Five places to find a pumpkin near Stittsville
(Pumpkins near Richmond. Photo by Barry Gray.) A lot of Stittsville families will be heading out to find a pumpkin this weekend. It’s a lot of fun to head out to a…
COMMENTS OF THE WEEK: Quitters, Black’s Farm, Mrs. Faux, more
Every week we get lots of comments from our readers on our web site, via email, and social media. Here’s a sample of what we heard this week. Add your thoughts…
Kemp Woodland includes trees over two centuries old
(ABOVE: Unveiling of the Kemp Woodland plaque. Left to right: Janet Mason (Ottawa Stewardship Council), Glen Carr (Sacred Heart High School), Phil Sweetnam (Stittsville Village Association), Councillor Shad Qadri, Wayne French…
UPDATE: 6279 Fernbank development likely to proceed
EDITOR’S NOTE: Jillian McKim lives on Fernbank Road in a home that’s adjacent to a proposed 149-home development at 6279 Fernbank Road. Over the past few months, she’s been participating…
NOTEBOOK: GRC pool legal action, Carp River work, community safety, more
Updates on stories we’ve been watching over the past few weeks… GOULBOURN REC CENTRE POOL The GRC pool re-opened in June after extensive repairs to fix structural deficiencies. We were wondering…
No point to voting strategically in Carleton, says Green candidate
UPDATE (Oct 17): While the Green Party thinks it’s futile to vote strategically, the Liberals want to convince you that’s not the case. Here’s an ad posted to Twitter on…
PHOTO: Fall has arrived
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Third “All That Glam” jewelry sale raises money for Nunavut
As a student in grade 12, I began a charity event called ALL THAT GLAM, a sale of gently-used jewelry and handbags to raise money for school breakfast programs in…
WATCH: Carleton candidate debate on Rogers TV
Rogers TV’s all-candidate debate for the riding of Carleton, recorded on September 29, 2015. Candidates participating are Deborah Coyne, Kc Larocque, Pierre Poilievre and Chris Rodgers.
CALL FOR PHOTOS: Stittsville’s best Halloween decor!
If your house is all spooked up for Halloween … or if you have a neighbour with a haunted grave yard that’s to die for … we want to hear about it.…
Road closures this Saturday for 9 Run Run
This year’s annual 9 Run Run, Ottawa’s Emergency Services Run, takes place on Saturday, October 17. Here’s a list of planned road closures. These times are approximate and the may…
Amanda Bon and Danny Artuso at Gaia Java this Friday
CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS Amanda and I have been in touch by email for well over a year, and this summer we finally met, thanks to the hospitality of the…
Eagleson closed from Fallowfield to Old Richmond starting Tuesday
(via the City of Ottawa) Eagleson Road will be closed to through traffic from Fallowfield Road to Old Richmond Road, starting Tuesday, October 13 until late November. Local access will…
Black Family Farm helps Food Bank via Community Harvest program
(ABOVE: Tom Black in front of greenhouses with produce for the Ottawa Food Bank. Photo by Barry Gray.) Every day there are people in Ottawa who go hungry. But they shouldn’t…
Single-car rollover on Upper Dwyer Hill road
(press release from the Ottawa Paramedic Service) Paramedics responded to a call single car rollover that occurred at the intersection of Upper Dwyer Hill and McArton roads (just north of…