Residents on several Stittsville streets received letters today with options for new road names. The City of Ottawa said back in January that six streets (Bell Street, Goulbourn Street, Elm Crescent, Long Meadow Way, Meadowland…
(ABOVE: File photo by Barry Gray.) The only heritage-designed building on Stittsville Main Street is up for sale. The brick building that’s home to Hudson Insurance at 1510 Stittsville Main…
Construction is underway for a gas station at the corner of Hazeldean and Hartin. I’ve seen a few questions from residents about the development: what exactly is going in there?…
Tweets from the Ottawa Police via @opswesttraffic often leave me flabbergasted, like this one on Wednesday… I guess the driver must have been on a really tight deadline?
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…
(PHOTO: Erica Wiebe celebrates after qualifying for the Olympics at the Pan Am Olympic Qualifier in Fresno, Texas in March. Photo via Erica Wiebe.) Erica Wiebe’s journey to the Olympics…
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…
FAIRWINDS MERCHANTS PLAN BBQ FUNDRAISER FOR FORT MCMURRAY On Thursday, May 26 at noon, Food Basics, Dollar Tree and The Grounds Café will be hosting a free BBQ. Food Basics will…
Today, the west end of Maple Grove Road is just a dead-end dumping ground for construction waste and dog poop bags. Someday, it could be a road connection to Stittsville Main…
What a gorgeous day for a walk down Stittsville Main Street. About 40 people joined me on Saturday for Stittsville’s first-ever Jane‘s Walk. The walk was part of a city-wide festival…
The City of Ottawa’s Planning Department has issued a 6-page document on the Johnwoods road closure, including an apology for poor communication with residents on the issue. Councillor Shad Qadri…
ABOVE: Traffic calming pilot on West Ridge Drive. Photo by Barry Gray. WEST RIDGE TRAFFIC CALMING If you ever want to inspire road rage, try driving the posted speed limit…
UPDATE: Planning staff apologizes over Johnwoods consultation What we had here was a failure to communicate. I was one of about 100 people who showed up at a public meeting…
Will Stittsville Main Street be Ottawa’s next great neighbourhood street? That’s the question we’ll discuss on Saturday, May 7 as part of Stittsville’s first-ever Jane’s Walk. I’ll be leading a walking…
(PHOTO: ALE general manager Sarah St. Michael (left) with Nicolle Carson, assistant / bar manager. They’re are holding ALE’s crab spring rolls. Photo by Barry Gray) EDITOR’S NOTE: The restaurant…
