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![]() January 14, 2010
* Opinion: Local Residents Unhappy with City Plans For Their Street
- by -
Charles Fioner
* Bike Expectations: Local man brings hope to Kitchissippi cyclists - by - Jude Haynes * Local Historian Adds To Newswest’s History Column - by - David Truemner * Community Helps Carruthers Ave. Fire Victims - by - Cheryl Parrott, Hintonburg Economic Development Committee * Letter to the Editor re:Lack of garbage bins in City Parks - by - Robert Mosurinjohn * Newswest Annual General Meeting - by - staff * Plants A Focus for Local Photographer - by - Jude Haynes * 2009 in Review - by - Paul Dewar MP, Ottawa Centre * Carleton Tavern’s Christmas Dinner a Huge Success - by - Jude Haynes * Helping Ontario Families - by - Yasir Naqvi, MPP Ottawa Centre * Once Upon A Wish: A fairy-themed Mother-Daughter Event - by - staff * City Council Report - by - staff for Christine Leadman, Councillor, Kitchissippi Ward. * Kringle Event A Success - by - Marisa Victor, Hintonburg Community Association * Hintonburg Craft Fair - by - James Valcke, Hintonburg Community Association |
![]() February 4, 2010
* DJ School Comes to Kitchissippi
- by - Lorrie Marlow, HEDC
* Opinion Piece: The Changing Face of Hintonburg - by - Diane Plewis * Wellington Community Police Centre’s New Officer - by - staff * Retirement Party for Constable Tim Senack - by - Cheryl Parrott * School Trustee Report - by - Jennifer McKenzie, OCDSB Trustee for Kitchissippi and Somerset Wards * Newswest AGM Report - by - staff * Local Cooperative Preschools: A Great Place to Grow - by - Liisa Vexler, WVCP * City Report - by - Christine Leadman, Councillor, Kitchissippi Ward * CAPP protest (Photo essay) - by - Natalie Hanson and C. Brace * Stephen Harper’s Undemocratic Act - by - Paul Dewar, MP, Ottawa Centre * Facing the Challenge - by - Yasir Naqvi, MPP Ottawa Centre * Dovercourt Delight (Photo essay) - by - Gary Ludington * Green Bin Attack (Photo) - by - Gary Ludington |
![]() March 4, 2010
* SCAN Passes Second Reading - by - Cheryl Parrott, Security Committee, Hintonburg Community Association
* Redeveloping the Convent - by - Hampton Iona Community Group and Island Park, Westboro and West Wellington Community Associations * Let’s Skate - by - Hintonburg Economic Development Committee * Letter to the Editor: West-End Growing Pains - by - B. Dinning * Our New Community Police Officer - by - staff * Hintonburg and Mechanicsville’s Neighbourhood Planning Initiative - by - Paulette Dozois, HCA * Newswest Board of Directors for 2010 - by - staff * Community Sports Volunteer Awards - by - Cheryl Parrott * Pensions and Jobs are Local Priorities - by - Paul Dewar, MP Ottawa Centre * Petition to Reinstate Route 18 - by - Marc Chenier * Devonshire Public School: A Date With History - by - Bruce Tate * City Report - by - Christine Leadman (Councillor, Kitchissippi Ward) * A Busy Start - by - Yasir Naqvi, MPP Ottawa Centre |
![]() April 8, 2010
* The Luck of the Hintonburg Leprechauns
- by - Lorrie Marlow
* A Stupendous Soup Situation - by - Jude Haynes * Legion Knitting Project - by - Cheryl Parrott, Hintonburg Economic Development Committee * The History Behind the Convent (Photo and text) - by - ? (with thanks to Ken Elder and David Jeanes) * Newswest Writing Contest: What does community mean to you? - by - Jeff Leiper, Newswest * Traffic Troubles: Local Forum Will Examine the Issue - by - staff * Hintonburg Tulip Festival: Ten Great Years - by - staff * Hintonburg Youth Scratch and Spin at Clarendon - by - Lorrie Marlow with Hintonburg Economic Development Committee * A Balanced Plan - by - Yasir Naqvi, MPP Ottawa Centre * School Trustee Report - by - Jennifer McKenzie, OCDSB Trustee for Kitchissippi and Somerset Wards * Bay Ward Report - by - Councillor Alex Cullen * Big Fund-raiser for Haiti in a Pub the Size of a Bus! - by - Lorrie Marlow * Calling Gardeners to Somerset Square - by - Hintonburg Economic Development Committee * Nepean’s Toga Play Will Entertain - by - Gwen Cormier, Kirsten Campbell and Jacob Atkinson * Housing Crisis Continues in Ottawa - by - Paul Dewar MP, Ottawa Centre * City Hall Report - by - Christine Leadman (Councillor, Kitchissippi Ward) * Join Hintonburg&rsquos Newest Committee - by - Vicky Smallman, Hintonburg Environment Committee * Tony Steps Into Retirement - by - Wayne Rodney |
![]() May 6, 2010
* Derelict Properties
