Beware the sleeping giant
There are indications that the sleeping giant on Carp Road at the Waste Management of Canada landfill
site north of the 417, may soon stir.
Tag: waste management
City council sending Waste Management contract to the black bin
Since early Spring 2019 Stittsville residents have been complaining loud and clear about the lack of garbage service being provided by Waste Management (WM) to our community. These complaints, or lack…
Come up with a deal we all can live with – the Carp Road landfill
Editor’s Note: It may seem that all issues with the Carp Road landfill have been quiet, but West Carleton resident Harold Moore tells us that … ‘we will see work…
Stittsville garbage issues are piling up
Garbage is always an issue during the hot summer months, but this year there seems to be a plethora of complaints about the irregular service being received. A recent June…
Green bin plastic or paper bag disposal coming soon
On July 2nd, residents will now be able to use plastic bags as an option for disposing of organics in your green bin. Organics would include food scraps, paper towel,…
NOTEBOOK: Carleton Liberals, Carp Landfill, new businesses on Main
A bit of a grab bag of updates today… CARLETON LIBERALS SET NOMINATION DATE The riding association for the provincial Liberals in Carleton have set a date for their nomination…
NOTEBOOK: Jack Ketch update, Carp Rd landfill contaminated soil
THE JACK KETCH RESTAURANT PLANS AUGUST OPENING John Curry wrote a great overview of some of the historical buildings on Stittsville Main Street recently in the Stittsville News. The piece starts…
LINKED: Waste Management scraps plan to accept Quebec garbage
CBC reports today that Waste Management is backing away from its plans to accept Quebec waste at the Carp Road landfill facility: A proposal to allow construction waste from Quebec to…
UPDATE: Waste Management “taking steps to review” Quebec garbage application
The City of Ottawa’s communications department sent this memo from City solicitor Rick O’Connor to media outlets today. Today was the deadline to request an appeal to the Ministry of Environment’s decision…
UPDATE: City will appeal MOE decision on Carp landfill service area
City of Ottawa solicitor Rick O’Connor recommended that city staff appeal a Ministry of Environment decision to allow the Carp landfill to accept waste from Western Quebec. The memo was circulated to…
Carp landfill facility gets ok for Quebec garbage, despite City’s objections
As Lando said in the Empire Strikes Back… You might remember hearing back in September that Waste Management applied to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment for permission to bring construction and demolition waste from…
NOTEBOOK: Stories we’re watching in 2017
Let’s take out the crystal ball and look ahead at what 2017 may have in store for Stittsville… CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE Earlier this year we should hear from the Ottawa Senators about what…
LETTER: Gazebo funding isn’t a conflict of interest
Re: How the City is paying for a gazebo at Village Square Park Your recent article reports on a new $105,000 gazebo for Village Square Park. Part of the funding for the…
NOTEBOOK: How the City is paying for a gazebo at Village Square Park
“There is an exciting project coming to Village Square Park that I am pleased to share with everyone. A new gazebo will soon call the park its home.” Councillor Shad…
NOTEBOOK: Landfill proposal could mean even more downtown trucks
A number of people have asked me this summer about the status of the Carp Road landfill expansion, or as Waste Management (WM) would prefer us to call it, the West…