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Multiple charges and arrests after raids at Magna Terra marijuana shops
(Inside Magna Terra on Iber Road. File photo.) The owner of the Magna Terra marijuana dispensary chain is among seven arrested and charged after police raids on his two Ottawa…
JUNO concert will fuse classical Indian music and dance with rock
The Beatles. The Rolling Stones. Cold Play. Beyoncé. Each of these artists has been inspired by the music of India and incorporated it into wildly popular rock songs. “The Beatles…
NOTEBOOK: LRT open houses, pedestrian safety upgrades, more
LRT OPEN HOUSES Watch for a open house events in June and November for updates on plans to extend light rail transit west past Moodie Drive towards Kanata and Stittsville. Kanata…
Book chronicles dreams and fears of original settlers
The life of 19th century Canadian immigrants was rough, and quite often deadly. Their eventual triumph over natural and human-made adversity, and the foundation they laid for our community, is downright…
Carp landfill facility gets ok for Quebec garbage, despite City’s objections
As Lando said in the Empire Strikes Back… You might remember hearing back in September that Waste Management applied to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment for permission to bring construction and demolition waste from…
Von Jagow wins additional $10k as “Women of Worth” national honouree
(PHOTO: Actress Blake Lively poses with National Honouree Eva von Jagow of DUENorth prior to the Women of Worth Awards Gala in Toronto.) Congrats to Stittsvile’s Eva von Jagow, who was…
COMMENT: Let’s start saying light rail to Stittsville
(ABOVE: Artist’s rendering of the Rideau LRT station downtown. Via City of Ottawa.) It was great to see City Council approve plans for Phase 2 of light rail transit (LRT)…
NOTEBOOK: Keg restaurant could arrive as soon as November 30
One of the most-visited articles in the StittsvilleCentral.ca archives is about a proposal to build a Keg restaurant on the corner of Hazeldean and Huntmar. And one of the most…
NOTEBOOK: Pickleball, putting green part of proposed park plan
Shuffleboard, pickleball, a covered picnic table, a bocce court and a putting green are all part of a “age-friendly” park being proposed for the corner of Stittsville Main Street between…
Former Louisiannie’s land up for sale at $925,000
(ABOVE: Bradley’s General Store at 1518 Stittsville Main Street. Undated photo.) A significant piece of land at 1520 Stittsville Main Street just south of the Trans Canada Trail is up…
NOTEBOOK: Development notes, O’Leary in Kanata, music in Stittsville
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…
Light rail plans edge a bit closer to Stittsville
The City of Ottawa held a big press conference this morning to announce the latest plans for “Stage 2” of Ottawa’s light rail system. The most significant update for Stittsville…
SECRETS OF GOULBOURN: Ghosts, murder, cemeteries and other unknowns
(ABOVE: A sign installed on a post at the scene of the murder of Robert McCaffrey.) This sounds interesting: “Have you heard stories about ghosts, murder, cemeteries and other unknowns…
Wiebe: “Sorry folks, WWE ain’t happening anytime soon!”
Erica Wiebe, the Stittsville native and Olympic champion wrestler, shared this update via her email list yesterday, in response to reports that World Wrestling Entertainment has asked her to join the organization.
City and junk yard face off in zoning scrap
A four-year-old zoning scrap between the City of Ottawa and a Goulbourn scrapyard could wind up back in court, as the area’s city councillor criticizes what he says is “blatant”…