- by - Security Committee, Hintonburg Community Association
* Music Monday: “Let’s fill the skies with music” - by - Sheila Holmes * Help Out at Hintonburg Run/Walk - by - Jeff Leiper * Photo: Surprise Party forMonique Lachapelle - by - Lorrie Marlow * Run for the River - by - Natasha Wilson * Thanks for Winter Fun at Hampton Iona Event - by - Lorne Cutler * Newswest Writing Contest: Don’t Forget to Enter - by - staff * Local Art Celebration on May 9 - by - Carol Paschal, Hintonburg Community Association WWCA to hold Annual Meeting this May - by - staff Letter to the Editor: - by - Rob james, HCA Environment Committee * More Affordable Drugs for Ontarians - by - Yasir Naqvi, MPP * Housing Crisis Continues in Ottawa (rerun) - by - Paul Dewar MP, Ottawa Centre * School Trustee Report - by - Jennifer McKenzie, OCDSB Trustee for Kitchissippi and Somerset Wards * City Hall Report - by - Christine Leadman (Councillor, Kitchissippi Ward) * Students at City Hall - by - Lief Ramsaran and Sarah Zhang * Traffic Concerns in West Wellington - by - Richard Van Loon, VP, West Wellington Community Association * Celebrating 100 Years of Nursing Service in Ottawa - by - Vanessa Peral |
![]() June 3, 2010
* Back to Biking in Hintonburg
- by - Hintonburg Community Association
* How Many Buses on Scott Street? - by - Hilda/O’Meara/Bayview Neighbours Group * Bay Ward Report - by - Councillor Alex Cullen * Nature in Our Neighbourhood: Greening Hintonburg - by - Beth Greenhorn * Plant trees to make a difference today - by - Vivian Knapp, West Wellington Community Association * Weeding Out Cancer: Local Women Raise Money With Garden Sale - by - Valerie Easson * Letter to the editor: Traffic Concerns in West Wellington - by - Daniel Koepke, Chair Island Park Community Association * Exciting New Legislation for Ontario - by - Yasir Naqvi, MPP Ottawa Centre * City Report - by - Christine Leadman, Councillor for Kitchissippi Ward * Photo inset: Nepean Fire Department dated 1939 - by - staff * Skates for Kids - by - Sheila Holmes * Rain Washes Out Tulip Festival - by - Lorrie Marlow * ArtsParks Shivers at the Parkdale Market - by - Natalie Hanson * Hintonburg Community Garage Sale - by - Rebecca Simpson, Hintonburg Environment Committee * WWCA Renamed - by - Jason Thomson |
![]() June 17, 2010
* Nepean Student Wins Newswest Writing Contest
- by - Jeff Leiper
* Third Annual Touch a Truck Event Promises Big TRUCKS! - by - Rachel Horsley * Connaught Alumni Returns - by - Sheila Holmes * Movies in the ’Burg - by - staff * Spring Highlights - by - Yasir Naqvi, MPP, Ottawa Centre Families Receive Transition * A Year on the River - by - Natasha Wilson, Ottawa Riverkeeper * Photo inset: Devonshire School at the 25th annual Book Bash - by - Sheila Holmes * Rainbarrels A Popular Item at WCA Sale - by - Andrea Tomkins * Local Hockey Event Donates $25,000 to Roger’s House - by - Wayne Rodney * Hintonburg 5k Road Closures - by - staff * The Community of Colours - by - Charlotte van Walraven, (Student Writing Contest Winner) * Management Change for Local Headstart Program - by - staff * Canadian leadership to save lives in the developing world - by - Paul Dewar, MP, Ottawa Centre * Scott Street Bus Re-Routing Public Meeting - by - Christine Leadman, City Councillor, Kitchissippi Ward |
![]() September 9, 2010
* City To Consider Convent Redevelopment Plan
- by - Lorne Cutler, Hampton Iona Community Group.
* Everybody’s Friend, HCC’s New Director is a People Person - by - Jude Haynes. * Hintonburg’s New Wall Art - by - Sharon Fernandez, Hintonburg Community Association. * Protecting the Integrity of our Professional Public Service - by - Paul Dewar, MP, Ottawa Centre. * It’s Happening on the Hip Strip: Writing Contest Runner-up Focuses on the Magic of Community. - by - Rebecca Sallows. * Cst. A. Milton’s Community Corner - by - Cst. A. Milton. * Hintonburg Community Association (HCA) Annual General Meeting - by - HCA Board Members. * Laurentian View? - by - staff. * Public School Board Report - by - Jennifer MacKenzie, OCDSB Trustee for Kitchissippi and Somerset Wards. * Hintonburg Enjoys Sunset Samba - by - Smita Ashar. * Newswest Photo Quiz Response - by - Capt. Frank Chapman. * Investing in Learning - by - Yasir Naqvi, MPP Ottawa Centre. * Hoofing It Hingtonburg-Style - by - staff. |
![]() October 7, 2010
* Wellington Village Faces Infill Transformation
- by - Katie Paris, Wellington Village Community Association.
