The City of Ottawa’s communications department sent this memo from City solicitor Rick O’Connor to media outlets today. Today was the deadline to request an appeal to the Ministry of Environment’s decision…
(ABOVE: Coyote spotted in the Fairwinds neighbourhood, near Khamsim Street, mid-February.) A City of Ottawa biologist says that coyotes in Stittsville pose a low safety risk to residents. Dr. Nick…
City of Ottawa solicitor Rick O’Connor recommended that city staff appeal a Ministry of Environment decision to allow the Carp landfill to accept waste from Western Quebec. The memo was circulated to…
(press release via City of Ottawa) The City of Ottawa is pleased to announce the annual GLAD Cleaning the Capital campaign will take place from April 15 to May 15.…
As Lando said in the Empire Strikes Back… You might remember hearing back in September that Waste Management applied to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment for permission to bring construction and demolition waste from…
One of my favourite things about summertime is Stittsville is sleeping with the windows open and hearing howling coyotes in the distance. Up until a few weeks ago, I’d never…
(PHOTO: South March Highlights. Photo by Denise Deby.) Trees are again being cut down in Ottawa’s South March Highlands. KNL is removing trees from 75-100 hectares of land in the Highlands,…
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With Christmas dinner finished, it was safe to come out of hiding. Thanks to Anna Lusk for sending over this pic of turkeys on Boxing Day on Greer Street. “When…
(Barred Owl (also known as a hoot owl, for its distinctive call) in Fairwinds North, photo by Desiree McCarthy.) If you ask me, the best thing about living in Stittsville…
These photos come from Kim De Angelis, who spotted this cardinal out her back window on Riverbank Court. She says the cardinals seem to be making a comeback this winter.…
Thanks to Christopher Skinner for sharing this photo, taken earlier in the week. “I used to loathe winter. After taking up some outdoor winter hobbies 3-4 years ago, it’s impossible…
“I took these pictures on December 6 during my morning walk,” says Michelle Legault. “They were taken on the paths that connect Amberwood with Granite Ridge along Poole Creek. It…
Feedmill Creek is sort of a “forgotten waterway” in Stittsville. That’s probably because up until very recently, it traversed mostly undeveloped private property. The creek starts at the stormwater ponds…
Check out these photos from Barry Gray from Monday’s snow storm and Tuesday morning’s ice fog. Some of them are almost other-worldly. (We love seeing photos from in and around our…
