ELECTRIC YOUTH: High schoolers rev up for EV challenge
The EV (Electric Vehicle) Pioneers is the only high school team in Ottawa competing in this year’s University of Waterloo EV Challenge this spring. They are an earnest group of…
SUNDAY: Celebrate a new future for the Bradley-Craig Farm!
Richcraft, the company that owns the Bradley-Craig Farm on Hazeldean Road, released this statement on Tuesday: “We are not only keeping the barn in its current location and ensuring the…
NOTEBOOK: Richcraft says they’ll keep the Bradley-Craig barn on Hazeldean
(PHOTO: The Bradley-Craig barn, January 2018. Photo illustration by Barry Gray.) I’m cautiously optimistic after reading a statement today from Richcraft on the future of the Bradley-Craig Farm. The company…
CBC: Stittsville farm’s last inhabitant blasts developer’s inaction
(PHOTO: Norma and Eldon Craig inside the old farmhouse. The couple sold the property 12 years ago. Eldon passed away in 2016 at the age of 91.) Laurie Fagan from…
LETTER: A field of dirt and potential in Blackstone
(EDITOR’S NOTE: I recently went for a walk with Paul Wilson (pictured above) around the site of the future Blackstone Community Park near his home. Like many new parks in…
PHOTOS: Stittsville MP Pierre Poilievre gets hitched
Pierre Poilievre, MP for the federal riding of Carleton (including Stittsville), posted some wedding photos to his public Facebook page on Sunday. Poilievre and his bride Anaida Galindo were married…
CBC: Stittsville’s Tyrone Henry closes in on Paralympic goal
(PHOTO: Tyrone Henry is a member of the Canadian National Sledge Hockey Team. Photo by Barry Gray / StittsvilleCentral.ca (2017).) From CBC Ottawa: Even before he lost the use of…
West Ottawa Ladies Chorus sings the anthem at City Hall on January 31
In its few short years in existence, the West Ottawa ladies Chorus has grown from 12 members to over 40, has secured a faithful following and is now regarded as…
Catch the Ace returns on February 1
Catch the Ace is coming back to Stittsville. The Stittsville Lions with the help of the Stittsville Legion will be holding the first draw for Catch the Ace February 1…
IN DEPTH: John Curry carries on, despite the demise of the Stittsville News
(PHOTO: “The Two Johns”. Longtime Stittsville News reporters John Curry (left) and John Brummell at City Hall in January 2017. Brummell received a Mayor’s City Builder Award after his retirement…
Concept plans posted for William Bradley Park in Porter Place
The City is seeking feedback from residents on the proposed plan for the new park to be located in the Porter Place development. William Bradley Park is a new .34…
Blasting expected until March for Fernbank and Poole Creek developments
CRT development lands at 5786 Fernbank Road I have heard from residents regarding the intensity of the blasting currently being undertaken at the CRT development lands at 5786 Fernbank Road.…
APT613: Interview with editor of the new Kanata-Stittsville Community Voice newspaper
Nickie Shobeiry interviews Patrick Uguccioni, the editor of the Kanata-Stittsville Community Voice. It’s a new bi-weekly newspaper that will be delivered to homes in the area via Canada Post starting…
COMMENT: Homeless deserve a side of dignity with their pizzas
A homeless shelter in downtown Ottawa won’t be accepting leftover pizzas from the Stittsville Little Caesars because of food safety concerns. Jason Lee, the owner of the pizza place, has…
See the concept plans for Blackstone Community Park
The communities of Blackstone and Fernbank Crossing have been patiently waiting for the community park to be constructed in their development and I am pleased to share with residents the…