Boil Water Advisory for King’s Park residents in Richmond
(via the City of Ottawa) Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has issued a precautionary Boil Water Advisory for users of the King’s Park communal well water system in the village of…
CANDIDATE Q&A: Deborah Coyne (Green Party)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This week we’ve been publishing short Q&A’s with each candidate. We want to give our readers some background about each person and what motivates them to run for office. Today we…
Jackson Trails resident Omar Sultan receives Mayor’s City Builder Award
(Photo: Omar Sultan (middle) receives the Mayor’s City Builder Award from Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Shad Qadri. Photo and text via the City of Ottawa.) Mayor Jim Watson and Stittsville Ward…
The Backsliders Bluegrass Band is at Gaia Java this Friday
I was claiming last Friday that we are having a Stittsville Bluegrass Festival – and here is proof! For the second week in a row, we are delighted to bring…
CANDIDATE Q&A: Kc Larocque (NDP)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Over the next few days we’ll be publishing Q&A’s with each candidate in Carleton. We wanted to give our readers a bit of background about each person and what motivates…
RUNNING ON EMPTY: Owner silent on plans for old gas station
The future remains uncertain for the defunct gas station located at 5938 Hazeldean Road in Stittsville. It’s been a decade since anyone’s pumped gas there, and the derelict building has residents…
VIDEO: Breathtaking views of Bradley-Craig Farm
Wow. Stittsville photographer/videographer Hien Hoang has done it again, this time with an amazing perspective of the historic Bradley-Craig Farm. (For what it’s worth, we haven’t heard any updates about…
CANDIDATE Q&A: Chris Rodgers (Liberal)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Over the next few days we’ll be publishing Q&A’s with each candidate in Carleton. We wanted to give our readers a bit of background about each person and what…
Public meeting re: 5970 Fernbank subdivision proposal
The city is holding a public meeting for a proposed housing development at 5970 Fernbank Road on Thursday, October 1. It’s in the Upper Hall at Johnny Leroux Arena on Warner…
RESPONSE: Accusations of vandalism unfair to teens
EDITOR’S NOTE: This column comes from Connor Boudreau, a Grade 12 student at Sacred Heart High School. We invited him to submit it in response to an article published last week, ‘Bored teenagers’…
PHOTO: Sacred Heart from the sky
Last week we shared an amazing aerial shot of the sun setting over the Fernbank area. This week, Peter Tremblay from Ottawa Drone Services shares this impressive shot of Sacred Heart…
COMMENT: More oversight needed on Carp River Restoration Plan
(Above: Carp River looking west from Maple Grove Road, August 2015.) A couple weeks ago we published an article called “Something Fishy with Carp River pathway plan”, outlining concerns about…
Ottawa Police are enforcing youth curfew
UPDATE (Sept 21): Thanks to several of our readers for the heads up about the applicable age. Sgt. Maria Keen of the Ottawa Police Youth Services Section clarifies: “The Child…
Stittsville Food Bank needs donations!
via Shad Qadri’s weekly newsletter: The Stittsville Food Bank would appreciate the following donations as the stock on these items is low: Apple Juice 1.89 litre, mixed juices, boxed drinks,…
Comments of the week: Vandalism, lost farm at Tanger, Syrian refugees
Every week we get lots of comments from our readers on our web site, via email, and social media. Here’s a sample of what we heard this week. Add your thoughts…