Category: Business
Heather Desjardins of Stittsville and founder of The Open Door receives award
(Heather Desjardins receives her Bootstrap Award as Founder of the Year. Left to Heather is Marla Ruta, administrative coordinator of The Open Door, and on the right is Leigha Brigham,…
Food trucks are on the horizon
It’s that time of year again — time for some food trucks! The snow is finally starting to melt after a long winter and it’s a great time to get…
PHOTOS – The Grounds Café celebrates 3 years in Stittsville
(Photos: Barry Gray and Stittsville Central Staff) Friday, March 15 marked the 3-year anniversary of The Grounds Café serving their delicious coffee and food to the people of Stittsville and…
The Grounds Café celebrating 3 years in Stittsville
The Grounds Café staff and owners, Robert and Donna Kinsman, invite the community to help them celebrate being in business for three years. As a thank you, all their valued customers…
2019 Ottawa budget consultation meeting this week
Councillors Gower, Hubley and Sudds are holding a joint public information session in relation to Ottawa’s 2019 budget. This public information session will provide the opportunity for the Councillors to…
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…