Tree clearing at 6279 Fernbank starts February 1
ABOVE: Aerial via Bing Maps circa 2010. Residents near the land known as 6279 Fernbank received notice this week that tree cutting will begin as early as Monday.
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…
Kungfu Bistro brings Chinese New Year to Stittsville on February 8
(via Kungfu Bistro) Kungfu Bistro on Carp Road in Stittsville is planning a Chinese New Year celebration at the restaurant on Monday Feb 8.
Fast food restaurant proposed on Stittsville Main near Brown’s
There’s a new site site plan control posted to the City’s web site with a proposal to “construct a one storey fast food restaurant with associated drive through”. “The requested…
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…
Where the streets have new names
As many as six Stittsville street names could be soon be switched. That’s because they’re too similar to other street names in Ottawa. The six being considered for change: Bell Street Goulbourn Street…
Stittsville’s Grace Lachance covers Gabrielle Aplin’s “Home”
New video up Sunday from Grace Lachance, the Sacred Heart student who won Bluesfest’s She’s The One female emerging artist competition last year.
SPECIAL: A vision for the future of Bradley-Craig Farmstead
EDITOR’S NOTE: I’m part of a group called Friends of the Bradley-Craig Farm. We’ve been meeting since November to try to save the landmark red barn on Hazeldean Road from demolition. The…
COMMENT: Local shops are part of our small-town charm
(ABOVE: Renee Saunders, owner of the recently-opened Sweet Room Bakery Boutique on Stittsville Main Street. Photo by Barry Gray.) If Stittsville’s small-town feel is something that’s important to you, take…
LETTERS: How the community built Stittsville’s rink
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…
Kirtan fundraiser for multiple sclerosis at Blue Bamboo Yoga Sunday
(via Blue Bamboo Yoga) Join Blue Bamboo for a charity event benefiting the MS Foundation. Kimberly Mantas will guide you to sing together in an easy and uplifting “call and…