Tag: wetlands
New community association formed for southwest Stittsville
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
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…
EDITORIAL: Good neighbours need to communicate, even developers
(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,…
UPDATE: Developer says Fernbank tree clearing needed for accurate testing data
(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…
UPDATE: Tree removal begins on Fernbank property
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
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…
Trees to be removed from disputed development property
(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…
New community association being formed for Cypress Gardens and area
NOTICE OF COMMUNITY GROUP MEETING Monday, February 23, 2015, 7 to 9 p.m. Stittsville United Church Cypress Gardens & Fernbank Wetlands This meeting will initiate the formation of a Community…
LETTER: Fernbank and Flewellyn have always been wet
Re: Property values drained by wetland designation I’m 60 years old. I grew up in Stittsville. When I was a young boy we didn’t have garbage pick-up in Stittsville. On weekends…
QUARRY QUERY: Do industrial operations on Jinkinson affect water levels in the area?
EDITOR’S NOTE: The network of streams and wetlands surrounding Stittsville have been changing over the past few years. Landowners say they’ve seen a dramatic rise in the amount of water…
Property values drained by wetland designation
(ABOVE: Michael Erland (left) and Mike Westley, neighbours on Flewellyn Road.) EDITOR’S NOTE: Stittsville is in the midst of change. What was once a small town community that was a…
LETTER: Proposed development on Fernbank raises concerns about flooding
(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…