Also a sun shower.

Hello,

We finalized Kanata as our next home destination with Westwood as the second choice, before the rebate expires next year.

We are looking for inputs from buyers of Copperwood Estate in Kanata north on 3 aspects:

1. What made you choose Copperwood as opposed to Northwood or Brooklyn apart from the fact that it has better builders ?

2. Were school boundaries factored in your evaluation? The elementary school catchment zone of Copperwood is under St.Isidore which is rated very low as opposed to St.Isabel for Northwood or Brooklyn. There are no public elementary schools atm. Am I wrong here?

I understand fraser ratings are based on test results and it isn't a good factor but atm, that is the only rating I could find. Inputs are appreciated

3. The future Catholic elementary school in Brooklyn is hopeful but unsure how long it will take for construction to complete.

Well rated High Schools/Secondary schools are in the catchment zones of all these communities so not concerned about it.

Thanks in advance for the inputs.

Need a whole new furnace, who have you had a positive experience with?

Since moving to Kanata, I have yet to find a Chinese takeout spot that hits.

This was posted on facebook I don’t know the person but given that another uber driver has been accused of sexual assault worth the risk of spreading incorrect information
WARNING - Child Luring

“I’m new to the Bridlewood area and wanted to alert people about something very scary that happened to my family.

On August 2 my 12-year-old daughter was having a friend sleep over and ordered uber eats late at night when I was sleeping.

Later, around 4am, someone knocked on our door and rang the doorbell and ran off. They left a brown paper bag with candy in it and writing on it that said, “To Emma, from your secret admirer”.

We did not have cameras at the time and thought it could have been one of her friends playing a prank on her but still, we installed cameras that night.

This morning when we went to leave, we noticed another package with the same writing on it. Inside was more candy, $20 and a note saying “from your secret admirer” and a phone number.

We checked our cameras and it was an old man in a white Honda civic. My daughter immediately recognized him as the Uber Eats driver from August 2. We also looked back and found out he driven past our house multiple times in the early morning over the past 2 weeks.

The police and Uber have been notified and we are in the process of identifying him.

I truly believe this could happen to anyone and that this man will re-offend if not caught. If anyone knows who this man is or had a similar experience, please contact police “

Again not my story and I change contact poster to contact police as apparently they have been notified

Hello,

I am looking into buying a new home from a builder. The lot will be facing a 2 lane busy street but the house will be separated by a local road in front then a green strip and bike path separating the local road/house to the busy road. The backyard is facing another house, it’s quiet. Those with experience, would you suggest buying it? This is a detached house. The only other option I have is lot facing townhouses and backing to other house. Thanks

I ask as part of a linguistic study on this topic!

Examples could include things like 'Cannot Afford', KTown/Carnata or Stittsvegas (never mind how common they are)...

incl. nicknames for schools, parks or other institutions/geographical features

Another Substack for your reading pleasure.
We are all knocking on doors so here are some things to ask us.

I'm just going to leave this rant/warning here.

Brought my Nissan 2019 Kicks to Myers Nissan Bells Corners and needed to have all 4 of the coil springs replaced at $2000. Then shortly after getting my car back, I now have grinding on the front drivers side. It appears that all of a sudden the caliper has seized. And Myers would now like to charge me another $1000 to fix it.

I will admit it could happen with normal driving conditions but the timing of the issues that wasn't an issue before bringing in my car seems more than a little suspect.

All that to say my impression/opinion is someone fucked something up and the staff at Myers doesn't wnt the exspence or doesn't want to take responsibility for it.

Take that for what you will but both my wife with a 2019 Rogue won't be returning there for any reason. Nor will we be buying from any Myers.

We’ve aged out of many baby classes and are looking for weekday activities for crawling/walking babies (around the 1 year mark). Looking to make the most of my mat leave before daycare begins in the new year!

I’m sure I’m not alone on the search for toddler activities. So far I’ve come across:

- Rooted Wellness (LOVE this place and their classes)

- Monkey Rock and Lullaland music classes (both on Thursdays, personally I’m a Monkey Rock fan)

- Little Rebels (the Kanata classes age out at 14 months)

- Mommy Connections mini movers (has anyone tried it? Baby connections wasn’t for me, our sessions were more like a lecture series and it was hard enough to keep a baby happy, much less a toddler)

- City of Ottawa swim lessons

- various private swim lessons

- Kanata Gymnosphere drop in ($15 cash)

I’m aware of our museums, farms, and EarlyON options but I’d love other ideas for weekly classes that I can register for to help us create a little bit of routine for the fall.

I moved here a few months ago- I need to know what's the best donut place in town. I don't mean those classic crispy creme donuts; I want those gourmet artisan donuts that have ingredients I can't even pronounce and pack enough calories to kill a horse. It needs to be so delicious that I lose touch with reality and I get pulled over for DUI as a result. It should change my life. What do you suggest?

Hello! I was wondering if anyone has had any luck making a claim with the city for a popped tire caused by a pothole? It was to the right of Whitney Dr. Into the parking lot of Z3 Cafe. If so, I’d really appreciate hearing about your experience or any tips on how to go about it.

There is hope against these invasive species! My vines, particularly my grapevine, were being skeletonized. There was nearly no vines at all to speak of, & the grapes were awful because they were deprived of nutrition.
Last year, I killed about one thousand all throughout the warm months. Some I squished, but I used the ‘picking’ method of pushing them into a shallow dish of soapy water. Mornings, & evenings are best when they’re less active. I would collect fifty a day sometimes. This year so far, I have killed fifty-one total. My vines look healthy, & great!
I’m in Kanata South~Glen Cairn.
A female Japanese beetle typically lays about fifty eggs in her lifetime , so each one removed makes an huge impact to our ecosystem.
🧼🪲🫧

Hey everyone! I’m looking to get back into hockey this fall and wondering if anyone knows of any adult/beer leagues in Kanata or the west end that accept individual/free-agent players. I played house league growing up and intramurals during grad school, so I’m a bit rusty but definitely not a beginner. Ideally looking for a recreational league where I can join a team as an individual.
Any recommendations? Thanks!

Landmark Kanata is one of, if not the largest theatre in the city with 24 screens. I’m checking their site to try and see The Odessy tomorrow, Friday night, and not only is it not playing, there are only 9 individual movies playing all day, most with only one showtime!

There are only 18 individual screenings for the whole day, across 24 screens! Not a single “summer blockbuster” is playing, most are foreign films.

Are half the theatres shuttered? Are things really that dire?

Need a dentist for 4 year old. She only went to dentist once at 2 years and now we want to get a good dentist for her for regular visits checkups etc.
Which one you guys recommend?

I haven't had beef wellington in over a decade. It's time to change that- what's the best place in/around Kanata for an amazing beef wellington?