Lots of room on the new Blackstone shuttle bus today
The long-awaited Blackstone shuttle bus hit the road for the first time this morning to mixed reviews. Here are a few tweets we received from one of the Blackstone residents.
PHOTO: Blanding’s Turtle along Hazeldean Road
Ken McRae sent along these photos of a Blanding’s Turtle (a threatened species) that he spotted along Hazeldean Road a couple weeks back.
Bus trips to the slots on Wednesday
A bus trip to the Rideau Carleton Raceway will take place Wednesday, September 2. The bus leaves Johnny Leroux Arena at 12 noon and returns at 5pm. Cost is $10.00.…
Site of demolished home was once “Glen Eden”, home to champion Clydesdales
“WE BOUGHT A BEAUTIFUL SEVEN-GABLE FARMHOUSE ON THE PROPERTY IN 1975 with a view to upgrading it however, we found the frame too far gone. We have some photos and…
PHOTOS: Family Day at Carp Airport
Thanks to Jiyun Shin for sending along these photos from Saturday’s Family Day at the Carp Airport. Shin is the Ottawa Bureau Chief for Korean Newsweek, and the young man featured in some of…
Free ‘luxury’ shuttle bus starts August 31 for Blackstone, Fernbank Crossing residents
UPDATE (Sept 11): StittsvilleCentral.ca asked OC Transpo what route buses would take once OC Transpo starts serving the Blackstone community. Here’s an email response attributed to Pat Scrimgeour, AGM, Customer…
Comments of the week: Roundabouts, safety signs, wetlands, more
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…
Part of GRC closed for maintenance August 29-September 6
(Above: File photo by Barry Gray.) Part of the Goulbourn Recreation Complex (GRC) will be closed for annual maintenance from Saturday, August 29 to Sunday, September 6. The “dry land” area will…
FIELD TRIP: Carp Airport Family Day this Saturday
This Saturday, August 29 from 9:00am-2:00pm is Family Day at the Carp Airport, featuring bi-plane rides (for a fee), free food samples from Carp restaurants, warbird and vintage aircraft static displays as…
Developer exasperated by vandalism to heritage home
The owner of a 19th century stone farmhouse on Huntmar Drive says he doesn’t know what else he can do to stop vandalism on his property. Robert Karam has owned…
Guitar stolen from Kathleen Edwards’ home in Stittsville
UPDATE: By Thursday at 9:30pm, Edwards’ post on Facebook had been shared an incredible 14,390 shares. Musician Kathleen Edwards, owner of Quitters Coffee on Stittsville Main Street, posted on Facebook today…
City staff rejects roundabouts for Carp Road
(Photo: Phil Sweetnam and the Stittsville Village Association supported roundabouts for at least some of the intersections on Carp Road. He told StittsvilleCentral.ca earlier this summer that roundabouts work well…
Tow truck driver hit on Queensway while responding to collision
UPDATE SEPT. 1: CBC reports that the tow truck driver is still in hospital, and that a woman from Smiths Falls has been charged with having worn tires after Aug. 26…
City Council approves Stittsville Main Street community design plan
(Photo: City of Ottawa planner Mark Young presented the new draft plan for Stittsville Main Street at a public meeting on May 20.) EDITOR’S NOTE: City Council approved the Stittsville Main…
PHOTO: Gas station on Palladium changes from Ultramar to Esso
The gas station at the corner of Palladium and Huntmar has been temporarily shut down as crews convert it from an Ultramar to an Esso. We tried calling the gas…