Neighbourhood no place for wrecking yard, say residents
(ABOVE: Neighbours Susan Schaefer (left) & Joan McCagg. Photo by Jordan Mady.) EDITOR’S NOTE: Three years ago, the Cash For Trash auto wrecking yard opened on Flewellyn Road, much to…
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Bits and Baits closes its doors on September 5
The owners of Bits and Baits will be putting up a “gone fishing” sign for good when they close down at the start of September. The bait and tackle store…
Comments of the week: Election candidates, wetlands, cycling safety, 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…
Puppets set to take over Almonte this weekend
EDITOR’S NOTE: Our family has been attending The Puppets Up! festival for the past few years and it is one of our favourite local events. Almonte is about a 20 minute…
Fundraising begins for Stittsville hockey trip to Europe
(Above: Erik Wilson and Owen Watt at Sobeys selling raffle tickets.) Look at these smiling faces! Sixteen boys are heading to Europe next year to play hockey. A 10-day program for…
Ottawa Fire responds to industrial fire on Willowlea Road
(Photo via Ed Brown.) Ottawa Fire responded to a two-alarm fire in at 106 Willowlea Road, just north of Westbrook on Monday afternoon. The building is in an industrial park…
MEET THE CANDIDATES: Who’s running in the new federal riding of Carleton
When Stittsville residents vote in the federal election on October 19, we’ll be part of the newly-created riding called Carleton, instead of our old riding of Carleton-Mississippi Mills. It’s all part of…
PHOTOS: Capturing a piece of heritage before it’s lost
(All photos courtesy of the Goulbourn Museum.) A local family has been farming on this property near Falllowfield and Eagleson since the mid-1800s. They operated a dairy farm here until 1997,…
Residents question health of Poole Creek wetland
(Above: Stittsville residents are concerned about the health of the Upper Poole Creek Wetland. From left to right: Marcos Alvarez, Jonah Alvarez, Andrea Sedgwick, Ken McRae, Sylvie Sabourin, Mila (last…
Comments of the week: Parsnip, Poole Creek, dog poop and 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…
Entrepreneurs open up about Parcelly, a new gift box company
Illena (left) and Dasha Shakov (right) pose with a Parcelly. (Photo by Jordan Mady) Stittsville resident Dasha Shakov, the 20-year-old CEO of Parcelly, got the idea for her business when…
PARSNIP GONE WILD: Poisonous plant ‘more than we can handle’ says councillor
On Twitter today, Barrhaven councillor Jan Harder called this year’s infestation of wild parsnip in Ottawa’s suburbs “more than we can handle” and “far worse than anticipated”.
Stittsville Axemen win Willie Putnam memorial tournament
On the weekend of July 17–19 the U-12 Stittsville Axemen participated in the 33rd annual Willie Putnam memorial tournament in the towns of Three Mile Bay, Chaumont and Cape Vincent…
City staff want conversation with culvert blockers
(PHOTO: Stones blocking the culvert under the Trans Canada Trail, October 2014. Photo courtesy of Phil Sweetnam.) City officials want to know who keeps plugging up a culvert under the…
Firefighter Frank Muraca Turns up the heat with new food trailer
(Above: Frank Muraca and his two boys, Giovanni (left) and Dante (right) at the Muraca On Fire food truck in the Rona parking lot on Hazeldean Road. Photo by Barry…