Category: Environment
Fall registration opens for Cleaning the Capital – let’s keep Stittsville clean and green for another year
Let’s keep up the momentum to keep Stittsville clean and green! And remember while you are tidying our community, it promotes a sense of pride for all residents.
Halfway to Protection: Community pushes MMLT closer to conserving 500 acres of wilderness
A community-driven effort to protect two ecologically significant properties in the Madawaska Highlands has reached a major milestone, the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust…
Preserving Stittsville’s bur oaks in Fringewood North during development
This article sets out some of the challenges of trying to preserve trees where the tree roots have extended to adjacent properties where these properties have undergone urban development.
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
It is going to be an above-average hot couple of days and the City of Ottawa shared information in anticipation of the Heat Warning being issued by Environment and…
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
It’s another week and Councillor Glen Gower shares his community notes for a couple of events in Stittsville this week; reminder to register for his upcoming family bike ride…
Protecting your pets during smoky conditions – Ottawa Humane Society
Poor air quality affects people and it can also affect pets. Dr. Shelley Hutchings, Ottawa Humane Society shares how smoke can affect your pet and what you can do…
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
Councillor Gower provides updates and information for residents to be ‘in the know’ for our community with further details below. Don’t miss the Councillor’s Multicultural Festival on June 7th from 12-4pm.
Notes for Nature concert promises earth-themed music on World Environment Day
This night of beautiful Earth-themed music will raise funds for the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust’s (MMLT) vital land conservation work.
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
A new development is being proposed for 2775 and 2785 Palladium Drive, with a virtual public meeting being held on June 10th. The City wants to hear from residents on the new draft of the Zoning Bylaw…
Upcoming events and news from the Stittsville Library Branch
Every month there are in-person and virtual programs and events offered for teens, adults, young or new mothers and seniors – drop in and discover more.
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
Hoping everyone enjoyed the brisk long weekend. This week Councillor Gower is asking residents to join him for Let’s Bike Month for the month of June. The Enviro-Centre is also…
End the Attacks on Endangered Species and Stop Bill 5
The Friends of Stittsville Wetlands (FofSW) want to ensure that Stittsville residents are aware of the provincial bill – “Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025”…
What does the New Wildlife Strategy protect? City puts beavers and beaver dams at risk in Goulbourn Wetland Complex – again!
On April 22th, Earth Day, an impressive Community Forum was hosted by the Friends of Stittsville Wetlands. This forum was “to raise awareness of the importance of wetlands and the significance of…
Do you know how development at the Carp Road Landfill is coming along?
One condition of the approved Environmental Assessment was to set up a Public Liaison Committee (PLC) to provide “open and transparent dialogue…
Rotary Club of Ottawa-Stittsville support Friends of Stittsville Wetlands – discover Goulbourn’s wetlands at Earth Day forum
Janet Stavinga, President of the FoSW invites the community to register (in-person or for the livestream) and join this Earth Day forum on Tuesday, April 22 from 7:00–9:30pm…