Author: Stittsville Central Staff
Barbecue fire on Burnaby Drive in Fairwinds
(via Ottawa Fire) Ottawa Fire received multiple 911 calls reporting a BBQ fire at 237 Burnaby Dr at approximately 17:27 this evening. It was reported that the BBQ tank had…
CHEERS! Covered Bridge wins gold at Canadian Brewing Awards
Time to raise a glass to John and Kathy vanDyk from Covered Bridge Brewing for their gold medal win at the Canadian Brewing Awards last night.
MPP Jack Maclaren says he’ll run again
Carleton-Mississippi Mills MPP Jack Maclaren spoke at a fundraiser in his honour last night. He talked about his recent sensitivity training and confirmed that he’s planning to run in again…
Hydro Ottawa hosts open house about Abbott power lines June 23
(via Councillor Shad Qadri) Over the next few months, Hydro Ottawa crews will be working in the Stittsville area making improvements and updating the area’s electrical distribution infrastructure. Plans include…
Arts in the Park returns on June 5
(via Stittsville Village Association) (UPDATE: Arts in the Park has been cancelled due to rain, and will be rescheduled for August.) The Stittsville Village Association (SVA) kicks off spring with…
Global Pet Foods donates over $1,700 to Lanark Animal Welfare Society
Global Pet Foods in Stittsville is supporting homeless pets in the community with a donation to the Lanark Animal Welfare Society (LAWS). Franchisee Richard Higgs and the staff at his…
City enacts new rules to protect urban trees
(via City of Ottawa) Two new requirements aimed at protecting Ottawa’s urban trees will take effect beginning Tuesday, May 24. The changes will affect those doing infill development or removing…
LIVE: Tonight’s public school board meeting
UPDATE: Click here for a recap of the meeting… If technology co-operates, we’ll be sharing updates here from tonight’s public school board meeting where trustees will discuss their capital priority…
Parents persist in push for public high school
ABOVE: Jennifer Smith recorded a video urging parents to attend a public school board meeting on Tuesday to support a public high school in Stittsville. (press release & video via…
LINKED: Transgender Stittsville tween takes part in federal announcement
Ten-year-old Charlie Lowthian-Rickert from Stittsville stood alongside Justice Minister Judy Wilson-Raybould on Tuesday when she introduced a bill to prevent discrimination and hate crimes based on gender identity and gender expression. “Transphobic people…
Two new buildings proposed for Shoppes at Fairwinds
The City of Ottawa has received a site plan proposal for two new buildings in the Shoppes at Fairwinds shopping area, at 5705 Hazeldean in front of the Food…
City says fireworks by-law will be enforced Victoria Day weekend
(press release from City of Ottawa) To ensure everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday, the City reminds anyone planning to use fireworks over the Victoria Day weekend to do…
VIDEO: How Hydro Ottawa moved 20 poles in a day along Maple Grove
(Editor’s note: Here are some photos, text and a video shared by Hydro Ottawa, with background on Saturday’s pole-moving project on Maple Grove. Hydro Ottawa is proactively moving the poles to accomodate…
ALC honours former student with new Buddy Bench
(Photo: The Jude family, left to right: Steve, Mason (8), Colby (6) and Dev. They’re sitting on a Buddy Bench at A. Lorne Cassidy elementary school named in memory of…
LETTER: Hold planning staff accountable for “epic fail”
Re: Qadri and planners get rough ride over Johnwoods “proposal” As a former political staffer to Bob Chiarelli from 1987 – 1990 and again in 1999, I have seen some…