City staff won’t pursue legal action for GRC repairs
(ABOVE: The GRC pool under renovation in May 2015.) City legal staff won’t be pursuing legal action to recoup the $4-million spent to fix structural deficiencies at the Goulbourn Recreation…
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COMMENT: Bradley-Craig demolition debate was constructive (somewhat)
ABOVE: Bradley-Craig Barn, October 2015. Photo by Barry Gray. UPDATE: City council approved the demolition/relocation on Wednesday. The vote was 20-3, with councillors Leiper, Nussbaum and McKenney opposing demolition. *** Today’s…
Heritage Ottawa statement on Bradley-Craig barn
(via Heritage Ottawa) Why the Bradley-Craig barn should remain in place A growing number of citizens and local organizations are voicing their concerns that the landmark Bradley-Craig Farmstead – a…
Parking tops the list of bylaw calls in 2015
Stittsville residents called by-law 1,432 times in 2015, and more than a third of the calls were about parking issues. That’s a 4% increase over 2014, when there were a total…
Fundraising concert at The Glen will support Syrian refugees
We are planning a fundraising concert on Saturday February 20 to assist us in supporting refugees from Syria, Saturday February 20 at The Glen restaurant (1010 Stittsville Main St. in the…
NOTEBOOK: Kanata dog park, new mini-roundabouts, Bradley-Craig Farm
KANATA DOG PARK UPDATE Last fall we reported on a proposed fenced dog park in Kanata at Insmill Park near Terry Fox Drive. Here’s an update from Kanata North Councillor…
NOTEBOOK: Campeau Drive extension, Flewellyn-Jones House, coffee talk, more
CAMPEAU DRIVE: Kanata North Councillor Marianne Wilkinson says that the full Campeau extension from Terry Fox to Huntmar isn’t expected to open until 2018. That’s on schedule according to the…
Holy Spirit Parish welcomes Syrian family to Kanata-Stittsville
(ABOVE:Holy Spirit Catholic Church / File Photo by Barry Gray) “They were tired on arrival but very grateful to be safe in Canada.” A quick update from Monsignor Joseph Muldoon from Holy…
Stay clear of ice covered surfaces, says Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority
With the recent cold weather and snowfall, lakes, rivers and creeks are beginning to freeze over. Although Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) does not monitor ice thickness, it is likely…
NOTEBOOK: Stories we’re watching in 2016
I often jokingly refer to Stittsville as “one of Ottawa’s most exciting suburbs”, but there’s actually a lot of truth to that. (Just look at what happened here in 2015…
30 great Stittsville stories from 2015
(Above: That time when Bryan Adams dropped in at Quitters on Stittsville Main Street…) After reading through this list of stories I don’t think anyone can say that we live…
LETTER: Landfill compensation needs community consultation
Re: Stittsville misses out on bulk of landfill compensation “…there is no obvious process in place to ensure the community has input into how the money is used…” Community compensation is…
The best reader letters of 2015
One of our favourite things is getting letters and feedback from our readers, both positive and negative. Here are some of our favourites from the past year. (More “Best of…
The 15 most popular stories of 2015
It’s always interesting to see which articles get the most traffic. Often it’s related to breaking news, like a car crash or a power outage. Sometimes a video goes viral on…
The most interesting people we met this year in Stittsville
Seniors, students, business owners, community volunteers. We ran into so many fascinating people in Stittsville over the course of 2015. Here are some of our favourite profiles and interviews. (More “Best of…