West Ridge mailbox location is dangerous for pedestrians, says resident
City of Ottawa staff acknowledge that a section of West Ridge Drive isn’t up to current pedestrian safety standards, but there are no plans to fix it. Most of West Ridge…
Author: Glen Gower
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…
All-day kindergarten hits local daycare centres hard
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since October, at least three long-standing daycare facilities in Ottawa have shut down: Mini Muffins in Kanata, Tupper Tots in Nepean, and St. Elias Child Care and Family Resource…
StittsvilleCentral.ca launches sustainable crowdfunding campaign
Your support of $5/month or $50/year will help us hire a part-time reporter for StittsvilleCentral.ca. To get started, pick your level of support and click “Subscribe”. You’ll be prompted to…
Five examples of new uses for old barns in Ontario and beyond
Earlier this month we asked our readers for ideas for big red Bradley-Craig barn on Hazeldean Road. Our readers responded in droves by email and social media. Although the barn…
Reverie revived? Stalled condo project could continue later this year
UPDATE: The sale to the new owners closed earlier this summer; they plan to continue the development as per the approved plans, rather than start the approval process from scratch.…
Bradley-Craig farm sits on land that’s worth $1-million per acre
(ABOVE: “Bradley-Craig Barn (detail)” – Photo by Joe Newton.) Anyone who wants to redevelop the Bradley-Craig barn on Hazeldean Road is going to have some deep pockets. The serviced land…
Ivan’s kabobs have been a Stittsville favourite since 1987
(Above: Ivan Saric, owner of Ivan’s Meat and Deli. Photo by Barry Gray.) QUICK FACTS: Ivan Saric’s parents were from what’s now Croatia, and opened a deli in Stittsville in…
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…
BRADLEY-CRAIG BARN: Just what does heritage designation mean anyways?
(ABOVE: “Red Barn” – Photo by Joe Newton.) EDITOR’S NOTE: Earlier this week, we published an editorial calling for ideas to re-purpose the Bradley-Craig barn on Hazeldean Road. It’s the big…
JAZZ TO JAVA: How two guys named Paul ended up opening a coffee shop in Stittsville
(Above: Owners Paul Melsness (left) and Paul Jay in front of the coffee roaster at Gaia Java. All photos on this page by Barry Gray.) QUICK FACTS The two owners,…
EDITORIAL: We need a business idea for the old red barn on Hazeldean Road
SEE ALSO: Just what does heritage designation mean anyways? How can we make sure we don’t lose the big red barn on Hazeldean Road? I’ve had a lot of people…
Meet Elizabeth Kondruss, curator of Stittsville’s Barbie museum
If you’ve ever visited the “new” Stittsville Flea Market on Carp Road, you’ve stumbled on the Barbie collection that belongs to Elizabeth Kondruss, pictured above. There are over 20,000 dolls…
Boyd House: Family memories of Christmas on the farm, and more (Part 5)
(Above: Lyman Boyd with his niece Karen Boyd on left and friend, David MacBeth, early 1950s.) EDITOR’S NOTE: This series on Boyd House, an old stone farmhouse on Huntmar Drive, originally appeared a…
Sens move to downtown would create opportunity for Kanata/Stittsville, says planner
(Above: Workers install the new Canadian Tire Centre sign in August 2013.) The lead planner of the master plan for Kanata West says that if the Sens ever move to Lebreton Flats, it…