stittsville

“No one wants a landfill in their community, but when a corporation convinces government to let that happen, it’s only fair that the affected community receive generous compensation and significant input…” Click on the photo below for the full article. ...

** COLA (Coalition for Landfill Accountability) ** wants the City of Ottawa to engage in real and meaningful consultation with residents during the negotiations of the Host Municipal Responsibility Agreement (HMRA) for the Carp Road landfill expansion. The HMRA is being negotiated between the City and Waste Management (WM) behind closed doors, with no community engagement. ...

This page has moved! Click here: _ ** A list of Christmas tree farms around Ottawa ** _

This Saturday, December 6, over 20 shops, restaurants and services in Stittsville are teaming up to promote ** “Support Local Stittsville” ** . It’s a day to encourage residents from inside and outside of the village to discover the range of unique local businesses in the area. ...

_ (This article originally appeared on on our sister site, StittsvilleCentral.ca .) _ StittsvilleCentral.ca posted an article last month about Waste Management filing a compliance application for expanding the Carp Road landfill , and readers had quite a few questions about the facility. ...

_ This article originally appeared on our sister site, StittsvilleCentral.ca . _ Kathleen Edwards is opening a coffee shop called Quitters on Stittsville Main, just south of Abbott Street. There are signs up now on the building and renovations are underway inside. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/stittsvillecentral400x122.png) Today marks the launch of StittsvilleCentral.ca , a new online newspaper and information source from OttawaStart.com . OttawaStart’s “World Headquarters” is in Stittsville, and believe it or not there is quite a bit happening way out here in the west end. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_20131207_170220.jpg) ** Boyd House in Stittsville. ** December 7, 2013. For the past three weeks I’ve been looking into the history of Boyd House. I’ve talked to former owners and Boyd descendants. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1546-4x6.jpg) Painting of the Boyd farmstead by [ John Mlacak ](http://www.johnmlacak.com/) . After a week of looking into the history of Boyd House on 173 Huntmar, there are several mysteries, loose ends and random facts that I’d still like to explore and share. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/maison-hiver-en-1987-centree.jpg) Boyd House and farm, Winter 1987. ** Do you know anything about this house or the Boyd family who lived there? ** Send us a note at feedback@ottawastart.com , or follow along on Twitter and Instagram using hashtag #173huntmar . ...