Author: Stittsville Central Staff
PHOTO: Autumn on the Trans Canada Trail
Thanks to Steve Benson for this photo of fall colours along the Trans Canada Trail. (We love seeing photos from in and around our community. Please send your pics to us at feedback@stittsvillecentral.ca)…
Stittsville Softball bantam girls tryouts November 4 & 5
The Sittsville Minor Softball Association is looking for U16 Bantam aged girls (born 2002-2003) interested in playing competitive rep softball this summer. Tryouts will be held this weekend, November 4…
Tartan Homes launches community lifestyle project in support of We the Parents
(via Tartan Homes) Four model homes at Tartan Homes’ Poole Creek development in Stittsville will be transformed into art galleries, bakeries, interior décor studios and chefs’ kitchens in a series…
LETTER: Volunteers needed for back pain thesis research
My name is Blair Dunbar and I am co-owner of Syner-G Massage Therapy and Wellness Center. I am a licensed Registered Massage Therapist. I am working on the final stages…
UPDATE: Mayor wants a say on future of Canadian Tire Centre
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson says he wants to work with the Ottawa Senators to ensure that Stittsville and Kanata aren’t forgotten if the hockey team ends up moving to Lebreton…
PHOTO: Heron on the Rocks
Brian Eastop snapped this photo on October 18 at the Beaver Pond in Kanata. “A picture of patience,” he says. (We love seeing photos from in and around our community. Please…
PHOTO: Another gorgeous autumn sunrise
Michelle Boudreau shares another photo of a beautiful fall sunrise over Jackson Trails. (We love seeing photos from in and around our community. Please send your pics to us at feedback@stittsvillecentral.ca)
KOURIER-STANDARD: Hydro One proposal positive step forward
From Jessica Cunha in the Kanata Kourier-Standard: Ahead of a public meeting with Hydro One to discuss the utility’s plans to maintain its hydro corridors, Neil Thomson said he’s pleased…
Fifth year for Stittsville Pumpkin Parade
(PHOTO: Some very creative carvings at the 2016 Pumpkin Parade at Village Square Park. Photo by Barry Gray.) “I wanted to show that to my kids — that people who…
COFFEE BREAK: Quitters temporarily closed from November 2-10
(PHOTO: Saturday night trivia at Quitters, October 2017. Photo by Glen Gower.) Kathleen Edwards from Quitters asked us to help spread the word about a temporary closure coming up from…
New Stittsville Business Association meets for breakfast on November 14
Out of the ashes of the Stittsville Business Improvement Area comes a new Stittsville Business Association. You may recall earlier this year when a group of local businesses proposed establishing…
CBC: Taxpayers on the hook for an extra $10M to help developers build homes in Kanata
Laura Osman from CBC Ottawa has a story today about increasing costs for the Kanata West pumping station and Carp River Restoration Project. An excerpt: Taxpayers are on the hook for…
Helicopter fly-by over Canadian Tire Centre on Monday night
(Via the City of Ottawa) West end commuters and residents around the Canadian Tire Centre can expect to see a Canadian Armed Forces CH-146 Griffon flying over the area between…
LETTER: Stittsville needs some fenced-in dog parks
Re: NOTEBOOK: City moves a step closer to protecting part of Shea Woods After moving to Stittsville from Nepean I was looking forward to the many trails and green space available…
CITIZEN: Former Stittsville volunteer Mary Durling honoured with park name
From the Ottawa Citizen: On Friday, Stittsville’s Cypress Gardens Park, on Brae Crescent and just two blocks from the house where Mary lived for 48 years until her death in…