“OTTER’S” KEY: Breakfast in the Jackson Trails pond
Jackson Trails may have a new mascot! Foxes, deer, turtles, turkeys, coyotes, beavers and even bears are fairly common sights in Stittsville, but it’s not often you see an otter.…
LETTER: City needs to strengthen heritage rules
(Photo: Bradley Craig barn on Hazeldean Road, October 2015. Photo by Barry Gray.) Increased urban sprawl into what once was prime agricultural land and thriving rural communities requires an ethical response…
Still time to register a float in the annual Parade of Lights
Yes, Santa Claus is definitely coming to town and the Stittsville Village Association (SVA) is hoping to make his welcome the biggest and best ever. Santa’s parade, in the evening…
COLA group launches new website
The Coalition for Landfill Accountability (COLA) launched a new web site today at colaottawa.ca. The web site will be a resource for residents to learn about issues related to the expansion of…
Here’s what’s planned for Stittsville’s Remembrance Day ceremony
(Above: The Colour Party leads veterans and other participants down Stittsville Main Street on November 11, 2014. Photo by Barry Gray.) This year’s Remembrance Day activities in Stittsville will begin…
Boyd House on Huntmar recommended for heritage designation
(Photo: Boyd House, Fall 2013. Photo by Glen Gower.) City planners are recommending that Boyd House, the old stone home at 173 Huntmar Drive, be designated as a heritage building.…
COMMENTS OF THE WEEK: Minto development, Bradley-Craig barn, bad smells
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…
Southbound lane reductions on Eagleson overpass
(Photo: The Eagleson sidewalk was closed to pedestrians last winter because the sidewalks were built too narrow for city snowplows.) (story via Kanata North Councillor Marianne Wilkinson) As of November 2nd until mid December…
NOTEBOOK: Richcraft will ask to defer barn decision; Dentists taking over antique shop
BRADLEY-CRAIG BARN Richcraft is going to ask the city’s Built Heritage Sub-Committee to defer a decision on their demolition request for the Bradley-Craig barn. The developer wants to dismantle and move…
No, we don’t know what that smell is either
…But it’s probably manure from area farms. UPDATE (NOV 6): The City of Ottawa says they’re not the stinky ones. Here’s an email response attributed to Dixon Weir, General Manager of Environmental…
Residents pack hall for lively meeting about Minto development
(Above: About 100 people atttended the public meeting to share their perspective on the new Minto development. Photo by Shannon Lough.) There weren’t enough seats in the room for concerned residents…
A. Lorne Cassidy school collects for the Snowsuit Fund
(via A. Lorne Cassidy school) The cold weather is upon us and soon we will all need to bundle up! This weekend is the perfect time to dig out winter…
COMMENT: Landmark barn needs to stay where it is
(Photo: Bradley-Craig Barn, October 2015. Photo by Barry Gray.) From a heritage perspective, moving the Bradley-Craig barn from Hazeldean Road to Munster is only a slightly better option than turning into…
JTCA: A call for smarter development in Potter’s Key
At first glance, it’s easy to want to object to Minto’s proposal for Potter’s Key, the development to be built adjacent to Jackson Trails and Echo Woods. Change can be…
This week at Gaia Java: Acacia Lyra plus the Dooley family & Otto Cepella
It often impresses me what you can do with music. You can relax people, get them excited, bring them together, or (in the case of shopping mall owners who play…