“MY CARP RUNNETH OVER”: Pathway flooding is perfectly normal, says City
Carp River, April 8, 2017. The Arcadia neighbourhood is in the background. (Thanks Karen for the headline pun.) The mighty Carp River overflowed its banks during the first week of April,…
City-wide open air fire ban in effect
(via Ottawa Fire Services) Ottawa Fire Services is placing a city-wide fire ban into effect immediately to prevent the rapid spread of fire due to grass and brush fires. This…
Fringewood one of Ottawa’s best buys in real estate: MoneySense
MoneySense magazine says that Fringewood is one of Ottawa’s top five best buys in real estate, in a survey of 360 neighbourhoods in eastern Ontario. Here’s what the magazine has…
Here’s how much the Sens pay in property taxes each year
(Canadian Tire Centre. Photo by Aaron Toth, via Flickr) And you thought your property tax bill was high… Somebody was asking the other day in a local Facebook group how…
Weekly music series premieres Tuesday at NeXT
(press release) “The Sound of the Muse” is a new series of after-dinner theatrical concerts at NeXT, featuring live music, narrative stories written for the stage, multi media projection, and…
HELP WANTED: Summer jobs at Goulbourn Museum
(via Goulbourn Museum) The Goulbourn Museum is looking for 2 post-secondary students for the following positions: Curatorial Assistant: Duties include working with the collection, cataloguing artefacts, and daily operations. Museum and…
LINKED: NeXT chef teams up with visiting colleagues for ‘performance’ dinners
(via Ottawa Citizen) Ottawa chef Michael Blackie is again indulging his flair for showmanship and love of collaboration. At his Stittsville restaurant, NeXT, he’ll stage eight events this year that…
Goulbourn Jubilee Singers are proud to present MADE IN CANADA
(press release) Our spring program is named “Made in Canada” and will be performed at two concerts on Saturday May 6 at 7:30 pm and Sunday May 7 at 2:00…
Three steps you can take to reduce damage from flooding
(via City of Ottawa) With continuing heavy rainfall in the forecast, the City advises residents to take necessary precautions for any potential flooding in low lying areas that are adjacent…
Some simple precautions to keep bears away as hibernation ends
(ABOVE: Black bear near Hazeldean Road and Jinkinson Road, June 4, 2015. Photo by Kenny B Images.) (We haven’t heard of any bear sightings in our area yet this season,…
NOTEBOOK: Congestion pricing, cell phone tower, patio season
CONGESTION PRICING BACK ON THE RADAR Looks like the debate over “congestion pricing” might be coming to City Hall in the near future. That’s the idea of using financial incentives…
LETTER: A call for “no parking” on Liard Street
On the north side of Liard Street from Stittsville Main Street to the corner of Basswood, the ditches were reconstructed in September 2016, allowing the water to flow from the…
Family establishes memorial page for Samuel Evie Marincak
The family of Sacred Heart student Samuel Evie Marincak has set up a memorial Facebook page to pay tribute to the teen, who died last week. The page can be found at facebook.com/SamEvieMarincak/ “In…
EXTINGUISHED: Muraca On Fire food truck closes
(Frank Muraca and his two boys, Giovanni (left) and Dante (right) at the Muraca On Fire food truck in the Rona parking lot on Hazeldean Road. Photo Barry Gray.) Posted…
Fire on Fowler Street in Richmond displaces family of five
UPDATE: Neighbours have set up a fundraising page to help the family displaced by the fire: “The Purdy family from Richmond ON suffered a devastating loss yesterday when a fire…