Category: News
Update to the City’s Wildlife Construction Protocol now available for review
(From the City of Ottawa.) The 2013 Wildlife Strategy identified the need to update and revise the City’s current wildlife construction protocol, previously approved by the former Region of Ottawa-Carleton, prior to…
BRADLEY-CRAIG BARN: Just what does heritage designation mean anyways?
(ABOVE: “Red Barn” – Photo by Joe Newton.) EDITOR’S NOTE: Earlier this week, we published an editorial calling for ideas to re-purpose the Bradley-Craig barn on Hazeldean Road. It’s the big…
Munster residents set to fight proposed school closure
School board staff have recommended closing Munster Elementary School due to declining enrolment, but residents are ready to fight to save their community school. The school currently has the lowest…
A-MAZE-ING: Stittsville’s Rotary Club raises funds for a Peace Park… including a labyrinth
(Press release from the Rotary Club.) The Rotary Club of Ottawa-Stittsville is seeking donations to help build Ottawa’s first Peace Park with a labyrinth. In recognition of your donation of…
Machete-wielding suspect sought in retail robbery on Terry Fox Drive
(Press release from the Ottawa Police.) The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is investigating the robbery of a retail premise targeting cellular phones and is seeking the public’s assistance to…
EDITORIAL: We need a business idea for the old red barn on Hazeldean Road
SEE ALSO: Just what does heritage designation mean anyways? How can we make sure we don’t lose the big red barn on Hazeldean Road? I’ve had a lot of people…
Statement from Mayor Jim Watson regarding guns and gangs
“I met with Police Chief Charles Bordeleau this afternoon to discuss the recent incidents involving guns and gangs in Ottawa. I am deeply concerned about the shootings that have taken…
Public school board staff recommends closing Munster Elementary School
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board staff have recommended closing Munster Elementary School starting in the 2015-2016 school year. Families currently attending the school would have the choice of attending either A. Lorne…
New community association being formed for Cypress Gardens and area
NOTICE OF COMMUNITY GROUP MEETING Monday, February 23, 2015, 7 to 9 p.m. Stittsville United Church Cypress Gardens & Fernbank Wetlands This meeting will initiate the formation of a Community…
Crossing Bridge Residents Association elects new executive committee
The Crossing Bridge Residents’ Association (CBRA) has elected a new Executive Committee. Members are Emily Farr (Treasurer), Cheryl Noll (Vice-President), Elad Lahv (President), Melanie Bailey (co-Secretary) and Deb Grant (co-Secretary). The…
Firefighters douse truck fire on Fallowfield Road
Firefighters extinguished a truck fire on Fallowfield Road just outside of Stittsville earlier today. There were no injuries, and the cause of the fire is still undetermined. Photos courtesy of…
Open Letter by Ottawa Police Chief Charles Bordeleau re: shootings
We live in a safe city. However, as police, we recognize that there are fluctuations in crime to which we must be prepared to respond. While reported crime is down,…
Rogers Wireless says they’ve improved service in Stittsville, but customers have mixed reviews
(Updated Saturday, January 10.) Several readers contacted us in the last week to say that they’ve noticed their Rogers Wireless service has improved in Stittsville. Last fall, we asked readers to…
Part of Goulbourn Rec Centre closed today after electrical problem
Shad Qadri sent this note via email on Tuesday morning: I have just been made aware that a portion of the Goulbourn Recreation Centre at 1500 Shea Road in Stittsville…
The loud bang you heard on Monday morning was probably a frost quake
(Above: Winter along Poole Creek. Photo by Barry Gray) There were lots of reports of a series loud bangs on Monday morning in Stittsville and surrounding areas. It’s likely the noise was…