Category: Business
Stittsville’s Whole Health Pharmacy has grand opening
(Cutting the ribbon for the new Whole Health Pharmacy are l-r: Councillor Glen Gower for Stittsville Ward 6; Proprietor and owner Avish Shah; and Goldie Ghamari, PC MPP for Carleton.) (All…
Benny&Co. officially opens first Ontario restaurant location in Stittsville
(All photos by Barry Gray) In 1960, the eight Benny brothers, all being poultry farmers, diversified their operations and entered the restaurant business after their youngest brother, Gilles, developed a…
Local coffee shop closes
(Photo: Barry Gray) Sadly, Café Vardera & Lounge has closed its doors. Café Vardera & Lounge opened for business in August 2016 in the Jackson Trails Centre selling fair trade…
Businesses partner with Lions Club to hang Christmas lights at Village Square Park
Photo: Members of the Stittsville Lions and Stittsville Business Association. From left: Jim Walker, Fern’s Frozen Fruits; Zulo Greenriver, Jim Bell, Gord Maclsaac, Paul Riddell, Robert Gregory, Stittsville Lions; Darryl…
Eighth annual Shopapolooza brings holiday shopping fun to Stittsville
For the eighth year in a row, a unique group of artisans and local vendors will be taking part in “Shopapolooza – Not Your Granny’s Craft Sale, Craft Sale.” …
ALGONQUIN TIMES: Stittsville’s Main Street Café serves hundreds in tornado aftermath
Photo: The Main Street Café. Image via Facebook. Algonquin College’s campus newspaper the Algonquin Times has a story about the Main Street Café’s busy day Sept. 22 after the Ottawa-area storm…
Stittsville Business Association to hold golf tourney for biz owners
The fledgling Stittsville Business Association continues to expand its presence in the community, with a golf tournament on Sept. 21 that is planned to become an annual affair. The event…
Covered Bridge Brewery takes a pass on Ford’s ‘Buck a Beer’
Photo: Kathy and John vanDyk, owners of Covered Bridge Brewing. Photo by Barry Gray. The owner of Stittsville’s Covered Bridge Brewery said he won’t be taking advantage of the province’s…
Q&A: Introducing Ottawa Cryotherapy, the ‘cool’ new business on Iber Road
Photo: Kristy Shepperd, co-owner of Ottawa Cryotherapy, demonstrates a cryosauna. (Devyn Barrie photo) A few weeks ago, Ottawa Cryotherapy opened their doors inside the Complete Hockey Development Centre at 145…
Quitters, Jack Ketch seek outdoor liquor licences
It may soon become a little easier to wet your whistle on Stittsville Main Street. Quitters has applied to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to be permitted to…
Minimum wage hike ‘straw that broke camel’s back’ for Karters’ Korner owner
Photo: A view of the track at Karters Korner, posted to Facebook by real estate agent Mitch Gauzas. If you’ve got $3.5 million burning a hole in your pocket, here’s…
NOTEBOOK: SVA to host provincial candidate Q&A this Sunday
Here’s a few things that came across our newsdesk this week… CANDIDATES Q&A The Stittsville Village Association will hold a Q&A with local provincial candidates at the Stittsville United Church…
NOTEBOOK: Roundup of recent anniversaries, achievements
A few things across our news desk this week… BUSINESS ANNIVERSARIES We’ve heard of two local businesses with anniversaries this past week. Michael Blackie’s NeXT restaurant celebrated five years in…
Gaia Java evicted from Stittsville Main Street location
Photo: A notice of lease termination seen on Gaia Java’s door. Via Facebook. Gaia Java is no longer selling coffee — or anything else for that matter. A notice went…
Conference on arts law coming up on May 5
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Byron Pascoe, one of the organizers and speakers at this event, is a Stittsville resident. This is a media release provided by ALSO.) Artists’ Legal Services Ottawa (ALSO)…