Tag: letters
LETTER: Businesses need to do their fair share of garbage reduction
As residents of Ottawa, we are asked to recycle and divert as much household garbage as possible so we can extend the life of the city Trail Road landfill –…
LETTER: French immersion has been effective in keeping schools open
Re: Munster Elementary to remain open, for now In my research that I have done, I have found MANY schools that have either been saved or drastically improved in numbers…
LETTER: Developer’s explanation at odds with previous info
Re: UPDATE: Developer says Fernbank tree clearing needed for accurate testing data The developer’s lawyer’s response to your query is at variance with what we were told. When we enquired about…
LETTER: A snowmobiler’s perspective
Re: Police say enforcing snowmobile rules on Trans Canada Trail is a challenge I understand the ban on the Trans Canada Trail, as there are signs that say you’re not allowed…
LETTER: Latest solution for Munster school is only a band-aid, not a fix
Re: New solution emerges to keep Munster Elementary open (EDITOR’S NOTE: Letter writer Eryn Konkle says she’s part of a group of nearly 20 families including about 40 kids within…
LETTER: Complaints about all-day kindergarten are ironic
Re: All-day kindergarten hits local daycare centres hard It is ironic that Brown Bear is complaining about full day kindergarten. I ran a home daycare in Stittsville for seven years…
LETTER: The man waving at the train is my grandfather
Re: Library display marks 25 years since Stittsville’s last VIA train The man waving in the beige jacket is my grandfather and the man driving the train is his best…
LETTER: Support Stittsville for Kraft Hockeyville 2015
Stittsville is the best community to live, work and play in. The evidence is all around you. Take a drive down Stittsville Main Street and see all the local history…
LETTER: School board has failed Munster community
After years of the Ottawa Carleton School board neglecting and muzzling on-going issues at Munster Public School, parents finally had enough of their concerns not being heard and issues not…
LETTER: Clarification on Mini Muffins closure
Re: Parents lose cash and scramble for childcare after Mini Muffins closure, October 20 I am writing to you with concern for the article you published with regards to the…
Last chance to name Minto’s new Stittsville community (sponsored)
Minto is asking Stittsville residents to help name their new community just north of Hazeldean Road in Stittsville. They’re holding a naming contest with a $500 prize to Brown’s Independent up…
LETTER: Fernbank and Flewellyn have always been wet
Re: Property values drained by wetland designation I’m 60 years old. I grew up in Stittsville. When I was a young boy we didn’t have garbage pick-up in Stittsville. On weekends…
LETTER: Please no modern high-rise on Main Street!
(Above – the heritage building near Abbott and Stittsville Main, before it was demolished.) Re: It came in like a wrecking ball: 1518 Stittsville Main Street demolished You are asking…
LETTER: Concern over continuing impact to groundwater safety at Carp landfill
Re: Carp landfill exceedances don’t pose a threat to drinking water, says MOE Yes there has been historical off site groundwater contamination at the site. In fact it was first noted…
LETTER: Time for some research into the Bradley/Craig farmstead
Re: Boyd House: The old stone home at 173 Huntmar (Part 1) Thank you for your artistic treatment (photography) of this wonderful old home and property. I would love to…