Author: Stittsville Central Staff
Charges laid following sexual assaults at Kanata wave pool
(Press release from Ottawa Police.) The Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Section (SACA) has charged an Ottawa man for sex assault offences in relation to incidents with…
PARSNIP GONE WILD: Poisonous plant ‘more than we can handle’ says councillor
On Twitter today, Barrhaven councillor Jan Harder called this year’s infestation of wild parsnip in Ottawa’s suburbs “more than we can handle” and “far worse than anticipated”.
One-storey addition proposed for Ruddy-Shenkman Hospice in Kanata
The City has received a site plan control application for a one-storey addition to the Ruddy-Shenkman Hospice on McCurdy Drive (at the top of the hill on Maple Grove) in Kanata.
City staff want conversation with culvert blockers
(PHOTO: Stones blocking the culvert under the Trans Canada Trail, October 2014. Photo courtesy of Phil Sweetnam.) City officials want to know who keeps plugging up a culvert under the…
Section of Iber Road will be down to one lane for culvert repair
A section of Iber Road between Harry Douglas and Hazeldean will be reduced to a single lane in order to replace a culvert. The work is expected to start in…
Fire on Spruce Ridge Road west of Stittsville
Stittsville’s fire station responded to a fire early Friday afternoon at 790 Spruce Ridge Road just west of Stittsville. The fire department said the fire was in a shed structure in…
PHOTO: Poole Creek Pathway
Here’s a photo sent in by Marise Dubé of the Poole Creek Pathway, taken on July 2. “One of the many trails that can be enjoyed in Stittsville,” she writes.…
Stittsville Krown aims for world record to support Children’s Wish
(via Krown Rust Control) On Saturday between 9:00am and 2:00pm, Stittsville’s Krown Rust Control centre will attempt to break the world record for the most vehicles washed by an organization in one…
PHOTO: Car in ditch closes Huntmar south of Palladium
Huntmar Road was closed for part of Thursday evening as tow trucks hauled a vehicle out of the ditch. Several vehicles were involved in an accident on Huntmar just north…
LINKED: Huntmar overpass unfriendly to bikes, pedestrians
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Besides running StittsvilleCentral.ca, I’m also president of the Fairwinds Community Association. CBC reported today on an issue that we’ve been pursuing around pedestrian safety on the Huntmar bridge. The…
Hope Side Road in Kanata closed until July 27
(Press release from the City of Ottawa) Hope Side Road will be closed between Eagleson Road and Richmond Road beginning Friday, July 17 at 7 p.m. and ending Monday, July 27…
Gas leak closes Huntmar on Tuesday afternoon
A gas leak at a construction site briefly caused the closure of Huntmar Drive in Fairwinds on Tuesday afternoon. The crews were working near the corner of Huntmar and Coriolis.…
“Finding Holly” trail cam damaged… and the culprits are caught on camera
UPDATE – JULY 14: Volunteer Lisa Gallant tells StittsvilleCentral.ca that as of this afternoon, volunteers believe that they’ve identified three of the four people in the photos, thanks to tips…
Stittsville’s Grace Lachance wins Bluesfest music contest (with video)
Grace Lachance, a Grade 9 student at Sacred Heart High School, won Bluesfest’s She’s The One Female emerging artist competition. “It was such a great opportunity to be chosen even…
LINKED: Stittsville design plan isn’t dense enough, says planner
The Ottawa Citizen published an interesting opinion piece from Charles Lanktree today about the Stittsville Main Street Community Design Plan (CDP). He argues that the CDP recently approved by the…