Author: Stittsville Central Staff
Eva von Jagow to represent Canada at One Young World Summit
(Above: Eva von Jagow pictured above at the Youth Spirit of the Capital Awards earlier this year.) Stittsville’s Eva von Jagow has been chosen to represent Canada at the One…
STITTSVEGAS PODCAST: Marijuana dispensary, refugees, local band at Bluesfest
Devyn Barrie put together another strong Stittsvegas podcast this week. Guests include: Franco Vigile about the new Magna Terra medical marijuana dispensary set to open soon on Iber Road. Rev. Grant…
Medical imaging centre will open this fall on Stittsville Main Street
Here’s a note from Councillor Shad Qadri about a medical imaging centre opening at 1609 Stittsville Main Street later this year. That’s next door to the Dynacare medical lab next to…
Marijuana dispensary opening soon on Iber Road
(Photo via Facebook.) From beads to buds… Magna Terra, a medical marijuana dispensary, will be opening soon at 83 Iber Road, in the space formerly occupied by Dragon’s Lair Beads. Here’s their…
Three Stittsville properties on the agenda at Committee of Adjustment
The City of Ottawa’s Committee of Adjustment will decide on three Stittsville applications on July 20. 5897 FERNBANK The owner, Farmhouse Investments Inc., wants to subdivide the land into two separate…
OC Transpo fall service changes will include service to Blackstone
Highlights: 30-minute service from Blackstone to Terry Fox; Tweaks to 92 evening schedules to match shifts at Tanger Outlets; New service to DND Carling Campus. (Memo via OC Transpo General Manager John…
Councillor seeks feedback on Fernbank sign and landscaping
(via Councillor Shad Qadri) UPDATE, JULY 25: Results from the voting are 54% for Option 3, 21% for Option 2, 16% for Option 4 and 9% for Option 1. “I liked…
Part of Katimavik Road closed until July 17
(press release from the City of Ottawa) Starting Monday July 4, Katimavik Road will be closed from Terry Fox Drive to Davis Avenue until July 17 to accommodate installation of…
A Company of Fools brings Shakespeare to Stittsville July 7
(press release) A Company of Fools will bring their new show The Amazing Adventures of Pericles, Prince of Tyre to Alexander Grove Park in Stittsville (next to the Johnny Leroux Arena)…
Goulbourn Jubilee Singers travel to Austria and the Czech Republic
(press release) This month, thirty members of the Goulbourn Jubilee Singers (GJS), an area community mixed-voice choir founded in 1977, will be performing a Canadian-based repertoire in various venues in…
UPDATE: Another refugee arrival in the community
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Last month, Rev. Grant Dillenbeck mentioned that the Kanata Stittsville Refugee Sponsorship Group (KSRSG) was expecting the arrival of a refugee from Syria last week. Here’s an update Dillenbeck sent late last…
#YakStrong fundraiser brings in over $150,000
(PHOTO: Mark and April Yakabuski and with their three boys.) The June 25 fundraising event for Stittsville’s Yakabuski family raised over $150,000, organizer Jennifer McGahan announced this weekend. It is…
Hartin Street closed for construction July 4-5
(via Councillor Shad Qadri) Hartin Street will be closed from Hazeldean Road to Loreka Court because of construction from Monday, July 4 to Tuesday July 5. The contractor will be…
Stittsville fireworks cancelled
The Stittsville Village Association Canada Day fireworks have been cancelled due to the nasty weather: “Thank you to everyone who came out to our Canada Day celebration in spite of…
Lightning strike suspected in Canada Day house fire on Warner-Colpitts Lane
Several readers sent in reports about a house fire at a house at 1418 Stittsville Main Street, next to Warner-Colpitts Lane across from the Johnny Leroux arena. The Ottawa Fire…