Tag: richmond
Vintage Richmond Bakery sign uncovered during renovations
“Coolest find ever! Painted on the block under the old sign,” wrote Deb Mallett on a Richmond community Facebook group where this photo was posted. It was uncovered when the…
PHOTO: Breakfast and blankets
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Rideau-Goulbourn community leaders prep for breakfast meeting with the mayor
From the Richmond Village Association web site: “Mayor Jim Watson has invited our RVA President, Tino Bevacqua, as well as other community leaders in the Rideau-Goulbourn Ward to join him…
Saturday craft and flea market at Ritchie Feed and Seed in November
(Press release) The sun poured through the greenhouse as vendors set up their wares at the first of four Saturday craft and flea market events last weekend at Ritchie Feed and Seed in Richmond.…
PHOTO: Lots of pumpkins
Barry Gray shot this photo on Wednesday near Richmond. Still lots of pumpkins! Happy Halloween. We love getting photos from readers. Please send them along to feedback@stittsvillecentral.ca.
Comments of the week: Wildlife protection, Richmond Bakery sign
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…
PHOTO: Fall colours north of Richmond
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Richmond Bakery sign to be auctioned off
(Richmond Bakery circa 2014. Photo via Google Streetview.) UPDATE, OCTOBER 8: The Goulbourn Museum’s Curator Manager Kathryn Jamieson sent along this note: “Goulbourn Museum wants to preserve the history of the…
Boil Water Advisory for King’s Park residents in Richmond
(via the City of Ottawa) Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has issued a precautionary Boil Water Advisory for users of the King’s Park communal well water system in the village of…
David Wilcox, Jason Blaine headline 171st Richmond Fair
The Richmond Fair is coming up this weekend, September 17-20 at the Richmond Fairgrounds. Music headliners include David Wilcox on Friday night and Jason Blaine on Saturday night. The event also…
Stalled Hyde Park development in Richmond sold to new developer
Stittsville isn’t the only community with a large unfinished residential project. The Hyde Park project was supposed to be a 92-unit retirement residence. It went into receivership in the spring of…
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…
WATCH: HANDS UP! Short film about the 1938 Richmond Bank Robbery
From Youtube: “This short movie was based on actual events surrounding the infamous 1938 bank robbery at the Bank of Nova Scotia in Richmond Ontario. The script was written by…
UPDATE: Bear may be looking for honey in Richmond
Here’s a note posted to the Richmond Facebook Group. “There has been an adult male bear in the woods, back of the houses at Ottawa and Fowler Streets. It may…
Bear sighting near South Carleton High School
South Carleton High School was briefly under a “Shelter in Place” status this morning after a bear was spotted near the school. “A community member contacted us and Richmond…