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COMMENT: Questions to ask about the 2016 municipal budget
(Photo: The 2015 draft budget includes $150,000 for two new arena dehumidifiers at the Goulbourn Rec Centre. Photo by Barry Gray.) Mayor Jim Watson wants us to judge the City…
Notebook: Gaia Java update, Stittsville BIA
A couple weeks ago at their weekly Friday night music event, Gaia Java co-owner Paul Jay announced that he and Paul Melsness will not be renewing the lease on their coffee shop…
QADRI: “An Open Discussion on Crime” – November 25 at GRC
(via Councillor Shad Qadri’s weekly newsletter) We are fortunate to live in the great community of Stittsville which provides residents with a safe community to live, work and play. However,…
LETTER: City needs to strengthen heritage rules
(Photo: Bradley Craig barn on Hazeldean Road, October 2015. Photo by Barry Gray.) Increased urban sprawl into what once was prime agricultural land and thriving rural communities requires an ethical response…
Boyd House on Huntmar recommended for heritage designation
(Photo: Boyd House, Fall 2013. Photo by Glen Gower.) City planners are recommending that Boyd House, the old stone home at 173 Huntmar Drive, be designated as a heritage building.…
Residents pack hall for lively meeting about Minto development
(Above: About 100 people atttended the public meeting to share their perspective on the new Minto development. Photo by Shannon Lough.) There weren’t enough seats in the room for concerned residents…
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…
Owner of Bradley-Craig barn wants to move it to Munster
(Photo: Bradley-Craig Barn, October 2015. Photo by Barry Gray.) On Monday, the City of Ottawa’s Built Heritage Sub-Committee will consider an application to dismantle the landmark Bradley-Craig barn on Hazeldean Road…
Fairwinds residents meet with city staff about traffic safety
(Photo via Fairwinds Community Association.) On Friday morning ten residents from Fairwinds met with Councillor Shad Qadri, members of the Ottawa Police and staff from the city to talk about…
Abbott Street expected to be connected to Robert Grant by year’s end
Councillor Shad Qadri provided this update about construction on Abbott Street in his weekly email newsletter: Construction has been underway to extent Abbott Street East at Iber Road eastward to…
Accordion bus trial run for route 262
Stittsville bus commuters may want to sit down for this news: OC Transpo is testing out a bigger bus on route 262. Here’s a note from Shad Qadri’s weekly newsletter:…
QADRI: Public meeting for new Minto’s Potter’s Key subdivision on November 4
(via Councillor Shad Qadri’s weekly newsletter) Minto Homes has prepared a revised Plan of Subdivision for their proposed development known as Potter’s Key located at Stittsville. This land is located…
Qadri hosts “Keep Stittsville Healthy” event on October 24
(via Shad Qadri) On October 24th please join me and various public health experts starting at 10:00 a.m. upstairs in the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena for the Keep Stittsville…
NOTEBOOK: GRC pool legal action, Carp River work, community safety, more
Updates on stories we’ve been watching over the past few weeks… GOULBOURN REC CENTRE POOL The GRC pool re-opened in June after extensive repairs to fix structural deficiencies. We were wondering…
Qadri asks residents for input on City budget
From Councillor Shad Qadri’s weekly newsletter: On Tuesday September 29th my office in conjunction with Councillor Marianne Wilkinson’s office held a joint pre-buget public consultation. Marian Simulik, City Treasurer was on…