Category: News
Family of Alex Sanghwan launches fundraising campaign
(Photo via Facebook.) The family of Alex Sanghwan has set up an online fundraising campaign to raise money for his medical care. The Stittsville man was critically injured in Miami…
Rural affairs committee to vote on zoning for new Fernbank quarry
(Above: Location of the proposed Taggart quarry near Fernbank and Jinkinson. The Trans Canada Trail is along the north of the site. Via Bing Maps.) UPDATE: ARAC approved the zoning…
Garbage and recycling delayed due to Easter long weekend
From the City of Ottawa: The City of Ottawa would like to remind residents of the following schedule changes for Friday, April 3 (Good Friday), and Monday, April 6 (Easter Monday).…
House fire and stand-off on Snowy Owl Trail on Tuesday afternoon
UPDATE: Woman taken off roof of Stittsville home after it was set afire. Live blog http://t.co/JCxeDohisK #ottnews pic.twitter.com/46ZNOovfIq — Ottawa Sun (@ottawasuncom) March 31, 2015 From the Ottawa Sun: A…
Stittsville’s Alexander Sanghwan critically injured by car in Miami
From CBC Ottawa: Police say a 22-year-old Ottawa tourist is in critical condition after being struck by a car in Miami, Fla. Miami-Dade police say Alexander Sanghwan was walking…
Ottawa Museums and City Archives go virtual with their collections
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) Accessing information about Ottawa’s history just got easier with the launch of the Ottawa Museums and Archives virtual Collections Catalogue. You can check…
Kungfu Bistro re-opens after weekend break-in
Margarita Chen from Kungfu Bistro sent along this note. They were closed on Sunday due to an overnight break-in. We are OPEN today! It’s business as usual with a lot of…
Firefighters save a cat from fire on Pretty Street
(Photo via Ottawa Fire / Todd Horricks.) Ottawa firefighters responded to a fire on Pretty Street early Monday morning. Todd Horricks from Ottawa Fire says that two occupants were displaced.…
COMMENT: Higher election contribution rebates would reduce the need for corporate donors
EDITOR’S NOTE: One of the issues in the 2014 municipal election last fall was whether or not candidates should be allowed to accept corporate or union donations. In April, city…
Kungfu Bistro closed Sunday due to break-in
The management at Kungfu Bistro asked us to share this update with our readers: We had a break-in last night and so to ensure the health and safety of our…
Police ask for help to find 16-year-old from Stittsville
(Press release from the Ottawa Police.) UPDATE: Police have located the teenager and she is safe and sound. (Our policy at StittsvilleCentral.ca for missing persons cases involving minors is to…
Rogers is upgrading infrastructure along Stittsville Main
(Update from city councillor Shad Qadri.) This proposed Rogers work is an upgrade to the existing system with 803m of conduit installed by trenching and boring. All the work is…
PHOTOS: Car flips over on Hazeldean Road near Farm Boy
UPDATE: Photographer Paul Dawson shared his photos of the crash with StittsvilleCentral.ca. He says: “At 9:30pm a single vehicle driving East on Hazeldean Rd in Kanata hit the median and…
Weekend outage in Munster due to a ‘perfect storm’, says Hydro Ottawa
EDITOR’S NOTE: On Saturday, some residents in the Munster/Ashton area of Rideau Goulbourn were left without power for hours. We asked Hydro Ottawa about why power went out and why…
Housing counsellor gives an objective perspective to seniors housing
Choosing a retirement home can be an emotional experience for seniors and their families. Stittsville’s Suzanne Mondoux wants to make the process of finding a senior’s residence less stressful for…