Category: News
CARP RIVER RISING: Restoration project raises concerns in Arcadia
(ABOVE: Carp River, April 8, 2017. The Arcadia neighbourhood is in the background.) (Guest post from Daniel J. Kucherhan with the Arcadia Community Association.) Residents of Arcadia have been watching…
NOTEBOOK: A fenced dog run, more cash for road repairs, ice cream at Quitters
FENCED DOG RUNS PLANNED FOR STITTSVILLE SOUTH NEIGHBOURHOOD Valecraft Homes recently tweeted out the design of a park and stormwater pond in their new Rathwell Landing neighbourhood, (located south of…
NOTEBOOK: Jack Ketch update, Carp Rd landfill contaminated soil
THE JACK KETCH RESTAURANT PLANS AUGUST OPENING John Curry wrote a great overview of some of the historical buildings on Stittsville Main Street recently in the Stittsville News. The piece starts…
Rainy weather and park fees spoil plans for Stittsville farmers’ market
(file photo) Despite having strong community support, the Ottawa Farmers’ Market (OFM) couldn’t muster enough vendor support for a market in Stittsville this year to make economic sense. But the president…
NOTEBOOK: Farmers’ Market update, more thefts at Carp Road Park & Ride
FARMERS’ MARKET UPDATE There’s still no date set for the opening of the “official” Ottawa Farmers’ Market at Village Square Park, but Suzanne Bird is forging ahead anyways with a…
PROJECT OF A LIFETIME: Interior designer revamps a Canadian icebreaker
(PHOTO: Tania Kratt boards the Canada C3 icebreaker.) Tania Kratt has a long commute. Fortunately, her roughly 340 km travel between her home in Stittsville and office in Burlington, Vermont,…
CITIZEN: Family of Maddie Clement thanks community for support
From the Ottawa Citizen: Maddie Clement loved children and animals and would do anything to help a friend, says her uncle. The 17-year-old died Sunday night after a car carrying…
NOTEBOOK: More honours for Tysen, Poole Creek blasting, coyote meeting, more
CONGRATS TYSEN! This week at the Spirit of the Capital Youth Awards, Stittsville’s Tysen Lefebvre received the Max Keeping Award for Personal Strength and Courage. It’s awarded annually to an…
Fernbank farm owner asks for public’s help to find possible arsonists
Joni Sabourin and her family own 200 acres farmland on Fernbank Road, immediately west of Deer Run and West Ridge. On Sunday, firefighters responded to a brush fire on her…
Statement from Nelliya Karbisheva’s family
The family of Nelliya Karbisheva, who passed away on May 25, 2017, would like to express heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has helped and supported us during this difficult time.…
LINKED: MPP Jack MacLaren kicked out of PC caucus
UPDATE, May 29: MPP Jack MacLaren was quitting before PC Leader Patrick Brown fired him *** Several news outlets today reporting that Carleton-Mississippi Mills MPP Jack MacLaren has been kicked out…
NOTEBOOK: Infill on Jonathan Pack, Haliburton Park plans, noise bylaw changes
INFILL ON JONATHAN PACK On June 7, Ottawa’s Committee of Adjustment will consider a request to subdivide a piece of residential property at 28 Jonathan Pack Street. Currently it’s a…
HIGHWAY ROBBERY: Wheels stolen from car at Carp Road Park and Ride
(PHOTO: When Jeff Levere arrived back at his car after work, he discovered that all four wheels were stolen.) Imagine getting dropped off at the Park and Ride following a…
Public meeting on noise by-law review on May 2
(via City of Ottawa) The City of Ottawa’s By-law and Regulatory Services Branch is conducting a Noise By-law review, and residents are invited to provide their feedback through an online…
LINKED: How a would-be Ottawa pot ’empire’ failed to launch
The Ottawa Citizen has a report about Franco Vigile and his plans for a chain of Magna Terra marijuana dispensaries, including one on Iber Road in Stittsville. Franco Vigile wanted…