9RUNRUN needs volunteers for October race day
(press release via 9RUNRUN) On October 14, 2017, 9 run run will be hosting our 8th annual run and we would like your help! We are looking for local volunteers…
LINKED: Residents question Hydro One easement plans in Kanata
UPDATE (Sept 1): Hydro One commits to trimming trees in Beaverbrook *** “To have them…take it all down was devastating.” Residents question Hydro One plans in #Kanata #Beaverbrook https://t.co/pwOvNmuKY0 pic.twitter.com/KDeRdtGrWn…
Classy Kids plans to dress for success
(Photos by Devyn Barrie.) Going into business is always a gamble, but Jhoanna and Nick Prinzo see a glimmer of promise with their venture – something not seen before in…
Carp Road Park & Ride upgrades include 35 new spaces
(press release from the City of Ottawa, photo via Google Maps) Sections of Carp Road Park and Ride will be will be closed intermittently from August 2 to early September…
LETTER: Thanks to Brown’s and the community from Lifeskills
What a rewarding experience for Ottawa-Carleton Lifeskills participants! A big thank you to Todd and Sandra Brown from Brown’s Your Independent Grocer for allowing Impact Cards to set up a…
Motorcycle crash at Eagleson & Brophy
From the Ottawa Paramedic Service: Paramedics responded to a call for a motorcycle collision involving 2 motorcycles that occurred on Eagleson road near Brophy road. The Ottawa Paramedic Service Communications…
PHOTO: Trash bin pyramid
Thanks to Doug Lyon (aka Doug The Cabinet Guy) for sending along this pic of some imaginative garbage can stacking at the end of his laneway near Karters’ Korner. “Who…
LINKED: Teen charged in Fernbank Road crash that killed 2 other teens
Charges laid in relation to a double fatal collision from Fernbank Road in June https://t.co/Fr531rAi3d #ottnews — Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) July 27, 2017
First mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus
(press release) Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is reminding residents to continue to protect themselves from mosquito bites when going outdoors. Mosquito trapping and testing—components of OPH’s West Nile virus (WNV) program—have…
Friday market at The Barn showcases local food vendors
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series of articles from volunteer contributor Janice Blain. Born and raised in England, Janice is a retired early childhood educator who now…
Stittsville Minor Hockey looks for Atom convenor
Parents of Atom level players with the Stittsville Minor Hockey Association received a note this week from Robert Smith, Director of House: We have recently sent out an email regarding…
NOTEBOOK: City staff want your feedback on parking time limits
In some Stittsville neighbourhoods (especially the newer subdivisions), parking is a massive bone of contention. There were 268 parking bylaw complaints in Stittsville during the first half of the year, the…
PHOTOS: Cinema under the stars
Saturday night’s Cinema Under the Stars event, hosted by the Stittsville Village Association, brought out over a hundred families to Village Square Park. The event raised over $500 for the…
LINKED: Cavanagh fined for discharging sediment into wetland
From CBC Ottawa: An Ottawa construction company convicted of discharging construction sediment into a drain that flows into the Jock River in 2013 has been fined $275,000. Thomas Cavanagh Construction…
WINTER IS COMING: City consults on snowplow driveway markers
(Photo: Snowed in, February 2017. Photo by Barry Gray.) It’s the middle of July, so of course the top thing on your mind right now must be snowplow driveway markers.…