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NOTEBOOK: Trespassing, parking tickets and bike lanes
NO TRESPASSING SIGN HAS BIG IMPACT Finally had a chance to talk to Gerry Stephens from Stephens Auto Wreckers about the massive “NO TRESPASSING” sign he’s placed at the edge of…
UPDATE: City extends street name suggestion deadline to August 12
Several readers received emails today from Rebecca Anderson of the City’s Building Code Services department, alerting them to the fact that the City will be re-opening the consultation process for…
Lots of street name suggestions, but few meet City’s criteria
(ABOVE: Boxty, a traditional Irish potato pancake, was suggested as a new name by a Goulbourn Street resident.) UPDATE, JUNE 28: City extends street naming process to August 12 The…
Parents asked to sign new public high school petition this weekend
Jennifer Smith (left) and Jenny Guth along with other parents in the community have started a new petition calling for a public high school for Stittsville. A provincial politician has promised…
COMMENT: Sorry’s not enough to fix Johnwoods
Councillor Shad Qadri says City staff provided him with “misleading information” about the plan to convert Johnwoods Street into a park, and that he won’t be asking the Planning Committee to stop…
PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL: Catching up on homework
(PHOTO: Jennifer Smith (left) and Jenny Guth stand on one of the possible sites for the new school, at the south west corner of Robert Grant and Cope. The two parents have…
Teens, young adults and bush parties a bad mix, say police
(Photo: Maybe or maybe not the leftovers of a bush party, near Abbott Street.) (Article via Crime Prevention Ottawa) Every Friday afternoon when high schools let out in Ottawa’s neighbourhoods, some…
COMMENT: Public high school is about giving parents a real choice
A public high school for Stittsville has finally hit #1 on the public school board’s priority list. At tonight’s Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) meeting, parents, trustees, the local councillor…
LETTER: Hold planning staff accountable for “epic fail”
Re: Qadri and planners get rough ride over Johnwoods “proposal” As a former political staffer to Bob Chiarelli from 1987 – 1990 and again in 1999, I have seen some…
UPDATE: No attempt to cover up Hazeldean bridge report, say councillors
When we published an engineering report last month on why the Hazeldean bridge failed, it was the first time Councillor Shad Qadri or Councillor Allan Hubley had ever seen the document. Hubley,…
More about what the law says on street hockey
(via Councillor Shad Qadri) In a motion for Council consideration at its meeting of May 23, 2007, Councillor Doucet recommended that ball hockey on residential streets be permissible, as long…
NOTEBOOK: “Welcome to Stittsville” mural update; OC Transpo cancels route 188
RESIDENTS WELCOME MURAL Earlier this week we published an article about the “Welcome to Stittsville” graffiti on Stittsville Main Street in front of the Harris law office. Turns out the majority…
FOR THE RECORD: Qadri on road hockey and traffic safety
A letter to residents from Councillor Shad Qadri. Dear residents, This week, the matter of street hockey and road safety has been hotly discussed via social media. Please allow me…
PHOTOS: Hair Donation brings in over $95,000 (and counting!)
(Above: Deputy Mayor Mark Taylor cuts Councillor Shad Qadri’s hair at the annual Hair Donation Ottawa event at Algonquin College on Sunday. Looking on are stylist Eli Saikaley and Hair Donation…
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…