CBC: Stittsville farmers lose crops, cry foul over wild parsnip purge
(FILE PHOTO: Wild parsnip growing along the ditch on Huntley Road south of Stittsville. Photo by Barry Gray.) From CBC Ottawa: Organic farmers near the Ottawa community of Stittsville say…
Fire hydrant testing in Stittsville June 14-17
Minion fire hydrant, as seen on Stonepath Crescent in Crossing Bridge (via City of Ottawa) Did you know that the City has over 22,000 fire hydrants? To ensure they are…
GAIA JAVA: Double bill with Linda Barnes, & Northern Stars Chorus on June 17
This Friday will be the first time we have Linda Barnes playing in the shop. She has already done a great job at some of the open mic nights around…
Goulbourn Museum hosts Father’s Day Flashback on Sunday
(PHOTO: This Sunday, members of the WWI Canadian Army Medical Corps (recreated) from St. Thomas, Ontario will be transforming the Goulbourn Museum grounds into a Forward Aid Post and Casualty…
Section of Maple Grove closed on Saturday for more hydro pole relocation work
(via Hydro Ottawa) In May, Hydro Ottawa began conducting a pole relocation project to improve the reliability of the electrical service in the Stittsville and Kanata West area. Pole relocation…
Olympic wrestler Erica Wiebe tours Stittsville
Canadian wrestler Erica Wiebe was touring around Stittsville today with a crew from CBC Ottawa tagging along. The former Sacred Heart student will be competing at the Rio Olympics in…
UPDATE: Zida Academy plans wide ranging program from athletics to academics
(PHOTO: Zida’s Sheng Lan with his mother Hua (Jennifer) Lan and father Julian Ni. Photo by Devyn Barrie. After about a year of renovation and plenty of mystery, a new…
Maybe it was a cougar after all?
(ABOVE: Photo illustration.) Last week we published a story called “It’s probably not a cougar that you saw in Stittsville” after neighbours on Savage Drive thought they saw a cougar, and…
Dryer fire on Flewellyn Road
(via Ottawa Fire Services) Ottawa Fire Services received a 911 call around 11:00pm Saturday night reporting smoke visible in a home at 5891 Flewellyn Road near Shea. Residents reported it…
Public meeting on June 20 about Goulbourn / Flewellyn wetland study
(Above: Former farmland, now wetland along Flewellyn Road. Photo from November 2014.) The City of Ottawa is holding a long-awaited information meeting later this month to share the results of…
PHOTOS: Grade 6 students from Westwind donate to Big Sky Ranch
Norah Kinny and Jack William present their donation to Andy Parent from Big Sky Ranch. Photos via Marriam Kinny Grade 6 students at Westwind Public School are doing some great…
Eva von Jagow wins Youth Spirit of the Capital award
Former Sacred Heart student Eva von Jagow won this year’s Youth Spirit of the Capital award in the “Caring and Sharing” category. Each year The Spirit of the Capital Youth Awards…
LINKED: Stittsvegas podcast “When I was your age!”
This week’s Stittsvegas podcast by Devyn Barrie is well worth a listen. Highlights include an interview with Deborah Brummell about growing up in Stittsville in the 1980s, Sacred Heart’s Relay…
Food Bank abuzz about partnership with Gees Bees Honey
(ABOVE: Matthew Gee, Co-Founder of Gees Bees Honey Company, holding up part of a bee hive. Photo by Barry Gray.) The Ottawa Food Bank unveiled a new beehive on Wednesday…
City begins planning for light rail extension to Kanata
A large group of politicians showed up at the Terry Fox transit station today for what was billed as “an important announcement regarding Ottawa’s future transit options”. The announcement turned…