* Rezoning Process A Headache for Locals - by - Gary Ludington, Newswest board member. * Putting The Unity Back In Community - by - Mylan Clairmont (runners-up in Newswest’s first writing contest). * Hintonburg Community Association’s Annual General Meeting - by - Natalie Hanson, HCA Communications Committee. * A New Fence for Hilda-Bayview Park. - by - Hilda O’Meara, Bayview Neighbours Group. * Cst. Milton’s Community Corner - by - Cst. A. Milton. * Understanding Electricity Rates - by - Yasir Naqvi, MPP. * Newswest’s AGM, Have Your Say in Our Local Community Paper - by - staff. * Event Brings Out Community Spirit, Transitional House Finds That Barbecues Make Good Neighbours - by - Jude Haynes. * Hintonburg’s Fire Hall - by - Linda Hoad. * Eradicating Poverty at Home and Abroad - by - Paul Dewar, MP Ottawa Centre. * Here and There - by - Emma Morris (runners-up in Newswest’s first writing contest). * Local Park Renovations Nearly Complete - by - Jude Haynes. * New Sculptures Invite Questions - by - John Sobol. |
![]() October 21, 2010
* Photo Inset: Faraday St. Backyard Fair
- by - John Taylor (photo).
* Local Judo Athlete Plays On - by - Jude Haynes. * Lower Taxes A Popular Subject At Debate - by - Michael Aubry. * Moving Day at the Parkdale Food Centre - by - Diana Mahaffy, Coordinator. * New Volunteer with the Hintonburg Hip Hop Program - by - Lorrie Marlow, Hintonburg Economic Development Committee. * Westboro Community Association Update - by - Andrew Hickey. * New Programs at The Hintonburg Community Centre - by - Lorrie Marlow, Hintonburg Economic Development Committee. * Newswest Annual General Meeting - by - staff. * Good News from Queen’s Park - by - Yasir Naqvi, MPP Ottawa Centre. * Cst. Milton’s Community Corner - by - Andrew Milton, Community Police Officer. * Garbage is a Daily Challenge at Local Beach - by - Mari Wellman, Westboro Beach Community Association. * Photo Inset: Hintonburg “The Burg” T-shirt. - by - Lorrie Marlow (photo). * Work Begins At Somerset Square! - by - Hintonburg Economic Development Committee. * Celebrating Light - Hintonburg’s Diwali Festival Will Be on November 4 - by - Hintonburg Economic Development Committee. * Photo Essay: Kitchissippi Clean-up: - by - Rebecca Simpson and Gary Ludington. |
![]() November 18, 2010
* Remembering Our Women. Kitchissippi’s First United Church Holds Annual Service.
- by - Sue Taylor.
* Retail Renaissance. - by - Mike Levin. * Photo Inset: Kitchissippi resident informing his community of the proposed two-lane road through the Byron Linear Park. - by - Photo by Anne Duggan (photo). * Photo Inset: Out-going Councillor Christine Leadman presented with a certificate of appreciation. - by - Jeff Leiper (photo). * Service and Sacrifice Remembered. - by - staff. * A Better Health Care System. - by - Yasir Naqvi, MPP. * Sergeant Jean Lamothe Wins Crime Prevention Ottawa Award. - by - Security Committee, HCA. * Healthy, Public School Board Report. - by - Jennifer McKenzie, OCDSB Trustee for Kitchissippi and Somerset Wards. * Carleton Tavern 75th Anniversary. - by - Hintonburg Economic Development Committee. * Hintonburg Artisan Craft Fair. - by - staff. * Getting Canadians Back to Work and Protecting Pensions. - by - Paul Dewar, MP, Ottawa Centre. * Cst. Milton’s Community Corner - by - Andrew Milton, Community Police Officer. * Bending Over Backwards; Notre Dame High School Students To Compete in Local Provincial Gymnastics Event. - by - K.L. MacDonald. * A Kitchissippi Kringle Event. HCA’s Holiday Celebration Just Keeps On Growing. - by - Jeff Leiper, Hintonburg Community Association. |
![]() December 2, 2010
* WVCA Hosts Community Forum on Intensification.
- by - Jason Thomson, Wellington Village Community Association.
* Photo Inset: HCA Artisan Craft Fair and Silent Auction Nov 27th. - by - Photo by Natalie Hanson (photo). * Leadman’s Legacy. - by - Jude Haynes. * Building Gingerbread Houses and Community Support. - by - staff. * Traffic Troubles; Wellington Village Continues to Address Local Traffic Concerns. - by - Wellington Village Community Association. * Hintonburg’s Annual Artisan Craft Fair Is A Success! - by - Valerie Stam, HCA Communications Committee. * Newswest AGM Report. - by - staff. * Cst. Milton’s Community Corner - by - Andrew Milton, Community Police Officer. * Christmas in Hintonburg. - by - Cheryl Parrott. * Bringing Better Biking to Ottawa West. - by - Kaitlin Fahey, Hintonburg Cycling Champions. * Setting You and Ontario Up for Success. - by - Yasir Naqvi, MPP Ottawa Centre. * A Plan for Affordability and Sustainability. - by - Paul Dewar, MP, Ottawa Centre. * Busy Year for the Westboro Community Association. - by - Andrew Hickey. * So You Think You Can Dance? - by - Lorrie Marlow. Hintonburg Economic Development Committee. |













