Author: Stittsville Central Staff
Your letters and feedback on OC Transpo’s service changes
At the start of this year, OC Transpo replaced express busses – and the premium express fare – with new “connexion” routes. The connexion buses ferry passengers between suburbs like Stittsville and…
Concert celebrates U-Rocks 20th anniversary
(via U-Rock / Cathy Hallessey) U-Rock Music School celebrated their 20th anniversary on Sunday at their annual winter concert at the Brass Monkey on Greenbank Road. There were more than 250…
LINKED: Stittsville girl’s parents hope to crowd-fund spinal-cord surgery
From the Ottawa Citizen: Lamitta El-Roz loves sports, particularly basketball, but says there are two reasons she can’t play right now: First, there’s snow on the ground outside; and, second,…
LETTER: A little house on Hazeldean
(EDITOR’S NOTE: It was a year ago this week that I joined several community members at a Planning Committee meeting at Ottawa City Hall to oppose Richcraft’s proposal to move…
John Brummell receives Mayor’s City Builder Award
John Brummell brings the community together through his involvement & photography. He gets his photo taken today as City Builder recipient! pic.twitter.com/K0xRy046PI — City of Ottawa (@ottawacity) January 25,…
NOTEBOOK: Food truck news; Dogs of Quitters; Snowmobile parking
THE EVOLUTION OF WICHES CAULDRON Posted today on the Wiches Cauldron Facebook page: “We had no idea when we opened our service window November 11th 2016, that it would be…
Fallowfield closed west of Eagleson after collision
UPDATE: Police now say one man is dead following the collision. 2 vehicle MVC on Fallowfield Rd. West of Eagleson. 3 injured, 1 fatally. Fallowfield west of Eagleson is closed…
WOCRC launches “Be Well” Survey
(via Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (WOCRC)) Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (WOCRC) invites you to join us in exploring a snapshot of the health and wellbeing of people living…
Map of outdoor skating rinks in Stittsville
(Above: Skating at Bandmaster Park, January 2013.) Here’s a map of the nine outdoor skating rinks in Stittsville. For the latest rink conditions, check out www.ottawarinks.ca. A big thanks to all of…
Here’s what to expect during construction for Potter’s Key
Councillor Shad Qadri provided this recap of a public information session held earlier this week about construction for Minto’s Potter’s Key subdivision. Highlights: construction vehicles can only access the site from…
Splash pad planned for Deer Run Park
Councillor Shad Qadri announced plans for a splash pad for Deer Run Park in his weekly newsletter this week. The $283,000 project would be funded from Stittsville’s cash-in-lieu of parkland…
LINKED: John Brummell retires from the Stittsville News
(I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve run into John Brummell at local events. The man is everywhere with his big camera. He is a real pro – just watch…
Blue Bamboo Yoga to close at the end of March
(Received this note today from the operators of Blue Bamboo Yoga in Jackson Trails. It’s always disappointing to see a local business shutting their doors, especially one that has been involved…
LETTER: Snowmobilers need to stay off my lawn
Earlier this winter I was sitting in my home office which looks North onto West Ridge Drive. I heard a snowmobile so glanced out the window to see the snowmobile…
Stittsville’s GoodLife Fitness opens on January 10
(press release) GoodLife Fitness will open the doors to its new Stittsville 24/7 co-ed on Tuesday morning at 5am, just in time for local residents to get started on their…