Category: Pets & Animals
Sacred Heart high school gives heads up about coyote sighting
Officials at Sacred Heart High School have alerted students and the community about a coyote seen along the Trans Canada Trail earlier today. We received a report that a coyote…
NOTEBOOK: Plastic bags and dog poop could be ok for green bin by next year
I hate writing about dog waste but I know it is a big issue for Stittsville residents. Under the current rules, dog owners are supposed to bring their doggie bags…
A NOTE FROM FINNEGAN: A dog says goodbye to Shea Woods
Earlier this month, this letter was posted at the treat tree in the Shea Woods… (Thanks to Olivia for the tip!)
UPDATE: Nukka’s surgery a success
Re: Family asks for community’s support to help their young dog (January 1, 2017) I just got the call from the vet, after 7+ hours of excruciating wait time during…
UPDATE: Nukka the dog’s surgery booked for January 23
Re: Family asks for community’s support to help their young dog (January 1, 2017) We have booked Nukka’s surgery. It will be on Tuesday, 23 January, 2018. Although recovery will…
LETTER: Dog walkers in Shea Woods need to take ownership of pet waste issue
(PHOTO: Roscoe the Boxer bolts through the Shea Woods. File photo / December 2017.) Irresponsible dog owners who neglect to pick up after their dogs is a chronic issue in…
You can now report sick and injured animals to 311
(Press release via City of Ottawa) Starting Friday, January 5, the City of Ottawa will handle calls about sick and injured animals and will take on responsibility for transporting them.…
LETTER: Family asks for community’s support to help their young dog
We are a family of seven – Mom, Dad, and five young children, ages 11, 9, 7, 6 and 4 – who, over the past year, have experienced both joy…
LETTER: A lynx on Carp Road
Re: Where the wild things are… I have a shop in the Reis industrial park off of Carp Road just north of Richardson Side Road. We have seen a lynx…
Animal clinic looks for home for abandoned cat
UPDATE: Staff at the clinic sent along this note on Wednesday afternoon: “She is in a temporary home for Chrsitmas and we hope it will turn into her forever home.…
Where the wild things are…
(Photo via of Kathleen Edwards.) StittsvilleCentral.ca reader Kathleen Edwards Tweeted us this photo from a recent walk along the Trans Canada Trail, west of West Ridge Drive: @StittsCentral anyone in…
PHOTO: Heron on the Rocks
Brian Eastop snapped this photo on October 18 at the Beaver Pond in Kanata. “A picture of patience,” he says. (We love seeing photos from in and around our community. Please…
LETTER: Stittsville needs some fenced-in dog parks
Re: NOTEBOOK: City moves a step closer to protecting part of Shea Woods After moving to Stittsville from Nepean I was looking forward to the many trails and green space available…
ON THE FLY: Herons and egrets (photos)
Thanks to Jacinta Cillis-Asquith for sharing these photos, taken last week in our area. “Stittsville…home to Herons everywhere,” she writes. “I could not fit enough trees into my picture. This…
PHOTO: Turtle near Poole Creek
We spotted this guy (or gal?) on a path near Poole Creek on the weekend. It’s a snapping turtle, and they’re a common sight in Stittsville near creeks and…