Category: Business
Carp Road BIA meets on November 12 for AGM
The Carp Road Corridor Business Association represents businesses along Carp Road from Rothbourne Road to March Road. The area is designated in Ottawa’s Official Plan due to the high concentration…
Kiwi Kraze closes Jackson Trails location
Kiwi Kraze in the Jackson Trails Mall has closed down. A sign on the door today directs customers to the Kanata Centrum location. The frozen yogurt store was a favourite…
Mad About Patchwork becomes a hub for local quilters
(Above: Pam Denesyk with some award winning quilts. Photo by Barry Gray.) Brightly coloured bolts of fabric adorn the shelves in the loft that is the bricks and mortar location of Mad…
Richmond Bakery sign to be auctioned off
(Richmond Bakery circa 2014. Photo via Google Streetview.) UPDATE, OCTOBER 8: The Goulbourn Museum’s Curator Manager Kathryn Jamieson sent along this note: “Goulbourn Museum wants to preserve the history of the…
Owners of Re-Read Books set to turn a new page
(Left to right: Store manager Rob Tougas with owners Dean and Dee McIntosh.) Add a new word to the “R’s” of environmental stewardship: Re-Read. Local business owners Dean and Dee…
City staff rejects roundabouts for Carp Road
(Photo: Phil Sweetnam and the Stittsville Village Association supported roundabouts for at least some of the intersections on Carp Road. He told StittsvilleCentral.ca earlier this summer that roundabouts work well…
PHOTO: Gas station on Palladium changes from Ultramar to Esso
The gas station at the corner of Palladium and Huntmar has been temporarily shut down as crews convert it from an Ultramar to an Esso. We tried calling the gas…
Stittsville realtor offers new 3D virtual tour service
Stittsville realtor Shane Foley is now offering an exclusive 3D photography service, giving home sellers a powerful new way to reach buyers with a very realistic virtual tour. The technology…
Bits and Baits closes its doors on September 5
The owners of Bits and Baits will be putting up a “gone fishing” sign for good when they close down at the start of September. The bait and tackle store…
Senators to hold part-time recruitment fair August 13-15
(via the Ottawa Senators) The Ottawa Senators Hockey Club, Canadian Tire Centre, and Sensplex want your help in creating raving fans for life! We are a welcoming workplace and look…
Dragon’s Lair Beads is leaving Stittsville for Almonte
After over a decade in Stittsville, Dragon’s Lair Beads is moving to Almonte at the end of the summer. “With our lease being up at the end of August…
Fat Tuesdays applies for liquor permit at Kanata Centrum location
UPDATE (March 28): The restaurant will open in Kanata in summer 2016. Fat Tuesdays in the Market is closing and moving to Kanata Centrum. In place of old location will…
New retail building proposed for Kanata Centrum
The City has received a Site Plan Control application for a new retail building at Kanata Centrum, near where the Milestones is currently located.
Entrepreneurs open up about Parcelly, a new gift box company
Illena (left) and Dasha Shakov (right) pose with a Parcelly. (Photo by Jordan Mady) Stittsville resident Dasha Shakov, the 20-year-old CEO of Parcelly, got the idea for her business when…
‘Wiches Cauldron web site woes shows importance of WordPress security
‘Wiches Cauldron co-owner Craig Beaudry was about to do some food preparation when a regular customer contacted him about a problem with the food trailer’s website last week.