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SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/09/14/stittsville-school-fire-probed John Cutland heard about a portable being razed at his school in Stittsville around 2 a.m. Wednesday morning. “But I had no idea it was my homeroom,” said the grade 12 student at Sacred Heart Catholic High School. “It was a portable for Mr. White. He teaches philosophy.” A 911 call came […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/20/crews-battle-fire-in-rural-west-ottawa Neighbours feared a Stittsville retiree was trapped inside his burning house Monday morning, but it turned out he’s the one who made the 911 call. “I was outside cutting the grass,” said Geoff Stevens, who lives at 304 Spruce Ridge Rd., in a three-bedroom house listed for sale at $375,000. Situated in […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/11/huge-lineup-at-church-gas-giveaway Free gas had hundreds pumped up as they waited in line at a Pioneer station in Gloucester Saturday. “My blood is flowing, I’m having an adrenaline rush right now,” said Thaiba Saadaq, 25, as she got close to the front of the line after driving in from the west end. Claudius Smith […]
MoreWhen Jo Marr lived in Los Angeles, he knew better than to try and shoot a feature film on the street. The neighbours were “so savvy,” he said, they’d start mowing the lawn, ruining the audio on purpose. “I’ve got to go over there and pay them off to shut up,” Marr said. “That happens […]
MoreSalsa — the dog poisoned in her own backyard — has returned home to Stittsville. “She’s quieter. She’s not as bouncy as she was, but she’s OK,” owner Eleanor Elliott said. The owner took the 8-lb. peekapoo to the Ottawa Veterinary Hospital at 3 a.m. Sunday after noticing erratic behaviour. The vet confirmed Salsa had […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/01/09/16818431.html A Stittsville woman is shocked and upset after her dog was poisoned in her own backyard sometime Saturday night. “She was lifeless,” Eleanor Elliott said about her puppy, Salsa. “It was just horrifying. I was hysterical.” Elliott said the three-and-a-half year old peekapoo started acting strange. She took Salsa, who weighs eight […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/12/08/16478226.html If tying a tree to your car is not your cup of tea, here’s a solution: a tree rental service with delivery to your door in time for Christmas, and pick up if you can’t be bothered dragging it to the curb after the holidays. “We’ll drop it off and sometimes they […]
MoreIt’s harvest season and area farmers are saying it’s a good year for soybeans and field corn. “We have one of the best crops I’ve ever grown,” said Don Kenny of Blondehead Farms in Stittsville. Kenny is also chair of the Grain Farmers of Ontario and said it’s been a bumper crop of corn across […]
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