Goulbourn Wetlands Complex – City poised to change boundaries
(Lookout over the marsh at the head of Poole Creek, along the Trans Canada Trail just west of Stittsville. Photo by Glen Gower.) There has been much controversy over the…
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Area construction company pleads guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice – receives some hefty fines
(Trans-Canada trail lookout looking north from the Trans-Canada Trail west of Stittsville) On September 18, 2019 Cavanagh Construction entered a guilty plea in the Ontario Court of Justice to two charges under…
UPDATE: A wetland loophole closes slightly
Last September, Devyn Barrie wrote an article about wetlands called “A regulatory loophole you can drive a dump truck through”. In the story, local environmental activist Ken McRae (pictured above)…
WETLANDS: A regulatory loophole you can drive a dump truck through
(PHOTO: Ken McRae says he believe some landowners on Flewellyn Road are dumping fill into wetlands to avoid Provincially Significant Wetland designation. Photo by Devyn Barrie.) A local environmental activist…
Court upholds fine, orders rehabilitation of Rothbourne Road wetland
A provincial court has ordered a company and its director to rehabilitate a provincially significant wetland on Rothbourne Road that they damaged over five years ago. On Thursday, Justice Diane…
Carleton hosts lecture on “Wetlands: The Kidneys of our Planet”
(PHOTO: Lookout over the marsh at the head of Poole Creek, along the Trans Canada Trail just west of Stittsville. Photo by Glen Gower.) (Editor’s note: This isn’t specific to Stittsville,…
NOTEBOOK: 9RunRun attendance boost, Jinkinson re-zoning, Kungfu lunches
9RUNRUN ATTENDANCE BOOST The final fundraising tally for last week’s 9RunRun won’t be available until November but the attendance numbers are encouraging. Organizer Brenda Tirrell says that combined, the three races…
Following Poole Creek, Part 3
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Poole Creek may be Stittsville’s most important natural feature. It meanders from west to north east, crossing through neighbourhoods old and new, playing a crucial role in our community’s ecology. In the final…
Following Poole Creek, Part 2
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Poole Creek may be Stittsville’s most important natural feature. It meanders from west to north east, crossing through neighbourhoods old and new, playing a crucial role in our community’s ecology. In the…
Following Poole Creek, Part 1
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Poole Creek may be Stittsville’s most important natural feature. It meanders from the Trans Canada Trail to the Carp River, crossing through neighbourhoods old and new, playing a crucial role in…
A FINE BALANCE: Study looks at why Goulbourn wetlands are changing
(ABOVE: Looking north from the Trans Canada Trail, west of Stittsville, June 2016. Photo illustration.) “No interrupting, no swearing, no shouting. We’re all here to be heard, and this is…
New quarry proposed near Fernbank and Jinkinson
The City of Ottawa has received applications from Crain’s Construction of Maberly, Ontario to rezone 180 acres of land at 7731 Fernbank Road (just west of Jinkinson) for a quarry.
Public meeting on June 20 about Goulbourn / Flewellyn wetland study
(Above: Former farmland, now wetland along Flewellyn Road. Photo from November 2014.) The City of Ottawa is holding a long-awaited information meeting later this month to share the results of…
COMMENT: Developer’s plan won’t benefit species at risk in Kanata Lakes
ABOVE: The Blanding’s Turtle is one of the species at risk in the Kanata Lakes North land. After intensive negotiations with the provincial Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Kanata…
PRESERVE, CONNECT, ENJOY: Meet the Friends of the Huntley Highlands
Preserve. Connect. Enjoy. These are the goals of the Friends of Huntley Highlands (FHH) for preserving the Carp Hills for the benefit of its natural history and those who love it.…