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Tree clearing at 6279 Fernbank starts February 1

Stittsville Central StaffJanuary 27, 2016January 27, 2016

ABOVE: Aerial via Bing Maps circa 2010. Residents near the land known as 6279 Fernbank received notice this week that tree cutting will begin as early as Monday.

UPDATE: 6279 Fernbank development likely to proceed

Jillian_McKimOctober 15, 2015October 15, 2015

EDITOR’S NOTE: Jillian McKim lives on Fernbank Road in a home that’s adjacent to a proposed 149-home development at 6279 Fernbank Road.  Over the past few months, she’s been participating…

LETTER: Community involvement points way towards a better planning process

Stittsville Central StaffMay 12, 2015October 2, 2015

Re: City and developer agree on further study of 6279 Fernbank The unusual and unexpected adjournment and the conditions show the advantages to communities of having a party status at…

Ian McKim, Jillian McKim, Gerry Kroll and Keldine FitzGerald stand in front of a proposed 140 housing development on marshlands off Fernbank Road. Photo by Barry Gray.

City and developer agree on further study of 6279 Fernbank

Stittsville Central StaffMay 5, 2015May 5, 2015

(Photo: Ian McKim, Jillian McKim, Gerry Kroll and Keldine FitzGerald stand in front of the land at 6279 Fernbank Road last fall.  Photo by Barry Gray.) An Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing about…

6279 Fernbank Road, via Bing Maps

City staff want councillors to refuse development at 6279 Fernbank

Stittsville Central StaffApril 11, 2015April 14, 2015

(Aerial image via Bing Maps.) City planners are recommending that councillors formally reject a proposed development at 6279 Fernbank Road due to concerns about flooding and environmental impact. (UPDATE APRIL 14: The city’s planning committee…

Southwest Stittsville Community Association holds first meeting on April 16

Jillian_McKimApril 1, 2015April 1, 2015

You are invited to the first meeting of the Southwest Stittsville Community Association on Thursday April 16th at 7pm in the community room at Sobey’s (6315 Hazeldean Rd, Stittsville). The…

PHOTO: Six feet of rock delivered to 6279 Fernbank

Stittsville Central StaffMarch 2, 2015March 3, 2015

In the photo below, Fernbank resident Ian McKim stands in front of a pile of rocks delivered today at 6279 Fernbank Road, just behind his property. The rock pile is one…

LETTER: Developer’s explanation at odds with previous info

Stittsville Central StaffFebruary 23, 2015October 2, 2015

Re: UPDATE: Developer says Fernbank tree clearing needed for accurate testing data The developer’s lawyer’s response to your query is at variance with what we were told.  When we enquired about…

Part of the land cleared recently at 6279 Fernbank Road, south of Elm Crescent. Photo taken February 14, 2015.

EDITORIAL: Good neighbours need to communicate, even developers

Stittsville Central StaffFebruary 21, 2015October 2, 2015

(Above: Part of the land cleared recently at 6279 Fernbank Road, south of Elm Crescent. Photo taken February 14, 2015.) If I’m going to build a new deck in my backyard,…

Part of the land cleared recently at 6279 Fernbank Road, south of Elm Crescent. Photo taken February 14, 2015.

UPDATE: Developer says Fernbank tree clearing needed for accurate testing data

Glen GowerFebruary 20, 2015February 21, 2015

(Above: Some of the land that’s been cleared in preparation for testing.  Photo taken on February 14, 2015.) For more than a month, residents living near 6279 Fernbank have been…

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