Author: Stittsville Central Staff
4th annual Stittsville Pumpkin Parade returns on Nov 1
Bring your jack o’lanterns to the 4th Annual Stittsville Pumpkin Parade on November 1 at Village Square Park!
Leo Maiorino performs at The Grounds on Nov 3
(via The Grounds Cafe) Join us at The Grounds Cafe on November 3 for a full night of music and fun. Local musician & entertainer (and mortgage broker) Leo Maiorino will…
Major mixed use development proposed for Huntmar near Palladium
A significant new development proposal has been submitted to the City for a parcel of land on the north part of Huntmar Drive near Palladium. The proposal includes detached homes, townhouses, a…
9RUNRUN: Photos and tweets from today’s races
https://twitter.com/Kendra_OttFire/status/787275876652183552 On a beautiful fall morning, #9RunRun was great! But my knee is killing me. pic.twitter.com/LspwIG9CBg — Ben Wood (@bnjmnwood) October 15, 2016 Super race today @9RunRun 10K in the…
Pumpkin Social in Bryanston Gate neighbourhood this Saturday
The newly-formed Bryanston Gate Community Association is hosting a Pumpkin Social event on Saturday afternoon, October 15 from 1pm-3pm.
PHOTOS: Thanksgiving Monday on the Crazy Horse Trail
Harold Moore saw our post this morning with suggestions for nature trails near Stittsville. He went out and explored the Crazy Horse Trail north of Stittsville, and sent along these…
First edition of “La course des Patriotes” takes place October 29
École secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais, Stittsville’s new French Catholic high school, is planning the inaugural edition of La course des Patriotes on October 29. It’s partly an effort to promote youth fitness…
Pipeline spill would impact Ottawa drinking water, says report
(Press release via Ecology Ottawa) A spill from the proposed Energy East pipeline could have catastrophic impacts on the Rideau, Mississippi and Ottawa rivers, and put the region’s drinking water…
Three places to find a pumpkin near Stittsville
(Pumpkins near Richmond. Photo by Barry Gray.) A lot of Stittsville families will be heading out to find a pumpkin this weekend. Think about skipping the grocery store this year, and…
List of road closures for 9RUNRUN on Saturday, October 15
(Photo: Runners at the 2013 9 Run Run event.) With less than two weeks until race day, spots are nearly sold out for 9RUNRUN. Now entering its seventh year, 9RUNRUN has raised…
PHOTO: “Grassroots and gracious community”
Thanks to David Collier for sharing this great photo. He writes: “I wanted to share this photo with you and the readers of StittsvilleCentral.ca. I feel it captures the current mood…
MOFFATT: No perfect way to collect stormwater fees
(Here’s a note shared by Rideau-Goulbourn Councillor Scott Moffatt today via email.) “There simply is no perfect way to collect fees on the basis of fairness. Each and every property…
What the city’s proposed new water rates mean for you
The city released its proposed new water rate structure Monday and for most people in Stittsville it could mean a slight increase – or even decrease – to your bill,…
LINKED: New DND move to west end impacts “CFB Fairwinds”
Over the next few years, thousands of employees at the Department of National Defence will move into the old Nortel buildings on Moodie Drive. The Ottawa Citizen ran a feature this weekend called…
PHOTO: “Volunteers needed to hold ladders”
Stittsville has a great sense of humour. Seen at the corner of Hazeldean and Stittsville Main…