QADRI: Public meeting for new Minto’s Potter’s Key subdivision on November 4
(via Councillor Shad Qadri’s weekly newsletter) Minto Homes has prepared a revised Plan of Subdivision for their proposed development known as Potter’s Key located at Stittsville. This land is located…
NOTEBOOK: Dog park signage, voter turn-out, 6279 Fernbank
DOG PARK SIGNAGE Earlier this year we published a map of off-leash dog parks in Stittsville, using data pulled from the City of Ottawa’s web site. Recently, a reader pointed out that signage in…
Group moves forward with plans to sponsor Syrian refugees
(Press release via KSRSG. Photo: At a Kanata Stittsville Refugee Sponsorship Group meeting in September, Rev. Grant Dillenbeck answers questions on how to help Syrian refugees. Photo by Shannon Lough.) At…
PHOTO: Autumn tree on Hedgerow Lane
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HIGH & DRY: Stittsville’s prohibition-era Temperance Hotel
Next time you visit Quitters, have a close look at the brick building right next door on the corner of Orville Street. You can still see a faint line marking…
Councillor El-Chantiry provides update on Hydro One customer transfer
From West Carleton Councillor Eli El-Chantiry’s email newsletter: This past June I updated residents with some favourable news regarding having 45,000 Hydro One customers transferred to Hydro Ottawa. At that…
Lawyer donates expertise to help Syrian refugees
Becoming a mother changed the way a Stittsville lawyer saw the world around her, and after witnessing the media coverage of a drowned Syrian boy she decided to do her part.…
Gracenote sings sing jazz and pop standards at Gaia Java this Friday
The talented ladies of Gracenote have graced us with their voices on several occasions and it is noteworthy to be having them back, with as always the steady and sympathetic…
Kanata Theatre gets six Capital Critics Circle nominations
(Press release from Kanata Theatre.) Shows from last year’s Kanata Theatre season have received important recognition by the Capital Critics Circle, a panel of Ottawa’s leading theatre reviewers. Productions by…
Low-rise apartments proposed for Cope Drive
The City of Ottawa is accepting public comments on a proposal for eight low-rise residential apartment buildings with 262 rental units on Cope Drive. That’s in Kanata South off Terry…
COYNE: Statement on election results
Deborah Coyne released the following statement on the results of the election in Carleton: “I want to sincerely congratulate Pierre Poilievre and his team on his election as the Member…
LIVE: Election news and results for Carleton
Looking for Ontario election 2018 results? Click here. We’ll be updating this page throughout the night with Stittsville and Carleton riding election news. As of 1:14am Party Candidate Votes Percentof…
Where you can celebrate (or commiserate) with the candidates on election night
For all you political party crashers out there, here’s where the candidates and their supporters are planning to spend election night: Deborah Coyne is attending a private function with volunteers and supporters…
Advance vote in Carleton was second highest in Canada, says Global analysis
Nearly a quarter of Carleton residents, or 24.19% voted in advance polls, according to an analysis by Global News. That’s the second-highest in the country. To come up with the…
War of 1812 veteran Captain Bradley remembered at Beechwood Cemetery
(Above: The Bradley family headstone is at the left, the footstone of Captain William Brown Bradley and his son Sands Bradley and the plaque are located next to it. Photo…