Category: News
No report cards for public students JK-grade 7
(Letter to parents from the OCDSB’s Director of Education.) Dear Parent/Guardian: I am writing with an important update on the final report card which is usually issued at the end…
Hubley: Province, not city, responsible for wildlife calls
(ABOVE: Photo by April Boomer, via Facebook.) Kanata councillor Allan Hubley commented on this week’s deer incident in Glen Cairn on the Glen Cairn Residents Facebook group today. Some residents were…
Trio of public meetings on Monday: Carp Road Landfill, mosquitos, winter parking
Monday, June 15 is packed with three separate public meetings of interest to Stittsville residents.
Results of public high school survey will be presented to school board on June 16
Here’s an email from the Stittsville Public High School Now group. They’ll be presenting the results of their survey, in advance of the Ministry of Education’s deadline for school boards to…
LOST & FOUND: Twin concrete lions stolen from driveway
An Amberwood resident has turned to Kijiji in a search for two stolen concrete lions: “Looking for my twin lions stolen from my driveway. 2 ornamental lions, white concrete, 2 feet…
Public meeting on Carp Road Landfill site plan on June 15
(via city councillor Eli El-Chantiry) The City of Ottawa has received a Site Plan Control application from the West Carleton Environmental Centre (WCEC) to permit an expansion to the existing…
Herbicide to be used to combat wild parsnip south of Stittsville
(Adapted from an article originally published on the City of Ottawa web site.) For a plant with such an innocuous name, the wild parsnip is a troublemaker. Like any invasive…
Anybody missing a sombrero?
Via Stittsville Moms: “Is anyone missing a sombrero in deer run / cypress gardens.”
Alex Sanghwan showing progress, celebrates 23rd birthday
Alex Sanghwan, the Stittsville student badly injured after being hit by a car in Miami earlier this year, is showing progress. His family posted an update to the Pray 4…
Explore the city this weekend at Doors Open Ottawa
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) This weekend, June 6 and 7, explore your city during Doors Open Ottawa. This event offers an opportunity to discover the secrets that…
Special Investigations Unit investigates collision at Huntmar & Hazeldean
UPDATE: Roads in the area have re-opened as of about 4:30pm. Also, the SIU has suspended its investigation into the crash. Due to prelim info received regarding injuries to woman…
Liberal candidate and supporters help clean up Stittsville Main Street
(Press release from the Chris Rodgers campaign team.) Federal Liberal candidate Chris Rodgers led a group of supporters on Stittsville Main Street this past Sunday as they participated in the Tim Horton’s Cleaning the…
What can be done about Stittsville’s dog waste problem?
This image was shared by Stittsville resident Kristin Harcoff. It shows a pair of concrete barriers at the end of Maple Grove Road near Alon Street, at the edge of…
Survey launched to collect info about a public high school in Stittsville
The group that’s lobbying for a new public high school in Stittsville launched a survey today to gather more data from residents. Here’s a letter they’ve sent out:
Ottawa Fire will be knocking on doors June 1-8 to check on smoke alarms
(Press release via the City of Ottawa.) Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) firefighters will be out in the community during the first week of June to encourage residents to install, test…