NOTEBOOK: New zoning required for farmers’ market at Village Square
Who knew starting up a farmers’ market would be so complicated? The Ottawa Farmers’ Market — the group that runs the weekly market at Lansdowne Park — wants to bring…
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NOTEBOOK: Business closures, Wiebe in India, Slide fee waived
Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. END OF THE LINE FOR TWO LOCAL BUSINESSES Blumenstudio, the florist/cafe that opened in August, has moved out of their…
Potter’s Key construction info session on January 11
(via Councillor Shad Qadri) In efforts to continue communication with the neighbouring communities, Minto will be hosting a Potter’s Key Construction Information Session on Wednesday, January 11th. The session will…
SPECIAL REPORT: Neighbours express mixed views on Iber Road pot shop
(ABOVE: John O’Dacre lives in Granite Ridge, near the Magna Terra marijuana dispensary on Iber Road. He says he doesn’t oppose marijuana itself but wants a legal framework in place…
Gerry Gray receives Snow Angel award
(via Shad Qadri) On Wednesday December 7th I had the pleasure of seeing one of our residents Gerry Gray and nine other individual residents of Ottawa receive certificates in…
NOTEBOOK: Stocking Project launch, Brummell’s retiring, more
(PHOTO: Volunteers Crystal Smalldon (aka Mother Elf) and Natasha Sidwell (aka Baby Elf) at the grand opening launch of The Stocking Project on Thursday night.) STOCKING PROJECT LAUNCH I dropped…
Qadri encourages Business Improvement Area for Stittsville Main
(via Councillor Shad Qadri) On Monday, November 21st, I was pleased to attend the Stittsville Village Association event, “Reinventing Stittsville Main Street”. The discussion focused on potential business growth in…
QADRI: Time for Ontario Municipal Board to adapt
(via Councillor Shad Qadri’s weekly newsletter) As you may know, the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) is currently under review for changes. This week, council reviewed the report and a motion…
COMMENT: Opportunity, momentum and passion for a revitalized Stittsville Main
About 45 people packed into Quitters on Monday night to take part in a panel discussion called Re-Inventing Stittsville Main. I organized the event along with the Stittsville Village Association,…
Tree cutting starts Monday for Minto’s Potter’s Key
(via Councillor Shad Qadri) I would like to take a moment to provide a quick update on the tree cutting in Potter’s Key. Today, the contractors have received their final…
How neighbours worked together to turn “Elm” into “Brae”
Most people on Elm Crescent were pretty fond of their street’s name, and not at all happy when they found out that the city wanted to change it. Elm Street was…
CITY BUDGET: What’s in it for Stittsville
City Council tabled the draft operating and capital budgets for 2017 earlier this week at City Hall. Councillor Shad Qadri’s office shared this list of infrastructure spending that will benefit…
New street names revealed: Bobcat, Snowberry, Brae, Henry Goulburn, Turtleback
Councillor Shad Qadri shared the information below in an email to residents today. We like to hear from our readers, particularly people who live on the effective streets: What do…
PHOTOS: GRC gym renamed after Erica Wiebe
Erica Wiebe dropped into town Tuesday for the christening of the “Erica Wiebe Gym” in the Goulbourne Recreation Complex. The renaming was proposed in August by Councillor Shad Qadri after Wiebe…
Stittsville South construction resumes, and that means more blasting
After a few months of delay because of missing permits, construction is proceeding south of the Westwind community in what’s known as Stittsville South. That construction involves a lot of…