Author: Stittsville Central Staff
Road closures this Saturday for 9 Run Run
This year’s annual 9 Run Run, Ottawa’s Emergency Services Run, takes place on Saturday, October 17. Here’s a list of planned road closures. These times are approximate and the may…
Eagleson closed from Fallowfield to Old Richmond starting Tuesday
(via the City of Ottawa) Eagleson Road will be closed to through traffic from Fallowfield Road to Old Richmond Road, starting Tuesday, October 13 until late November. Local access will…
Single-car rollover on Upper Dwyer Hill road
(press release from the Ottawa Paramedic Service) Paramedics responded to a call single car rollover that occurred at the intersection of Upper Dwyer Hill and McArton roads (just north of…
Comments of the week: Wildlife protection, Richmond Bakery sign
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…
Fantastic Mrs. Faux wins Volunteer Ottawa award
Congratulations Sandy Faux for #VOscar2015 award. Keep up the great work at Stittsville Public School! @spsPrincipal pic.twitter.com/y0a27UB16d — Volunteer Ottawa (@VolunteerOttawa) October 9, 2015 Jackson Trails resident Sandy Faux received…
LETTER: Advance polling delays are an affront to democracy
We heard a few reports from residents today about long lines at advance polling stations in Ottawa. Here’s a letter from a reader who says she waited in line about…
Garbage pick-up delayed due to Thanksgiving holiday
The City of Ottawa reminds residents of the following schedule changes for the Thanksgiving Day holiday on Monday, October 12.(See also: OttawaStart’s list of what’s open and closed for Thanksgiving…
VIDEO: Saunders Farm welcomes 1,000,000th visitor
Last weekend, Saunders Farm welcomed their 1,000,000th visitor and awarded the Latour and Bimm Families passes for life to the attraction. For a bit more about the history of Saunders…
Volunteers needed for annual Parade of Lights on November 28
(Photo courtesy of Danielle Barabé-Bussières.) The Stittsville Village Association has announced details about the annual Parade of Lights, the community Christmas parade to be held this year on November 28. From…
Hummingbird wins three awards at Canadian chocolate competition
(Above: Erica and Drew Gilmour owners of Hummingbird Chocolate in their Almonte factory/store. Photo by Barry Gray.) UPDATE (October 17): Hummingbird won a Silver award for their Hispaniola chocolate and Bronze for…
Goulbourn Historical Society invites photo contest entries
(Bradley-Craig Barn, Hazeldean Road. Photo by Barry Gray.) The Goulbourn Historical Society’s 2015 Photo Contest is up and running and both youth and adults are encouraged to enter. There is…
Stittsville performers sweep Carleton Place singing contest
(Photo: All 8 semi-finalists from U-Rock Music School, along with their vocal coach, Cathy Hallessey (center). Left to right: Andrew Waines, Sarah Culbert, Abigail Moffitt, Briana Kelford, Avery Stone, Karolina Moo,…
Damage to Conservative candidate’s signs
Several of Conservative candidate Pierre Poilievre’s signs were damaged along Stittsville Main Street on Saturday night. It is an offence to remove or damage official election signs. People found damaging or…
PHOTO: Young Artist of the Month winner picks up prize
Ten-year-old Brianna Richard, the winner of our very first Young Artist of the Month contest on StittsvilleCentral.ca, picked up her framed artwork from Walkerworks Picture Framing last week. Pictured above are…
Qadri asks residents for input on City budget
From Councillor Shad Qadri’s weekly newsletter: On Tuesday September 29th my office in conjunction with Councillor Marianne Wilkinson’s office held a joint pre-buget public consultation. Marian Simulik, City Treasurer was on…