Author: Glen Gower
COMMENT: Traffic lights at Huntmar & Maple Grove are major safety upgrade
(Above: Photo of a collision at Huntmar and Maple Grove on August 14 just before 9:00am.) The traffic lights at Huntmar and Maple Grove were activated on Thursday morning. Less…
From Las Vegas to West Carleton: Meet the family behind the Pazab Farm
(Above: The Pazab Family: Agata and Preston Zaborowski, with Sonja, 11, Eloy, 9, Sasha, 7, Arkadiusz, 3. Photo by Barry Gray.) Can you imagine moving your family, including four young kids,…
Gone in the blink of an eye
It’s amazing how a house that’s stood for decade can be gone in just a few hours. The white house with the green shutters at 180 Huntmar was standing when…
Residents question health of Poole Creek wetland
(Above: Stittsville residents are concerned about the health of the Upper Poole Creek Wetland. From left to right: Marcos Alvarez, Jonah Alvarez, Andrea Sedgwick, Ken McRae, Sylvie Sabourin, Mila (last…
Volunteer firefighters continue 70-year tradition in Stittsville
(Above: Stittsville’s volunteer firefighters in front of Station 81. Photo by Barry Gray.) Stittsville’s main fire station is still staffed by volunteers, who are part of a community tradition that…
Latest plan for Stittsville Main Street ‘a vast improvement’
(Above: City of Ottawa planner Mark Young presented highlights from the new draft plan for Stittsville Main Street at a public meeting on May 20.) The latest draft of the Stittsville Main…
Welcome to our new reporter Jordan Mady
A big welcome to Jordan Mady, who will be working part-time this summer as StittsvilleCentral.ca’s reporter.
Cabotto’s hosts Opera Night on April 30
(Above: Vince Pucci and his son Perry outside of Cabotto’s on Hazeldean Road.) Cabotto’s restaurant is hosting their first “Night at the Opera” on Thursday, April 30 featuring Ottawa tenor Alain Paquette. “We’ve…
Pretty Pots is a vault of local history
(Above: Pretty Pots owner Shannon Gorman, in front of the flower cooler. All photos by Barry Gray.) There’s a lot of hidden history in Stittsville, sometimes you just have to…
Stittsville rapper pays tribute to Main Street Pub with new EP
Above: Proper’T. Photo ©Brett Colpitts EDITOR’S NOTE: By day, Stittsville’s Tanner Foster works as a gold buyer at Westgate Shopping Centre. In his spare time, he’s pursuing a passion for music…
Algonquin student plants the seeds for a community garden
Algonquin College student Kelsey Boggis-da Silva wants everyone in Stittsville to have the opportunity to start a garden, even if they don’t have enough room in the backyard, or any yard…
New LinkedIn group for Stittsville and area business owners
We’ve started a new LinkedIn networking group for Stittsville and area business owners, entrepreneurs and managers. You can join us here. I’m also a member of a Wednesday morning networking…
Raising the bar: Hummingbird brings a global focus to chocolate production
QUICK FACTS Hummingbird owners Erica and Drew Gilmour (above) met eachother in Afghanistan and moved to Stittsville nine years ago. The chocolate is sold at about 30 stores in…
Junior B team can’t use RAMS name, says minor hockey association
(Above: RAMS player Cole Carter slips past Renfrew’s Blair Barr in game four of the series. The RAMS won the series in four straight games clinching the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League Valley Division.…
COMMENT: Five ways Ottawa’s future suburbs may start to look a little different
(Above: Aerial photo of Fairwinds, by @TwitchxB) On Tuesday, the City of Ottawa’s Planning Committee will receive the latest update on a project called “Building Better and Smarter Suburbs”. If it’s…