Author: Stittsville Central Staff
Parking reduction at GRC on Tuesday due to pool renovations
Part of the parking lot at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex will be closed on Tuesday, December 16. Ruiter Construction will be having steel delivered for the ongoing pool renovations. There…
Update on Stittsville South development
Councillor Shad Qadri provided an update in his weekly newsletter about a proposed development in the Stittsville South area:
LETTER: Fernbank and Flewellyn have always been wet
Re: Property values drained by wetland designation I’m 60 years old. I grew up in Stittsville. When I was a young boy we didn’t have garbage pick-up in Stittsville. On weekends…
PHOTO: Fire Station #46 makes a donation to the Stittsville Food Bank
The crew from Fire Station 46 on Iber Road visited the Stittsville Food Bank earlier this week to make a donation. The holiday season is one of the busiest times…
Winter overnight parking restriction in effect for December 10-11
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) The first winter overnight parking restriction is in effect tonight from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. across Ottawa. This overnight parking restriction will…
Leadership set for new term of City Council
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) City Council today approved the new team of individuals who will lead and serve on Ottawa’s committees and boards, and who will serve…
Council adopts key dates for 2015 budget process
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) The City of Ottawa has finalized key dates for the 2015 budget timetable and multi-ward public consultations. 2015 tax-supported budget timetable The City’s…
Petition to rename Palladium Drive to Alfredsson Way closes in on 2,000 signatures
A fan petition to rename Palladium Drive that started only five days ago already has nearly 2,000 signatures. Organizers want to name it in honour of former Sens player Daniel…
PHOTO: Filling a bus with food donations at Brown’s Independent on Saturday
PHOTO: Councillors Qadri and Hubley sit with Santa
Taken earlier today at Shad Qadri’s Christmas event at the Goulbourn Recreation Centre. What did @ShadQadri wish for I wonder? 🙂 @StittsCentral Thank you for such a great event Shad!…
Recommended listening: Jim Bryson’s Instant Holiday Album
I ran into Jim Bryson last week at Quitters during the Parade of Lights and we chatted briefly about his Christmas EP, Instant Holiday Album. Bryson’s a Stittsville-based singer-songwriter who’s well known in…
PHOTOS: Mount Pakenham opens for skiing this weekend
Above: Alex Weir adjusts the snow gun near the top of a trail at Mount Pakenham. Hill workers have been busy preparing for this weekend’s opening of the ski season. Mount…
LETTER: Please no modern high-rise on Main Street!
(Above – the heritage building near Abbott and Stittsville Main, before it was demolished.) Re: It came in like a wrecking ball: 1518 Stittsville Main Street demolished You are asking…
CBC: Stittsville priest charged in 2008 sexual assault of teen
UPDATE / MAY 2, 2017: Ottawa priest found not guilty of sexually assaulting teen boy CBC reports: An Ottawa priest has been released on bail after being charged with sexually assaulting…
PHOTO: Gas at 99.9 … no wait, 98.9!
When’s the last time gas in Stittsville was under a dollar? Photographer Barry Gray sent along this pic earlier this afternoon. Then a few minutes later he sent me another…