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COMMENT: Clearing up some misconceptions about Bradley-Craig heritage
(Photo: Barn at the Bradley-Craig farmstead, September 2015.) UPDATE: The heritage committee has rejected the proposal to move the barn. The demolition will now be considered at a Planning Committee…
GUEST POST: Knocking on doors, answering questions about pipeline
(Photo: Mike Fletcher is a volunteer with Ecology Ottawa. Along with other volunteers, he’s knocked on over 6,000 doors to talk to residents about the proposed Energy East pipeline.) I FOUND…
COMMENT: Landmark barn needs to stay where it is
(Photo: Bradley-Craig Barn, October 2015. Photo by Barry Gray.) From a heritage perspective, moving the Bradley-Craig barn from Hazeldean Road to Munster is only a slightly better option than turning into…
COMMENT: Happy first birthday to Quitters!
(ABOVE: Dog owners gather for a pack walk in front of Quitters last October. Quitters owner Kathleen Edwards is wearing a white shirt in the middle. Photo via Janet Burns /…
COMMENT: Watered-down wildlife construction protocol lacks teeth
EDITOR’S NOTE: This photo shows a development site off Terry Fox Drive in Kanata that was recently clear cut during the height of the birthing season for mammals. Last month, the…
COMMENT: Ottawa lags behind in heritage funding
(Above: Dr. Bruce Elliott gives a tour of the St. John’s cemetery on Sandhill Road in Kanata.) The City of Ottawa needs to step up the resources it provides for preserving heritage…
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’…
COMMENT: ‘Bored teenagers’ excuse is getting tired
EDITOR’S NOTE: Vulgar language spraypainted on a church, car break-ins, damage to a heritage home, overturned mailboxes, destruction of a trail cam, benches knocked over along Stittsville Main Street, stolen…
COMMENT: Safety campaign is a sign of failure
EDITOR’S NOTE: The “Please Stop For Us” signs are sprouting up like wild parsnip all over Stittsville and other parts of the city. The sign pictured above is on a…
COMMENT: Traffic lights at Huntmar & Maple Grove are major safety upgrade
(Above: Photo of a collision at Huntmar and Maple Grove on August 14 just before 9:00am.) The traffic lights at Huntmar and Maple Grove were activated on Thursday morning. Less…
COMMENT: Five ways Ottawa’s future suburbs may start to look a little different
(Above: Aerial photo of Fairwinds, by @TwitchxB) On Tuesday, the City of Ottawa’s Planning Committee will receive the latest update on a project called “Building Better and Smarter Suburbs”. If it’s…