Category: Police, Fire & Paramedics
House fire on Maestro Avenue in Fairwinds North
Ottawa Fire Services responded to a 911 call today shortly after 2:30pm about a fire on Maestro Avenue in the Fairwinds North area. The 911 caller reported seeing black smoke coming…
Firefighters respond to hay fire near Rothbourne & Moonstone
Ottawa firefighters responded to what they described as a “large hay stack” on fire near Rothbourne and Moonstone, just west of Carp Road around 10:40am on Monday morning. The fire was quickly…
Fire on Lloydalex leaves five people homeless
A fire at 122 Lloydalex Crescent on Saturday afternoon has left five people homeless, including two adults and two kids from one unit, and a woman from another. There…
UPDATE: Police seek two “persons of interest” in Tanger shooting
The two people arrested yesterday by Ottawa Police after the Tanger Outlets shooting have been released without charges. Police are looking for two “persons of interest” in connection with yesterday’s…
It came in like a wrecking ball: 1518 Stittsville Main Street demolished
Demolition of the old Bradley’s General Store building at 1518 Stittsville Main Street started at 7am today. By 10am it was a pile of bricks. A fire destroyed the building in…
Fire on Abaca Way caused by a discarded cigarette
Ottawa Fire said this morning via Twitter: “Yesterday’s fire on Abaca Way was caused by a carelessly discarded cigarette. Cigarette was put in a planter which caught fire. This is the…
UPDATE: Demolition permit issued for 1518 Stittsville Main Street
Photo by Glen Gower A demolition permit was issued last Friday for the historic Bradley’s General Store building on Stittsville Main Street. The building was heavily damaged by fire in September…