Author: Stittsville Central Staff
NOTEBOOK: Work begins on commercial development at Iber and Hazeldean
In an update on Facebook today, Councillor Shad Qadri advises that tree clearing work started today on the site of a new commercial development owned by Huntington Properties at Iber…
Councillors to host 2018 budget consultation on October 5
City councillors are co-hosting a pre-budget consultation on October 5 in Kanata as part of the City of Ottawa’s 2018 budget development process. The event will be hosted by Allan…
Stittsville Childcare Centre transitions to not-for-profit model
(PHOTO: From June 2017, following the Stittsville Childcare Centre’s 10th Annual BBQ and Raffle Fundraiser for Cancer Research held at our centre. Each year, for the past 10 years, our…
Kanata-Stittsville Kiwanis Club info session on August 29
Calling all local professionals, retirees and adults who are interested in building relationships while contributing to your community. This breakfast is a great way to network, meet your neighbors and…
LETTER: Cyclists belong on the road, not sidewalks
Re: NOTEBOOK: New bike repair station at Village Square Park Further to your article regarding bicycle infrastructure safety. I was travelling south on Stittsville Main the other day and a…
WOCRC launches online booking tool for services
The Western Ottawa Community Resources Centre (WOCRC) has launched a new online booking tool for their community support services. Clients can now make appointments and service requests online, rather than calling…
Horticultural Society is accepting photo contest entries
(ABOVE: “Through The Garden Gate” by Brian Carson, Best in Show winner for 2017.) The Stittsville-Goulbourn Horticultural Society is accepting entries in their annual photo competition. Class 1: We See…
LINKED: Ottawa tech companies recruiting to fill thousands of jobs (CBC)
Interesting article from CBC about job growth in the Ottawa area. Invest Ottawa says 10,000 positions will be filled by 2019, with around 3,000 in the Kanata North area. That will…
GRC pool closed for maintenance August 21-September 8
(PHOTO: Goulbourn Rec Centre, May 2015. Photo by Barry Gray.) (via Councillor Shad Qadri / City of Ottawa) The Goulbourn Rec Complex (GRC)’s annual maintenance will take place later this…
Fairwinds Community hosts outdoor movie night (August 25)
(via Fairwinds Community Association) The Fairwinds Community Association presents our annual outdoor movie night on Friday, August 25. This free family event takes place at Rosehill Park (Rosehill Ave @…
CBC: Anonymous donor gives family $60K for Ottawa girl’s U.S. surgery
From CBC Ottawa: Lamitta El-Roz’s parents went to sleep last Friday night with a huge worry — how to pay for the $140,000 surgery that could help their six-year-old daughter…
No injuries in small fire on Cardevco Road
(This information is via Ottawa Paramedics Service. Cardevco Road is near the intersection of Carp Road and Richardson Side Road, and most of the businesses are industrial.) At 16:42, Ottawa Fire…
Lightning strikes home on Nonius Street in Blackstone
Fire crews responding to another house possibly struck by lightning on Nonius St. #ottnews #OnStorm #OttWeather — Marc Messier (@MessierOnFire) August 12, 2017
CBC: Family upset government won’t cover out-of-country surgery
CBC Ottawa did a story about a Stittsville family raising money to pay for surgery in the United States. Lamitta El-Roz is six years old and has been denied funding for…
Part of Fernbank Road closed from August 14-28
(via Councillor Shad Qadri’s office) Please note that Fernbank Road will be closed from Shea to Robert Grant between August 14th and August 28th. The contractor, Taggart Construction, will be installing…