Garage fire on Upper Dwyer Hill Road
Via Ottawa Fire: Ottawa Fire Dispatch received multiple 911 calls reporting a house on fire at 1195 Upper Dwyer Hill. The calls came in at approximately 19:59 this evening. Upon…
PHOTO: Iber Road from above at night
Here’s a different perspective on Iber Road. This photo from Front Page Media Group was taken at around 9:00pm on Tuesday night. It’s looking north towards Hazeldean Road. The auto…
Bus trip to Kingston to visit Sir John A’s house
(From the Goulbourn Historical Society.) There are a few spaces still left on a bus trip to Kingston planned for Saturday June 27 to celebrate the 200thanniversary of Sir John A. Macdonald’s…
Unsung Hero Apparel celebrates grand opening on May 30
Unsung Hero Apparel is holding a grand opening on Saturday, May 30 for their new bricks-and-mortar retail location at 67 Iber Road. They’ll also be releasing their new line of summer…
Ed Taylor and Bill Hein play Gaia Java on May 29
It’s always fun to listen to a couple of good acoustic guitarists intertwining their styles and melodies together. This week you can hear Ed and Bill perform an assortment of…
Open House planned for proposed Stittsville South subdivision
The City of Ottawa has received a revised draft plan of subdivision for the Stittsville South development that includes some significant changes over previous plans. The City of Ottawa is…
Condo development proposed for Livery Street
The City of Ottawa has received a Site Plan and Plan of Condominium application to develop residential condominiums on Livery Street in the Blackstone area. The plan calls for eight…
PHOTOS: Sacred Heart relay raises nearly $17k
Sacred Heart High School students hosted their first-ever Relay for Life fundraising event on Friday and it was a big success, raising at least $16,800 for the Canadian Cancer Society.…
Local choir to participate in international military tattoo
(Press release from the Canadian Military Wives Choir) The Canadian Military Wives Choir (CMWC) are Hamilton bound! The choir is honored to have been invited to participate in the Canadian…
West Ottawa Soccer launches video about parents on the sidelines
The West Ottawa Soccer Club has released a new video featuring young soccer players telling what they love – and don’t love – about parents at soccer games. “This candid and…
Successful E-Waste and Cake Walk fundraisers at Westwind PS
The Westwind PS Parent Council is proud to share its successes in the month of May with the community. Without the contributions of our Westwind families and surrounding community the…
Latest plan for Stittsville Main Street ‘a vast improvement’
(Above: City of Ottawa planner Mark Young presented highlights from the new draft plan for Stittsville Main Street at a public meeting on May 20.) The latest draft of the Stittsville Main…
Big summer craft show planned for old Hazeldean Target location
(via OttawaStart.com) Two local show organizers, Creative Creations Events (Carleton Place) and the OVCC (Ottawa) have joined forces to create one of the largest summer craft shows the city has…
Ribfest planned for Walter Baker Park in Kanata this September
Walter Baker Park in Kanata will host Ribfest from September 10-13, 2015. (Note the change of dates – originally it was scheduled for September 17-20.) The event is being organized by…
Stittsville Peace Park fundraising at 70 per cent of goal
(Above: An architectural rendering of the Peace Park labyrinth being built by Stittsville’s Rotary Club.) Stittsville Rotary Club member Brad Spriggs confirmed Wednesday that the group’s Peace Park project has reached 70…