Author: Lesley McKay
Ottawa Fire Service save historical Fallowfield Road barn from fire
(On the morning of July 30, 2020, Ottawa Fire Service received a call for a fire at 6426 Fallowfield Road. The fire was at the former Cathcart farm, with the…
Call for nominations – 2020 Crime Prevention Ottawa Awards
Do you know an individual, group or program that is making Ottawa safer? Help Crime Prevention Ottawa (CPO) celebrate them by putting their name forward for the CPO 12th annual awards. Previous…
Petition launched by Fernbank-Blackstone association opposing Robert Grant re-zoning
City staff are now reviewing the Lépine Group re-zoning amendment to allow an 18-storey building on the site of 1000 Robert Grant Avenue — more than doubling the height proposed in…
Kiwanis Kids4Kids talent showcase going virtual
The Kiwanis Club of Kanata-Stittsville had been busy this past spring preparing for their annual Kids4Kids Talent Showcase – then COVID-19 pulled the rug out from under their plans. Glynn…
PHOTOS: Stittsville’s Front Porch Concerts deliver donation to Crossroads
This week, the Crossroads Children’s Mental Health Centre were the proud recipients of a $5,983.90 donation from the residents of Stittsville who provided donations at the various performance sites for…
Lépine Group re-submits zoning application for 1000 Robert Grant
The Lepine Group have submitted a rezoning application to City Planning staff for the proposed apartment complex at 1000 Robert Grant (René’s Court). The original application had requested the permitted…
UPDATE – FOUND SAFE – 17-year-old missing teen – last seen in Stittsville area – public assistance sought
(Missing teen – Sydney Williams. Photo: Ottawa Police Service) The Ottawa Police Service Missing Persons Section is asking for public assistance to locate missing Sydney Williams, 17 years old. She…
UPDATE – FOUND SAFE -14-year-old missing teen last seen in Stittsville area – Police seek assistance to locate
(Missing youth – Kayla Leonard Stacey. Photo: Ottawa Police Service) The Ottawa Police Service Missing Persons Section is asking for public assistance to locate missing Kayla Leonard-Stacey, 14 years old.…
Community activities postponed until January 2021 at Stittsville United Church
Alanna Code, Office Administrator at Stittsville United Church (SUC), sent out the following message to be shared with the community regarding activities at the Church. “As most of Ontario, including Ottawa,…
Be water smart during National Drowning Prevention Week
The third week in July is designated as National Drowning Prevention Week by The Lifesaving Society of Canada. The week focuses on the drowning problem and drowning prevention to inform…
Ottawa Police seize loaded crime gun in Stittsville
(The location where frontline officers of the Ottawa Police Service seized a loaded sawed-off shotgun and charged two individuals. Map: Google Maps) Overnight, Frontline Officers observed two men lurking in…
Comet NEOWISE lights up Stittsville’s nighttime sky
(Astronauts on the International Space Station captured this shot of Comet NEOWISE as it hurled through the sky. Photo: NASA) Comet Neowise is paying a visit to the inner solar…
Stittsville businesses ready for Stage 3 and waiting for your support
(Stittsville at sunset. Photo: Front Page Media Group) Now that the province announced that Ottawa is in the Stage 3 re-opening phase effective July 17th, local Stittsville businesses have had…
Manconi adverse to temporary reallocation of vehicle traffic
On May 14, 2020, Councillor Glen Gower put forward the following directive to City Staff “…that through the appropriate recovery task force, staff come back to Council with recommendations for a…
Guide dog training has had to adapt during pandemic
Everyone is adapting to a world with COVID-19 and our usual routines and habits have greatly changed. There is one group of people often forgotten and not considered — those with…