City looking for public input on the new Atlas Park design
The City is looking for your help to design a new park in Stittsville. Atlas Park will be nearly one-hectare neighbourhood park on Atlas Terrace in the southern area of…
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NOTEBOOK: No food forest (yet) for Blackstone Community Park
City of Ottawa staff received plenty of comments about the proposed plan for the new Blackstone Community Park, but in the end won’t be making any major changes for the…
NOTEBOOK: Stewardship Council lends its support to a food forest for Blackstone Park
You may remember Paul Wilson’s idea for a permaculture food forest at Blackstone Park that we published a couple of weeks ago. Now the idea is getting support from the…
LETTER: A field of dirt and potential in Blackstone
(EDITOR’S NOTE: I recently went for a walk with Paul Wilson (pictured above) around the site of the future Blackstone Community Park near his home. Like many new parks in…
Blasting expected until March for Fernbank and Poole Creek developments
CRT development lands at 5786 Fernbank Road I have heard from residents regarding the intensity of the blasting currently being undertaken at the CRT development lands at 5786 Fernbank Road.…
NOTEBOOK: Clearing begins on CRT lands & Shea Woods
We knew it was inevitable but it was still a shock this weekend to see the trees already coming down along the edge of the Shea Woods. A strip of…
Public meeting for future Blackstone development on October 12
There’s a public meeting on October 12 for Mattamy’s proposed plan of subdivision at 5505 Fernbank Road. There’s an open house at 6:30pm followed by a presentation at 7:00pm at…
Part of Fernbank Road closed from August 14-28
(via Councillor Shad Qadri’s office) Please note that Fernbank Road will be closed from Shea to Robert Grant between August 14th and August 28th. The contractor, Taggart Construction, will be installing…
LINKED: Teen charged in Fernbank Road crash that killed 2 other teens
Charges laid in relation to a double fatal collision from Fernbank Road in June https://t.co/Fr531rAi3d #ottnews — Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) July 27, 2017
CBC: Teen survivor struggling with guilt after fatal crash
From CBC Ottawa: Hours before a horrific car crash claimed the lives of her two best friends Sunday night, Sommer Foley’s parents told the 17-year-old to have fun swimming at a…
Two teens killed in vehicle rollover on Fernbank
(Update, Monday afternoon) The Ottawa Citizen and CBC are reporting the names of the two young women killed in the crash. Police believe the teens were heading to or from…
NOTEBOOK: More honours for Tysen, Poole Creek blasting, coyote meeting, more
CONGRATS TYSEN! This week at the Spirit of the Capital Youth Awards, Stittsville’s Tysen Lefebvre received the Max Keeping Award for Personal Strength and Courage. It’s awarded annually to an…
NOTEBOOK: Kanata-Stittsville LRT study will look at three route options
(PHOTO: Artist’s rendering of the Rideau LRT station downtown. Via City of Ottawa.) It occurred to me on the drive home from Monday night’s LRT open house that we just…
NOTEBOOK: Infill on Jonathan Pack, Haliburton Park plans, noise bylaw changes
INFILL ON JONATHAN PACK On June 7, Ottawa’s Committee of Adjustment will consider a request to subdivide a piece of residential property at 28 Jonathan Pack Street. Currently it’s a…
City seeks input on “Silas Bradley Park” commemorative naming
The City of Ottawa Commemorative Naming Committee is conducting online public consultations on a naming proposal. Comments on these proposals must be received no later than December 22.