Author: Devyn Barrie
Devyn Barrie has regularly contributed to the blog for a while, first when he was a student at Sacred Heart in 2015. He graduated from Algonquin College in 2018 with a journalism diploma.
NOTEBOOK: Fringewood and Rosehill traffic calming, city scolds developer for flooding dog park
A few things across our news desk lately… Fringewood Drive traffic study begins The City of Ottawa has begun an Area Traffic Management (ATM) study to examine potential for traffic…
Victorian-style circus sideshow coming to Stittsville Aug. 9-12
It will feel a little bit like 1889 on Stittsville Main Street in a couple of weeks when a Victorian-style circus sideshow, complete with a big top tent, rolls into…
Q&A: Introducing Ottawa Cryotherapy, the ‘cool’ new business on Iber Road
Photo: Kristy Shepperd, co-owner of Ottawa Cryotherapy, demonstrates a cryosauna. (Devyn Barrie photo) A few weeks ago, Ottawa Cryotherapy opened their doors inside the Complete Hockey Development Centre at 145…
How often are Stittsville buses late or cancelled? Data shows reliability can be uneven
Photo: Cameron Scobie says he’s getting annoyed at the recent unreliability of the 262 route that serves Stittsville. (Photo by Devyn Barrie) A nosedive in OC Transpo’s reliability of late…
COMMENT: In aftermath of Stittsville ‘lapse’, maybe it’s time to start inspecting clinics
Photo: Brown’s Independent, which contains the Main Street Family Medical Centre. Via Google Maps. After news that 4,600 people (possibly including myself) may have been exposed to infection because of…
The race is on: Shad Qadri files to run in 2018 Stittsville election
Photo: Coun. Shad Qadri at a city meeting. File photo by Devyn Barrie. With the nomination deadline looming, Shad Qadri has filed to run for re-election in the October election.…
City finance committee approves $200k upgrades to Stittsville Main Street trailhead
Photo: The current state of the Stittsville Main Street trailhead plaza, via Google Streetview. The City of Ottawa is looking to secure $856,000 from the province for citywide main street…
LINKED: Arcadia residents say Campeau Drive extension can’t come soon enough
Here’s a story I wrote for OttawaMatters.com about how delays in extending Campeau Drive to Huntmar is affecting residents in Arcadia: *** When Daniel Kucherman bought his house in 2014,…
Quitters, Jack Ketch seek outdoor liquor licences
It may soon become a little easier to wet your whistle on Stittsville Main Street. Quitters has applied to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to be permitted to…
COMMENT: Keep pushing for light rail to Stittsville
All of a sudden, Mayor Jim Watson doesn’t seem entirely on board with sending the third stage of LRT to Kanata and Stittsville. Now, it could go to Barrhaven first…
BLOG: Where in Stittsville can you easily walk to transit?
On paper, Stittsville appears to be well-served by transit. On top of major feeder routes 61 and 62, we have several connexion buses running on weekdays to zip workers downtown…
Retired Stittsville OPP sergeant building new school in Nicaragua
Photo: Mark Radke, retired OPP sergeant and Stittsville resident, in front of the OPP Kanata detachment. Photo via Stephanie Rudyk/SchoolBOX. In 30 years as an Ontario Provincial Police officer in…
COMMENT: Ford aside, here’s to a capable MPP in Ghamari
Photo: Goldie Ghamari, Carleton MPP-elect, during a debate in May. Photo by Barry Gray. Canada’s newspaper of record, the Globe and Mail, was so dithered over the poor choices on display…
Where to celebrate (or commiserate) with the provincial candidates on election night
Photo: Election signs on Stittsville Main Street. Photo by Barry Gray. For all you political party crashers out there, here’s where the candidates and their supporters are planning to spend…
Minimum wage hike ‘straw that broke camel’s back’ for Karters’ Korner owner
Photo: A view of the track at Karters Korner, posted to Facebook by real estate agent Mitch Gauzas. If you’ve got $3.5 million burning a hole in your pocket, here’s…