Comments of the week: High school, turtles, and homebuilder geography
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…
Deadline is Monday for the Young Artist of the Month Contest
(Above: Drawing by Abi C., a Grade 3 student at St.Stephen in Stittsville.) CALLING ALL STITTSVILLE ARTISTS! If you’re 14 years of age or younger, we want to invite you to…
Grade 5/6 students take a field trip to Shea Woods
On Friday, June 12, city councillor Shad Qadri and City of Ottawa planning forester Mark Richardson accompanied students in grades 5 and 6 from Stittsville Public School to the Shea Woods.
MPP Jack Maclaren not that enthused about public high school in Stittsville
Jack Maclaren, quoted today in the Ottawa Citizen in an article about the results of the public high school survey: MacLaren said Thursday that he doesn’t oppose a new school…
City invites public input on booking of arenas and sports fields
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) Residents of Ottawa are invited to an open house on Tuesday, June 23 at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre, 1265 Walkley Road, from…
Official re-opening of GRC pool will include a free swim on July 4
The official re-opening of the swimming pool at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex will be held on Saturday, July 4 from 12:30pm-4:30pm.
COMMENT: “Environmental Centre” is just lipstick on a landfill
On Tuesday night at the public meeting on the proposed Site Plan Control for the proposed West Carleton Environmental Centre (WCEC) landfill on Carp Road there was considerable discussion about…
Vandals wreck turtle enclosure at local park
Vandals wrecked the turtle enclosure at Stitt Street Park today, but neighbours believe the eggs were left unharmed. Earlier this month, Karla Torres and her family saw a snapping turtle…
SIU closes investigation into Stittsville collision
(Press release from the Ontario SIU.) Based on the Special Investigations Unit’s (SIU) review of an incident that occurred in Ottawa earlier this month, SIU Director Tony Loparco has terminated…
Pointe of Grace Dance Company celebrates another successful season
(Above: Pointe of Grace Directors Carly Sherwin (left) and Amanda Leroux (right) present Tysen Lefebvre with a cheque for $13,000. Pointe of Grace Dance Company’s competitive team raised the funds for…
SURVEY SAYS: 90% of residents want a public school in Stittsville
Parents who are part of the Stittsville Public High School Now group presented the results of their survey at a school board meeting on Tuesday. A large group of Stittsville parents attended…
Geographically-challenged homebuilders agree to change direction
A pair of Stittsville homebuilders have been advertising the new Poole Creek Village as being in the “Heart of Kanata”, but the neighbourhood is actually smack dab in the middle of…
Singer/songwriter David daCosta at Gaia Java this Friday
David daCosta is a singer/songwriter based in Ottawa, and he has entertained us well on several previous occasions here in Gaia Java.
How a food blog evolved into a ready-to-eat meal service
(Above: Philip Munk and Alana Thomson. Photo by Barry Gray.) What began as a personal online cookbook has turned into Stittsville’s new healthy meal prep service, Healthy Balance. Alana Thomson was a…
WATCH: Stittsville’s breakdancing firefighter
Here’s Josh, a volunteer firefighter from Station 81 on Stittsville Main Street. He took part in a dance-off at Shad Qadri’s party in the park. Skip ahead to 30 seconds,…