Tag: bradley-craig
PHOTO: #Supermoon over the Bradley-Craig farm
Above: November 14, 2016. Supermoon over the Bradley-Craig farm on Hazeldean Road. Photo by Barry Gray. (We love seeing photos from in and around our community. Please send your best pics…
HODGINS HOUSE: They paved paradise, put up a Mattress Mart
“IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS IT WAS GONE,” wrote reporter Debbie Lawes in the Kanata Standard on Wednesday, June 8, 1988, a week after a wrecking crew tore down Hodgins House…
NOTEBOOK: Goulbourn Street petition, Erica Wiebe, retirement home launch
PETITION AGAINST GOULBOURN STREET NAME CHANGE City Council received a petition today from 43 residents on Goulbourn Street, asking the city to either keep the street name the same or…
Historic Green’s Hotel on Stittsville Main for sale at $1.4-million
(ABOVE: File photo by Barry Gray.) The only heritage-designed building on Stittsville Main Street is up for sale. The brick building that’s home to Hudson Insurance at 1510 Stittsville Main…
PHOTO: Bradley-Craig barn before the snow melt
“One last barn photo before the snow melts.” Taken earlier in March by Barry Gray. (We love seeing photos of our community. Send your pics to feedback@stittsvillecentral.ca)
NUSSBAUM: Bradley-Craig “a disappointing loss”
Photo by Steve Garecke / sg@stevegerecke.com EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s part of a blog post from Rideau-Rockliffe Councillor Tobi Nussbaum about the Bradley-Craig barn, after council approved demolition/relocation to Munster. He was one…
LETTER: Who should control development in our city?
PHOTO: Construction equipment in front of the Bradley-Craig barn. Photo by Dan Pak. The citizens of Ottawa spend considerable time and money defining the type of community we want to…
PHOTOS: Bradley-Craig Farm photo walk
EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks to everyone who joined us today to take photos of the Bradley-Craig farm! It was fun to swap stories, meet neighbours and have a look at all of…
NOTEBOOK: Ecole Paul-Desmarais opens next week, new Gaia Java owners, more
22 décembre… la construction de notre édifice progresse bien. Il sera prêt pour le 28 janvier! pic.twitter.com/dTSOt7HubQ — Esc Paul-Desmarais (@EscPaulD) December 25, 2015 Premier rassemblement des Patriotes! Dans notre…
LETTER: Agricultural roots have a place in urban design
I think the fight to retain the barn in place was worth the effort and forced serious consideration of agricultural heritage. To me one of the most important lessons learned…
COMMENT: Bradley-Craig demolition debate was constructive (somewhat)
ABOVE: Bradley-Craig Barn, October 2015. Photo by Barry Gray. UPDATE: City council approved the demolition/relocation on Wednesday. The vote was 20-3, with councillors Leiper, Nussbaum and McKenney opposing demolition. *** Today’s…
Heritage Ottawa statement on Bradley-Craig barn
(via Heritage Ottawa) Why the Bradley-Craig barn should remain in place A growing number of citizens and local organizations are voicing their concerns that the landmark Bradley-Craig Farmstead – a…
SPECIAL: A vision for the future of Bradley-Craig Farmstead
EDITOR’S NOTE: I’m part of a group called Friends of the Bradley-Craig Farm. We’ve been meeting since November to try to save the landmark red barn on Hazeldean Road from demolition. The…
NOTEBOOK: Kanata dog park, new mini-roundabouts, Bradley-Craig Farm
KANATA DOG PARK UPDATE Last fall we reported on a proposed fenced dog park in Kanata at Insmill Park near Terry Fox Drive. Here’s an update from Kanata North Councillor…
Andrew King reimagines the Bradley-Craig Farm
Does suburban commercial development always have to be so bland? Why do builders tend to bulldoze everything and start from scratch? What if we applied a bit of vision and imagination to…