Author: Glen Gower
NOTEBOOK: Carleton Liberals, Carp Landfill, new businesses on Main
A bit of a grab bag of updates today… CARLETON LIBERALS SET NOMINATION DATE The riding association for the provincial Liberals in Carleton have set a date for their nomination…
Coldest Night fundraiser brings in more than $31,000 for Chrysalis House
(ABOVE: Members of Team StittsvilleCentral.ca, who helped raise over $4,200.) Wow! Thanks to everyone who supported this year’s Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser for Chrysalis House. On Saturday evening,…
HIGH FIVE: Trivia fundraiser brings in over $1,300 for Chrysalis House
(Quizmaster Rick Tremblay reads out the questions at a special Friday night trivia fundraiser at Quitters.) A big high five goes out to everyone who joined us at last night’s…
COMMENT: How neighbourhood rinks connect our communities
Sunday afternoon was a bittersweet day at the Bandmaster Park skating rink in Fairwinds. Dozens of kids and parents came out for our community association’s neighbourhood skate, a modest event…
NOTEBOOK: Stewardship Council lends its support to a food forest for Blackstone Park
You may remember Paul Wilson’s idea for a permaculture food forest at Blackstone Park that we published a couple of weeks ago. Now the idea is getting support from the…
COMMENT: A million dollars matters
Puzzled by today's news – that a $1 million fine will not be imposed on RTG as a result of the announced #LRT delay – given the attached Dec 15th,…
PHOTOS: Celebrating the future of the Bradley-Craig Farm
About 40 “Friends of the Bradley-Craig Farm” assembled for a community photo today in front of the big red barn. We were celebrating this week’s great news: Richcraft Homes, the…
NOTEBOOK: Richcraft says they’ll keep the Bradley-Craig barn on Hazeldean
(PHOTO: The Bradley-Craig barn, January 2018. Photo illustration by Barry Gray.) I’m cautiously optimistic after reading a statement today from Richcraft on the future of the Bradley-Craig Farm. The company…
COMMENT: Homeless deserve a side of dignity with their pizzas
A homeless shelter in downtown Ottawa won’t be accepting leftover pizzas from the Stittsville Little Caesars because of food safety concerns. Jason Lee, the owner of the pizza place, has…
Support Team StittsvilleCentral.ca in fundraiser for Chrysalis House
I’m a board member with the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (WOCRC), and on February 24, 2018 we’re doing a fundraiser to support Chrysalis House, a 25-bed emergency shelter in…
COMMENT: Recent articles give insight into developer perspective (and it ain’t pretty)
There were two articles published last week with some interesting perspectives from Ottawa’s local development scene. The first is a profile from Ottawa Business Journal of Ted Fobert and Robert…
NOTEBOOK: High school and district park included in plans for 195 Huntmar
Sounds to me like a request from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board to reserve land for a public high school at 195 Huntmar Drive has really put a wrench into…
An open letter to Stittsville clubs, groups, and associations
The last edition of the Stittsville News will be delivered to homes this week. As I’ve written previously, this is a major loss to the community. Over the past few…
NOTEBOOK: Updates to mixed-use development at 195 Huntmar
Shenkman/Cavanagh have submitted a revised Plan of Subdivision to the City of Ottawa for a major mixed use development on their land at 195 Huntmar Drive. The new plans will…
Elliott and Qadri in the running for Carleton Liberal nomination
(PHOTO: Kim Elliott (left) and Theresa Qadri are contestants for the Liberal nomination in the provincial riding of Carleton.) UPDATE (FEB 19): There’s a nomination meeting scheduled for March 25…