Author: Stittsville Central Staff
Group moves forward with plans to sponsor Syrian refugees
(Press release via KSRSG. Photo: At a Kanata Stittsville Refugee Sponsorship Group meeting in September, Rev. Grant Dillenbeck answers questions on how to help Syrian refugees. Photo by Shannon Lough.) At…
Councillor El-Chantiry provides update on Hydro One customer transfer
From West Carleton Councillor Eli El-Chantiry’s email newsletter: This past June I updated residents with some favourable news regarding having 45,000 Hydro One customers transferred to Hydro Ottawa. At that…
Kanata Theatre gets six Capital Critics Circle nominations
(Press release from Kanata Theatre.) Shows from last year’s Kanata Theatre season have received important recognition by the Capital Critics Circle, a panel of Ottawa’s leading theatre reviewers. Productions by…
Low-rise apartments proposed for Cope Drive
The City of Ottawa is accepting public comments on a proposal for eight low-rise residential apartment buildings with 262 rental units on Cope Drive. That’s in Kanata South off Terry…
COYNE: Statement on election results
Deborah Coyne released the following statement on the results of the election in Carleton: “I want to sincerely congratulate Pierre Poilievre and his team on his election as the Member…
LIVE: Election news and results for Carleton
Looking for Ontario election 2018 results? Click here. We’ll be updating this page throughout the night with Stittsville and Carleton riding election news. As of 1:14am Party Candidate Votes Percentof…
Where you can celebrate (or commiserate) with the candidates on election night
For all you political party crashers out there, here’s where the candidates and their supporters are planning to spend election night: Deborah Coyne is attending a private function with volunteers and supporters…
Advance vote in Carleton was second highest in Canada, says Global analysis
Nearly a quarter of Carleton residents, or 24.19% voted in advance polls, according to an analysis by Global News. That’s the second-highest in the country. To come up with the…
Qadri hosts “Keep Stittsville Healthy” event on October 24
(via Shad Qadri) On October 24th please join me and various public health experts starting at 10:00 a.m. upstairs in the Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena for the Keep Stittsville…
PHOTOS: Saturday’s 9 Run Run Emergency Services run
Thousands of Emergency Service personnel – police, paramedic and fire – and friends, family and supporters have assembled in Stittsville this morning for 9 Run Run, Ottawa’s Emergency Services’ Run.…
Five 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. It’s a lot of fun to head out to a…
COMMENTS OF THE WEEK: Quitters, Black’s Farm, Mrs. Faux, more
Every week we get lots of comments from our readers on our web site, via email, and social media. Here’s a sample of what we heard this week. Add your thoughts…
No point to voting strategically in Carleton, says Green candidate
UPDATE (Oct 17): While the Green Party thinks it’s futile to vote strategically, the Liberals want to convince you that’s not the case. Here’s an ad posted to Twitter on…
WATCH: Carleton candidate debate on Rogers TV
Rogers TV’s all-candidate debate for the riding of Carleton, recorded on September 29, 2015. Candidates participating are Deborah Coyne, Kc Larocque, Pierre Poilievre and Chris Rodgers.
CALL FOR PHOTOS: Stittsville’s best Halloween decor!
If your house is all spooked up for Halloween … or if you have a neighbour with a haunted grave yard that’s to die for … we want to hear about it.…