Category: Nature & Environment
Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority set to expand wetland regulation
(Article adapted from the MCVA web site. Photo above: Autumn in the Marsh, September 2013 / photo by Glen Gower.) The Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) is getting set to…
VIDEO: Aerial footage of the Upper Poole Creek Wetland
Here’s a mesmerizing video shared by Twitch, taken on Saturday high above the Upper Poole Creek Wetland at the observation deck on the Trans Canada Trail. It’s long – over…
Pipeline risks outweigh benefits, says Ontario Energy Board report
(ABOVE: Energy East pipeline route, looking south from Jinkinson Road. Via Google Maps.) Last week, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) released a report on the proposed Energy East pipeline that raises…
PHOTO: You never know what you’ll run into along the trail…
Thanks to Lara Winnemore for sending along this photo she took along the Trans Canada Trail on Wednesday afternoon., between Beverly and Abbott. This doe was accompanied by its mother,…
From Las Vegas to West Carleton: Meet the family behind the Pazab Farm
(Above: The Pazab Family: Agata and Preston Zaborowski, with Sonja, 11, Eloy, 9, Sasha, 7, Arkadiusz, 3. Photo by Barry Gray.) Can you imagine moving your family, including four young kids,…
Mayor Watson wants 20 more community gardens in next four years
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s a press release from the City of Ottawa today with some great news for supporters of community gardens. In Stittsville, Kelsey Boggis-da Silva has been pushing for a new community garden in…
Waste Management submits revised landfill site plan
Waste Management has submitted new revised documents as part of its site plan proposal to expand the Carp Road landfill. You can see the documents on the City of Ottawa’s…
PHOTO: Sunflowers near Carp Road
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LETTER: Municipalities value development over environment
Re: Residents question health of Poole Creek Wetland Thanks to Stittsville Central for the in-depth article on what happens when municipalities place more value on bad development than environmental sustainability. …
Residents question health of Poole Creek wetland
(Above: Stittsville residents are concerned about the health of the Upper Poole Creek Wetland. From left to right: Marcos Alvarez, Jonah Alvarez, Andrea Sedgwick, Ken McRae, Sylvie Sabourin, Mila (last…
PHOTO: Corn/Barn
Here’s a photo from Barry Gray of a barn near Richmond off Eagleson Road. We love getting photos from readers. Please send them along to feedback@stittsvillecentral.ca.
PARSNIP GONE WILD: Poisonous plant ‘more than we can handle’ says councillor
On Twitter today, Barrhaven councillor Jan Harder called this year’s infestation of wild parsnip in Ottawa’s suburbs “more than we can handle” and “far worse than anticipated”.
Section of Rideau Trail south of Kanata closed due to wild parsnip
Part of the Rideau Trail has been closed south of Kanata due to wild parsnip. From the Rideau Trail Association web site: Regrettably we will be closing a portion of…
City staff want conversation with culvert blockers
(PHOTO: Stones blocking the culvert under the Trans Canada Trail, October 2014. Photo courtesy of Phil Sweetnam.) City officials want to know who keeps plugging up a culvert under the…
PHOTO: Poole Creek Pathway
Here’s a photo sent in by Marise Dubé of the Poole Creek Pathway, taken on July 2. “One of the many trails that can be enjoyed in Stittsville,” she writes.…