Marijuana dispensary too close to schools, says Qadri
(Shad Qadri shared these comments in his weekly newsletter to residents today.) As many of you may be aware, a new medicinal marijuana dispensary, Magna Terra, is slated to open…
Following Poole Creek, Part 2
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Poole Creek may be Stittsville’s most important natural feature. It meanders from west to north east, crossing through neighbourhoods old and new, playing a crucial role in our community’s ecology. In the…
Multiple injuries, including 4 kids, in crash on Queensway near Eagleson
(Via Ottawa Paramedics) Paramedics responded to a call for a single vehicle collision that occurred on the Queensway westbound near Eagleson Rd. The Ottawa Paramedic Service Communications Centre received the…
PHOTO: Fairwinds sunset
Fairwinds sunset. Photo by Loretta Botvinkin. (We love seeing photos of our community. Please send your best pics to us at feedback@stittsvillecentral.ca)
Open house at Iber Road marijuana shop August 2 & 3
(via Magna Terra Health Services) I would like to invite the residents and businesses of Stittsville to Magna Terra’s two day community engagement event whereby all are welcome to come…
Following Poole Creek, Part 1
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Poole Creek may be Stittsville’s most important natural feature. It meanders from the Trans Canada Trail to the Carp River, crossing through neighbourhoods old and new, playing a crucial role in…
PHOTO: Full moon
Full moon over a barn just south of Carp. Photo by Barry Gray. (We love seeing photos of our community. Please send your best pics to us at feedback@stittsvillecentral.ca)
Blanding’s Turtle habitat to be affected by Potter’s Key development
(File photo: Blanding’s Turtle along Hazeldean Road. Photo by Ken McRae.) Minto is proposing several measures to protect Blanding’s Turtles at the new Potter’s Key development on Hazeldean Road. They’ve applied…
Hélène Rivest receives Goulbourn Museum’s heritage advocacy award
(Photo: Hélène Rivest, centre, with Goulbourn Museum’s Curator Manager, Kathryn Jamieson, and Chairperson Keith Hobbs. Photo via Goulbourn Museum.) Each year, the Board of Directors selects a recipient for the…
NOTEBOOK: Lions Club wants to add accessible entrance
The Stittsville Lions Club wants to add an accessible entrance to their building on Main Street, but first they’ll need approval from the City of Ottawa’s Committee of Adjustment (COA).
JULY 30: Towel drive and fundraiser for the Ottawa Mission
On July 30, grab a glass of lemonade at the old log barn on Abbott Street, and drop off you gently used towels and toiletries to help Ottawa’s homeless. The…
BUILT UP: Increasing density both a positive and a challenge
(Photo: Aerial photo of Fairwinds. Photo by @TwitchxB) With a couple of proposals for low-rise apartment buildings along Robert Grant (Haliburton Heights, Livery Street), and a multi-story retirement complex along Hazeldean (Wellings), we…
GAIA JAVA: Robert Wannell and Caelan Roberge-Toll on July 22
Ottawa High Schools have graduated some amazing young musicians recently. Robert Wannell has delighted us several times in the shop with his insightful and skilled jazz guitar stylings, both…
Maple Grove Road to close until early September for sewer work
(press release via City of Ottawa) Maple Grove Road will be closed to traffic between Terry Fox Drive and Silver Seven Road beginning Wednesday, July 20. The closure will allow…
NOTEBOOK: Wild parsnip, mosquitos, and a cross-Canada bike trip
DOG WALKERS BEWARE Jonathan Seguin sent along some photos and warning about wild parsnip along the trails south of Abbott Street and east of Shea. Colloquially known as the “Abbott…