No report cards for public students JK-grade 7
(Letter to parents from the OCDSB’s Director of Education.) Dear Parent/Guardian: I am writing with an important update on the final report card which is usually issued at the end…
Hubley: Province, not city, responsible for wildlife calls
(ABOVE: Photo by April Boomer, via Facebook.) Kanata councillor Allan Hubley commented on this week’s deer incident in Glen Cairn on the Glen Cairn Residents Facebook group today. Some residents were…
Public meeting on June 16 about urban expansion into the Kanata Highlands
(From the City of Ottawa. 820 Huntmar is just north of Richardson Side Road.) Information meeting for 820 Huntmar Drive – June 16, 2015 Tuesday, June 16, 2015 6:30 to…
Trio of public meetings on Monday: Carp Road Landfill, mosquitos, winter parking
Monday, June 15 is packed with three separate public meetings of interest to Stittsville residents.
“Awesome Ottawa” award will help buy a Buddy Bench for Stittsville Public School
(via Awesome Ottawa) June’s Awesome Ottawa award goes to Jenny Guth, which includes a $1,000 grant to support a “buddy bench” for Stittsville Public School.
New French Catholic high school will be named after Paul Desmarais
(Press release from the CECCCE.) At its regular meeting on May 26, 2015, the Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) adopted a name for the new Catholic secondary school being built…
Results of public high school survey will be presented to school board on June 16
Here’s an email from the Stittsville Public High School Now group. They’ll be presenting the results of their survey, in advance of the Ministry of Education’s deadline for school boards to…
WATCH: HANDS UP! Short film about the 1938 Richmond Bank Robbery
From Youtube: “This short movie was based on actual events surrounding the infamous 1938 bank robbery at the Bank of Nova Scotia in Richmond Ontario. The script was written by…
Deer crashes through living room window in Glen Cairn
It’s been a week of wildlife in this end of town. A bear, turtles, and now a deer jumping through a window in Glen Cairn. Here’s what happened…
Goulbourn Museum celebrates 25th birthday with Father’s Day bash
(press release via the Goulbourn Museum) The Goulbourn Museum is turning 25 and the community is invited to an old-world birthday bash on Father’s Day to celebrate! Watch a medieval fight,…
SouthWest Stittsville Community Association invites residents to BBQ on June 20
(via the SouthWest Stittsville Community Association) The SouthWest Stittsville Community Association is excited to invite its Community Residents to a BBQ in Coyote Park Saturday June 20th starting at noon.
Country/folk guitarist Greg Kelly at Gaia Java this Friday
Greg Kelly has been in the shop many times in the last several months; not only for his own performance last fall, but also on many occasions when he drops…
LOST & FOUND: Twin concrete lions stolen from driveway
An Amberwood resident has turned to Kijiji in a search for two stolen concrete lions: “Looking for my twin lions stolen from my driveway. 2 ornamental lions, white concrete, 2 feet…
Public meeting on Carp Road Landfill site plan on June 15
(via city councillor Eli El-Chantiry) The City of Ottawa has received a Site Plan Control application from the West Carleton Environmental Centre (WCEC) to permit an expansion to the existing…
Mayor Jim Watson and retired major general Lew MacKenzie help launch go kart event
Capital Karting Grand Prix and the Mayor’s Cup of wishes takes off at Karters Korner July 25 & 26 pic.twitter.com/imNvnJ6fQU — City of Ottawa (@ottawacity) June 9, 2015 (Press release…