COMMENT: Finally, an advance green at Carp and Hazeldean
Photo: Carp and Hazeldean intersection. Via Google Maps. After years of safety concerns at the Carp and Hazeldean intersection, the city has finally installed an advance green left turn signal.…
NOTEBOOK: Fringewood and Rosehill traffic calming, city scolds developer for flooding dog park
A few things across our news desk lately… Fringewood Drive traffic study begins The City of Ottawa has begun an Area Traffic Management (ATM) study to examine potential for traffic…
Victorian-style circus sideshow coming to Stittsville Aug. 9-12
It will feel a little bit like 1889 on Stittsville Main Street in a couple of weeks when a Victorian-style circus sideshow, complete with a big top tent, rolls into…
Q&A: Introducing Ottawa Cryotherapy, the ‘cool’ new business on Iber Road
Photo: Kristy Shepperd, co-owner of Ottawa Cryotherapy, demonstrates a cryosauna. (Devyn Barrie photo) A few weeks ago, Ottawa Cryotherapy opened their doors inside the Complete Hockey Development Centre at 145…
How often are Stittsville buses late or cancelled? Data shows reliability can be uneven
Photo: Cameron Scobie says he’s getting annoyed at the recent unreliability of the 262 route that serves Stittsville. (Photo by Devyn Barrie) A nosedive in OC Transpo’s reliability of late…
COMMENT: In aftermath of Stittsville ‘lapse’, maybe it’s time to start inspecting clinics
Photo: Brown’s Independent, which contains the Main Street Family Medical Centre. Via Google Maps. After news that 4,600 people (possibly including myself) may have been exposed to infection because of…
Did you get minor surgical care at Stittsville Main Street clinic? You may have been exposed to infection.
(Via Ottawa Public Health) Ottawa – An infection prevention and control lapse investigation by Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has identified that patients who had some minor surgical procedures at the…
The race is on: Shad Qadri files to run in 2018 Stittsville election
Photo: Coun. Shad Qadri at a city meeting. File photo by Devyn Barrie. With the nomination deadline looming, Shad Qadri has filed to run for re-election in the October election.…
City finance committee approves $200k upgrades to Stittsville Main Street trailhead
Photo: The current state of the Stittsville Main Street trailhead plaza, via Google Streetview. The City of Ottawa is looking to secure $856,000 from the province for citywide main street…
PHOTOS: Canada Day 2018 in Stittsville
Fireworks capped off a great day of family fun at the Stittsville Village Association’s annual Canada Day event yesterday. Despite temperatures clocking in at a high of 35C, hundreds of…
LINKED: Arcadia residents say Campeau Drive extension can’t come soon enough
Here’s a story I wrote for OttawaMatters.com about how delays in extending Campeau Drive to Huntmar is affecting residents in Arcadia: *** When Daniel Kucherman bought his house in 2014,…
Carleton MPP-elect Ghamari’s website is up, constituency office coming
Carleton MPP-elect Goldie Ghamari has set up her official website (goldiempp.ca) and says she’s in the midst of hiring staff and finding a constituency office. The new provincial government will…
LINKED: A handy guide to Canada Day 2018 in Ottawa
This weekend on June 30 and July 1, celebrate Canada’s 151st birthday on Parliament Hill. Our sister site OttawaStart.com has a big guide up with info on everything from fireworks…
Quitters, Jack Ketch seek outdoor liquor licences
It may soon become a little easier to wet your whistle on Stittsville Main Street. Quitters has applied to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to be permitted to…
What’s on for Canada Day 2018 in Stittsville
Photo: Revelers at the 2017 Canada Day in Stittsville, which was a week belated due to wet conditions on July 1. (Via Barry Gray) Canada Day in Stittsville is shaping…