Comments of the week: Off-leash dogs, heritage funding, more
Every week we get lots of comments from our readers on our web site, via email, and social media. Here’s a sample of what we heard this week. Add your thoughts…
LETTER: Roundabouts are great for cyclists
Re: City staff rejects roundabouts for Carp Road Reading the article, the comment about them being worse for cyclists is ridiculous. I am a cyclist and a motorist and roundabouts…
6th annual 9 RUN RUN happens October 17
(via 9 RUN RUN organizers) 9 RUN RUN, Ottawa’s Emergency Services’ Run, is now in its 6th year. On October 17, we welcome participants and spectators from far and wide…
Responsible Dog Owners of Canada plan poop clean-up Oct 10
The Responsible Dog Owners of Canada are planning a fall clean-up along the Trans Canada Trail on Abbott Street, near the “unofficial dog park” on October 10. The clean-up happens…
100th Regiment seeking Cadet Program graduates
(Press release) The recreated 100th Regiment is seeking Cadet Program graduates to fill anticipatory military interpreter leadership roles. Dressed in the uniform of the 100th Regiment in 1814, members have…
Residents push for landfill accountability
EDITOR’S NOTE: StittsvilleCentral.ca is lending our support to a new community initiative called the Coalition for Landfill Accountability (COLA). It’s a group made up of residents and community associations who have…
Library hosts workshop on public art spaces October 14
(via the Ottawa Public Library) There are many ways in which to engage with public art. One of the best and most accessible methods is to see it firsthand, as…
CANDIDATE Q&A: Pierre Poilievre (Conservative Party)
EDITOR’S NOTE: We’ve been publishing short Q&A’s with each candidate. We want to give our readers some background about each person and what motivates them to run for office. In our final Q&A,…
LETTER: Off-leash dogs limit enjoyment of paths
(Photo by Barry Gray.) I like to walk around the paths and there are dogs running loose and ahead of their owners. These animals are larger dogs (huskies, collies, German…
COMMENT: Ottawa lags behind in heritage funding
(Above: Dr. Bruce Elliott gives a tour of the St. John’s cemetery on Sandhill Road in Kanata.) The City of Ottawa needs to step up the resources it provides for preserving heritage…
Howie Hooper brings his guitar Gaia Java on Friday
Howie has walked his own path to being recognized as a crafter of song. Starting as a performing musician (bassist) in local bands in Ottawa at 13 years of age,…
LINKED: New Kanata park-and-ride costs $47,000 per spot
https://twitter.com/joeboughner/status/648986693576622080 https://twitter.com/KellyEganColumn/status/648998027152240640 Kelly Egan writes in the Ottawa Citizen about overcrowding at OC Transpo’s Eagleson park-and-ride, the city’s plan for a new lot at the corner of Innovation Drive and Terry Fox Drive…
Residents grill candidates on wide range of issues at debate
Close to 200 people packed a hot Stittsville United Church sanctuary on Monday night, and peppered Carleton candidates with a wide range of questions from terrorism to income splitting. The…
Owners of Re-Read Books set to turn a new page
(Left to right: Store manager Rob Tougas with owners Dean and Dee McIntosh.) Add a new word to the “R’s” of environmental stewardship: Re-Read. Local business owners Dean and Dee…
Barn fire on Beavertail Road
Ottawa Fire responded to a barn fire on Sunday afternoon at 434 Beavertail Road, just northwest of the Highway 7/417 split. There were no reports of animals in the barn, and…