NOTEBOOK: Kanata-Stittsville LRT study will look at three route options
(PHOTO: Artist’s rendering of the Rideau LRT station downtown. Via City of Ottawa.) It occurred to me on the drive home from Monday night’s LRT open house that we just…
ALC scraps plan for triple-split class
Plans for a triple-grade class at A. Lorne Cassidy elementary school were scrapped after English enrolment turned out to be higher than initially projected, the school’s principal says. Board officials…
PHOTOS: Arts in the Park at Village Square
The sky was overcast but spirits were bright on Sunday for the annual Arts in the Park event, presented by the Stittsville Village Association. Over 90 vendors participated this year…
SATURDAY: Peek inside the renovated home of Jennifer McGahan Interiors
(PHOTO: From December 2016, Jennifer McGahan stands in front of her building on Main Street. Photo by Barry Gray.) Since January, we’ve been watching the transformation of Lytle House from…
LETTER: Bless this bike!
(ABOVE: Monsignor Joseph Muldoon, Pastor at Holy Spirit Catholic Parish, rides Murilo Torres’ Fatboy Harley Davidson.) Since I was a kid my dream was this exact bike, a black Fatboy…
Fernbank farm owner asks for public’s help to find possible arsonists
Joni Sabourin and her family own 200 acres farmland on Fernbank Road, immediately west of Deer Run and West Ridge. On Sunday, firefighters responded to a brush fire on her…
Statement from Nelliya Karbisheva’s family
The family of Nelliya Karbisheva, who passed away on May 25, 2017, would like to express heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has helped and supported us during this difficult time.…
Grass fire behind Birchland Crescent
(via Ottawa Fire Service) Ottawa Fire Services received a 911 call from a resident reporting smoke showing in a farm field behind his home on Birchland Crescent on May 28…
LINKED: MPP Jack MacLaren kicked out of PC caucus
UPDATE, May 29: MPP Jack MacLaren was quitting before PC Leader Patrick Brown fired him *** Several news outlets today reporting that Carleton-Mississippi Mills MPP Jack MacLaren has been kicked out…
Blair Dunbar joins Syner-G Massage and Wellness Centre on Stittsville Main
Blair Dunbar, Osteopathy (thesis writer) & Registered Massage Therapist has moved his practice to join Holly Milliner at Syner-G Massage Therapy and Wellness Centre at 1535 Stittsville Main Street. Blair brings…
MAY 27: Giant Tiger Charity BBQ
Pls RT Come to #GiantTiger #Stittsville for a #charity BBQ, 11-2PM supporting my Mission & @MakeAWishEO I'll have my new hats for sale too! pic.twitter.com/2Tvpu84FL4 — Mission to a Million…
JUNE 5: Open house for Light Rail to Kanata/Stittsville
The City of Ottawa is hosting an open house on Monday, June 5 on the Kanata/Stittsville Light Rail Transit Environmental Assessment (EA) Study. The meeting will be held from 5:30pm-8:30pm…
NOTEBOOK: Infill on Jonathan Pack, Haliburton Park plans, noise bylaw changes
INFILL ON JONATHAN PACK On June 7, Ottawa’s Committee of Adjustment will consider a request to subdivide a piece of residential property at 28 Jonathan Pack Street. Currently it’s a…
La Cucina moves from Kanata to Stittsville next month
La Cucina restaurant is moving from Kanata to Stittsville in June. They’re currently located at Castlefrank and Hazeldean, and they’ll be moving to the former Fresco Bistro location in front of…
Sad ending to search for missing Jackson Trails senior
(PHOTO: Police search for missing person Nelliya Karbisheva in the Jackson Trails area on Tuesday. Photo by Connor Boudreau.) UPDATE, May 27: Karbisheva’s family have thanked the community for their…