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NOTEBOOK: Development notes, O’Leary in Kanata, music in Stittsville

Stittsville Central StaffFebruary 21, 2017

UPDATE ON HAZELDEAN CAR DEALERSHIP There’s a revised site plan online for the proposed car dealership at 5835 Hazeldean Road. The property is currently a gravel lot for the Canadian…

QADRI: Recap of the open house on flood remediation

Stittsville Central StaffApril 8, 2016April 9, 2016

(via Councillor Shad Qadri) On April 6, a Public Open House was held in Stittsville to review the City’s flood remediation measures planned for the Cypress Gardens/Westwood and neighbouring area.

Anybody missing a sombrero?

Stittsville Central StaffJune 8, 2015

Via Stittsville Moms: “Is anyone missing a sombrero in deer run / cypress gardens.”

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…

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…

New community association formed for southwest Stittsville

Stittsville Central StaffFebruary 23, 2015

About 30 people attended a meeting at Stittsville United Church on Monday night to establish a community association for the southwest area Stittsville. Jillian McKim, one of the organizers, said…

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…

Machines clear trees on Fernbank Road

UPDATE: Tree removal begins on Fernbank property

Stittsville Central StaffJanuary 22, 2015February 20, 2015

Construction equipment began clearing trees on Thursday from the disputed development property at 6279 Fernbank Road. Neighbouring residents were hoping to delay the tree clearing until they had a chance to…

UPDATE: Tree removal on Fernbank Road

Stittsville Central StaffJanuary 20, 2015February 20, 2015

On Saturday, we wrote about residents living near a disputed development property on Fernbank Drive who are concerned about tree removal that was slated to begin this week.  Here’s the…

Gerry Kroll stands in front of a large grove of trees that are slated for removal beginning this week.

Trees to be removed from disputed development property

Glen GowerJanuary 17, 2015February 20, 2015

(ABOVE: Gerry Kroll stands in front of a large grove of trees that are slated for removal beginning this week.) UPDATE (Jan 20): Tree removal delayed a day; more information about work…

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.

LETTER: Proposed development on Fernbank raises concerns about flooding

Stittsville Central StaffOctober 27, 2014October 2, 2015

(ABOVE: Stittsville residents Ian McKim, Jillian McKim, Gerry Kroll and Keldine FitzGerald are concerned about a proposed 140-unit housing development on marshlands off Fernbank Road.  Photo by Barry Gray.)   Editor’s…

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