Bits and Baits closes its doors on September 5
The owners of Bits and Baits will be putting up a “gone fishing” sign for good when they close down at the start of September. The bait and tackle store…
Comments of the week: Election candidates, wetlands, cycling safety, 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…
Puppets set to take over Almonte this weekend
EDITOR’S NOTE: Our family has been attending The Puppets Up! festival for the past few years and it is one of our favourite local events. Almonte is about a 20 minute…
Senators to hold part-time recruitment fair August 13-15
(via the Ottawa Senators) The Ottawa Senators Hockey Club, Canadian Tire Centre, and Sensplex want your help in creating raving fans for life! We are a welcoming workplace and look…
City of Ottawa rules for election signs
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) With the announcement today of the 2015 federal election on Monday, October 19, 2015, the City of Ottawa reminds candidates of municipal regulations on election…
Covered Bridge, ‘Wiches Cauldron go underground at the Diefenbunker
(via the Diefenbunker) On Friday, August 7, cool down underground with a beer, food, and chocolate pairing at the Diefenbunker. Sample four different craft beers, each paired with a savoury…
Liberals, NDP plan official campaign kick-offs in the coming days
The Liberals will officially kick off their campaign for Carleton on August 8 and the NDP will launch their campaign on August 16.
19 years and counting for the Kunstadt Open Tennis Tournament
(via Kunstadt Sports.) It has been 19 years since the Kunstadt family first established what would become Ottawa’s longest lasting open Tennis tournament. It wasn’t the business potential or charitable…
Dragon’s Lair Beads is leaving Stittsville for Almonte
After over a decade in Stittsville, Dragon’s Lair Beads is moving to Almonte at the end of the summer. “With our lease being up at the end of August…
Fundraising begins for Stittsville hockey trip to Europe
(Above: Erik Wilson and Owen Watt at Sobeys selling raffle tickets.) Look at these smiling faces! Sixteen boys are heading to Europe next year to play hockey. A 10-day program for…
Friday night power outage caused by loss of supply from provincial grid
A widespread west end power outage that briefly left 29,705 customers in the dark on Friday night was caused by a loss of supply from the provincial grid, according…
PHOTO: Sunflowers near Carp Road
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Ottawa Fire responds to industrial fire on Willowlea Road
(Photo via Ed Brown.) Ottawa Fire responded to a two-alarm fire in at 106 Willowlea Road, just north of Westbrook on Monday afternoon. The building is in an industrial park…
MEET THE CANDIDATES: Who’s running in the new federal riding of Carleton
When Stittsville residents vote in the federal election on October 19, we’ll be part of the newly-created riding called Carleton, instead of our old riding of Carleton-Mississippi Mills. It’s all part of…
PHOTOS: Capturing a piece of heritage before it’s lost
(All photos courtesy of the Goulbourn Museum.) A local family has been farming on this property near Falllowfield and Eagleson since the mid-1800s. They operated a dairy farm here until 1997,…