell Warriors Scholarships. He’s studying kinesiology at Acadian University in Wolfville, Nova…
Top stories in August on StittsvilleCentral.ca
Meet the candidates: who’s running in the federal election in Carleton Crimestoppers asks for tips in building material theft Possible sighting of Holly the Goldendoodle in Kanata North From Las…
Ottawa police issue back-to-school safety reminder, step up enforcement
(Photo: Speed sign on Hobin Street, near A. Lorne Cassidy school. Photo by Barry Gray.) (via Ottawa Police) Over the next few days children will be returning to school and…
Lots of room on the new Blackstone shuttle bus today
The long-awaited Blackstone shuttle bus hit the road for the first time this morning to mixed reviews. Here are a few tweets we received from one of the Blackstone residents.
PHOTO: Blanding’s Turtle along Hazeldean Road
Ken McRae sent along these photos of a Blanding’s Turtle (a threatened species) that he spotted along Hazeldean Road a couple weeks back.
Bus trips to the slots on Wednesday
A bus trip to the Rideau Carleton Raceway will take place Wednesday, September 2. The bus leaves Johnny Leroux Arena at 12 noon and returns at 5pm. Cost is $10.00.…
Site of demolished home was once “Glen Eden”, home to champion Clydesdales
“WE BOUGHT A BEAUTIFUL SEVEN-GABLE FARMHOUSE ON THE PROPERTY IN 1975 with a view to upgrading it however, we found the frame too far gone. We have some photos and…
PHOTOS: Family Day at Carp Airport
Thanks to Jiyun Shin for sending along these photos from Saturday’s Family Day at the Carp Airport. Shin is the Ottawa Bureau Chief for Korean Newsweek, and the young man featured in some of…
Free ‘luxury’ shuttle bus starts August 31 for Blackstone, Fernbank Crossing residents
UPDATE (Sept 11): StittsvilleCentral.ca asked OC Transpo what route buses would take once OC Transpo starts serving the Blackstone community. Here’s an email response attributed to Pat Scrimgeour, AGM, Customer…
Comments of the week: Roundabouts, safety signs, wetlands, more
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…
Part of GRC closed for maintenance August 29-September 6
(Above: File photo by Barry Gray.) Part of the Goulbourn Recreation Complex (GRC) will be closed for annual maintenance from Saturday, August 29 to Sunday, September 6. The “dry land” area will…
FIELD TRIP: Carp Airport Family Day this Saturday
This Saturday, August 29 from 9:00am-2:00pm is Family Day at the Carp Airport, featuring bi-plane rides (for a fee), free food samples from Carp restaurants, warbird and vintage aircraft static displays as…
Developer exasperated by vandalism to heritage home
The owner of a 19th century stone farmhouse on Huntmar Drive says he doesn’t know what else he can do to stop vandalism on his property. Robert Karam has owned…