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LINKED: A Kanata dad’s brutally honest letter about his daughter and drug abuse
(PHOTO: Sean O’Leary with his son, Ronan, inside the family store MYHome Furniture in Kanata. O’Leary says he is trying to give his children as normal a life as possible…
NOTEBOOK: Food truck news; Dogs of Quitters; Snowmobile parking
THE EVOLUTION OF WICHES CAULDRON Posted today on the Wiches Cauldron Facebook page: “We had no idea when we opened our service window November 11th 2016, that it would be…
REVIEW: Cabela’s interactive experience is right on target
(Editor’s note: We sent Stittsville neighbour Coreen Tyers to a media preview on Tuesday of the new Cabela’s store, across the street from Tanger Outlets in Kanata. The store opens…
Police seek “persons of interest” in robbery of Uber driver
(via Ottawa Police) Update, Sept 9: Persons of interest and suspect identified Following the media release yesterday, two of the three persons depicted in the attached image, as well as…
Kanata Ribfest returns to Walter Baker Park this weekend
(sponsored) Thursday-Sunday, 11am-9pm daily. At Walter Baker Park (next to the Kanata Rec Centre) on Terry Fox Drive in Kanata, south of the Queensway. It’s back, and even more sticky…
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…
Part of Katimavik Road closed until July 17
(press release from the City of Ottawa) Starting Monday July 4, Katimavik Road will be closed from Terry Fox Drive to Davis Avenue until July 17 to accommodate installation of…
Police seek witnesses to bike collision on Knudson Drive in Kanata
(press release via Ottawa Police) The Ottawa Police Service Collisions Investigation Unit is investigating a serious collision involving an elderly male cyclist and a large commercial vehicle.
Police make arrest in connection with attempted robbery of senior
(Via Ottawa Police) The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit has laid charges in connection to an overnight robbery. On April 13, 2016, at approximately 11:15pm, a female in her 70’s…
NOTEBOOK: Huntmar-Maple Grove intersection, ALE opens Friday, Brown Bear amalgamates
Councillor Shad Qadri says the northbound lane markings for the Huntmar-Maple Grove intersection will be painted in early May. City crews can’t paint them until temperatures are warm enough and the road…
Robbery charges laid following swarming at Eagleson and Hazeldean
(press release from the Ottawa Police) The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is investigating a swarming that occurred overnight and has charged two young persons. On April 3, 2016, at…
CITIZEN: Hubley wants LRT to Kanata before eastern expansion
From the Ottawa Citizen today: The city should start laying LRT tracks towards Kanata before extending rail past Place d’Orléans, according to a councillor who represents part of the western suburb.…
Kanata-Carleton MP set to survey residents on electoral reform
(This press release comes from Kanata-Carleton Citizens Advocacy. The Kanata-Carleton riding is north of Stittsville.) When the Conservatives won the election in 2011 with 39% of the popular vote, it was…
Qadri wants Canada Post to address ‘mass confusion’
(ABOVE: Photo by Michael, used under a Creative Commons license.) Councillor Shad Qadri will ask his colleagues at City Council to support a motion calling for Canada Post to recognize…
Celebrating the Chinese New Year of the Monkey in Kanata
via the Kanata Chinese Seniors Support Centre (KCSSC) We are pleased to inform you that the 2016 Chinese New Year Celebration Event will be held on February 14, 2016 (Sunday) from…