COMMENT: Safety campaign is a sign of failure
EDITOR’S NOTE: The “Please Stop For Us” signs are sprouting up like wild parsnip all over Stittsville and other parts of the city. The sign pictured above is on a…
VIDEO: Aerial footage of the Upper Poole Creek Wetland
Here’s a mesmerizing video shared by Twitch, taken on Saturday high above the Upper Poole Creek Wetland at the observation deck on the Trans Canada Trail. It’s long – over…
LINKED: Metro, Citizen profile Carleton riding candidates
Metro and the Ottawa Citizen each published their own mini-profiles of Carleton riding candidates this weekend. Metro has four articles: Coyne Larocque Rodgers Poilievre …and The Citizen has all in…
PHOTO: Despicable fire hydrant
Stittsville student launches neighbourhood podcast
(Photo by Jordan Mady.) Stittsville news has been covered primarily in print for a long time. Sacred Heart student Devyn Barrie is trying to change that. At the age of 16,…
Councillor wants your ideas for park improvements
(File photo / Photo by Barry Gray) From Shad Qadri’s weekly newsletter: Earlier this summer City Council approved the 2015 to 2018 Term of Council Priorities, including Strategic Initiative 35…
Household hazardous waste depot on Sunday
(via the City of Ottawa) The City will host a one-day Household Hazardous Waste Depot this weekend: Date: Sunday, August 23 Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Waste Management…
Pipeline risks outweigh benefits, says Ontario Energy Board report
(ABOVE: Energy East pipeline route, looking south from Jinkinson Road. Via Google Maps.) Last week, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) released a report on the proposed Energy East pipeline that raises…
LINKED: Homeowner must repair damage to driveway caused by culvert on city property
From CFRA: Susan Edmondson told CFRA over the years the culvert running under her driveway on Cloverloft Court has caused it to buckle. “Obviously because of the hump here it…
West Ottawa Soccer players practice with Ottawa Fury
Boys and girls from the West Ottawa Soccer Club, including many players from Stittsville, welcomed players from the Ottawa Fury to a special practice on Tuesday night. The Fury practiced…
Early birds can register now for Tim Hortons Cleaning the Capital
(via the City of Ottawa) The City of Ottawa and Tim Hortons are pleased to announce the annual Tim Hortons Cleaning the Capital campaign, which will take place from September…
Terry Restoule & Friends at Gaia Java August 21
Back again to entertain us is Terry Restoule (vocals and harmonica) and Richard Beres (guitar). They began playing together four years ago in a classic rock band where Richard played bass. In…
QADRI: Summary of conditions imposed for Stittsville South development
City Councillor Shad Qadri posted this note to several local Facebook groups today. You can see background documents for the plan of subdivision here. Stittsville South – Plan of Subdivision…
PHOTO: You never know what you’ll run into along the trail…
Thanks to Lara Winnemore for sending along this photo she took along the Trans Canada Trail on Wednesday afternoon., between Beverly and Abbott. This doe was accompanied by its mother,…
Richmond Village Association to hold candidate Q&A on September 2
The Richmond Village Association is holding an all-candidates Q&A on Wednesday, September 2. The event takes place at the Dining Hall next to the Arena in Richmond at 6107 Perth…