Category: News
Holly the lost Goldendoodle may be hiding near Timbermere area
Last Sunday, about a dozen volunteers searched the fields west of Timbermere between Hazeldean and Rothbourne for Holly the Goldendoodle. She’s the dog who went missing back in December on…
Update meeting for Stittsville Main design plan on May 20
City staff will host a public meeting to provide an update on the Stittsville Main Street Community Design Plan (CDP) on Wednesday, May 20 at 7:30pm at the Goulbourn Recreation…
George Escher donates famous father’s art to National Gallery
(Above: George Escher, son of artist M.C. Escher, holding a print of one of his father’s drawings, Hand with Reflecting Sphere, from January 1935. The drawing shows the room that George grew…
PHOTOS: Hair Donation event collects over $115,000 and 10,000 inches of hair
(Above: City councillor Shad Qadri had his head shaved as part of Sunday’s fundraising event at Algonquin College. Wayne Patrick from Shears in Stittsville has the razor in hand and…
Low water pressure on Fringewood due to repairs
Some residents in the Fringewood South area may experience low water pressure today. City crews are repairing a broken waterman valve on Fringewood Drive.
Search party on Sunday for Holly the goldendoodle
There’s a search party today for Holly, the 7-year-old goldendoodle. The dog went missing in December along the Trans Canada Trail in Stittsville. The search party is heading out in…
One person dead after car crash near Eagleson and Fallowfield
(Above: An Infiniti-brand car involved in a fatal early morning single-vehicle collision on Fallowfield Rd. at Eagleson Rd. is removed from the scene on a flatbed truck. Photo by Mike Carroccetto.)…
Original Sens owner Bruce Firestone plans book about the team’s founding
(ABOVE: In a video from the early 1990s, Bruce Firestone talks to reporters on the Huntmar Bridge overlooking the farmer’s field that would eventually become the Palladium, now known as Canadian…
Companies and individuals linked to Richcraft donated nearly $50k to campaigns
Corporations and individuals closely linked to one of Ottawa’s largest home builders made a combined $47,850 in donations to municipal candidates in the 2014 election.
Politics in the Pub comes to the Glen on April 21
(Press release from the Carleton Federal Liberal Association.) An election is looming on the horizon and the buzz has started. This year there will be a Federal election and new…
Grass fire near Terry Fox and Cope near the Walmart
(Above: Photo by @goveevers.) There’s a grass fire burning near Terry Fox Drive and Cope Drive. It’s on the east side of the road – opposite side of Walmart and the…
Corporate campaign donation rules need reform, say observers
Individuals closely tied to the Richcraft company donated over $11,500 to municipal candidates in 2014, in addition to $4,500 in corporate contributions made by the company itself. While no election…
UPDATE: Stolen toboggan from Cheshire Cat has been located
From the Cheshire Cat Facebook page: We would like to notify everyone that we have heard from the thieves that stole the toboggan. They have also donated $100 in the…
CITIZEN: Stittsville family wages campaign to find lost dog, happy Holly, a Goldendoodle
Kelly Egan from the Ottawa Citizen writes about Stittsville’s Rennie family, who are looking for their lost Goldendoodle Holly, last seen in December near the Trans Canada Trail. The Rennies…
Ottawa Fire fights grass fire south of Richmond
Ottawa Fire Services are fighting a fire on Eagleson Road at Brophy, south of Richmond. Just one day ago, Fire Prevention Officer Marc Messier tweeted: “This is the start of…