Category: Municipal Government
Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre recruiting board members
The Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (WOCRC) offers health and social services and programs to benefit individuals of all ages in far west Ottawa including Stittsville, Kanata and West Carleton…
Unprecedented action taken by Council to address LRT issues
The LRT Confederation Line has proven problematic prior to and since its launch in September 2019 — it has taken six months to come to this. Ottawa Council today voted at…
Could 18 storeys be coming to 1000 Robert Grant Avenue neighbourhood?
(City of Ottawa Planner, Kathy Rygus, addresses the crowd at the 1000 Robert Grant Lépine Corporation community meeting – March 3, 2020) An estimated 140 residents and city staff gathered…
STEP to focus on school zone safety and impaired driving
The Ottawa Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) in collaboration with Gatineau Police Service will focus on school zone safety and impaired driving during the month of March. For more…
Don’t get scammed – Ottawa Police Service warns
March is Fraud Prevention Month — the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) are bringing public awareness to the numerous scams into which you could be lured. Each year, Canadians lose millions of…
March 3 community meeting set for 1000 Robert Grant Avenue
(Artist rendering of the aerial view of the 1000 Robert Grant and Livery Street development proposed by the Lépine Corporation – Architects: NEUF.) The Lépine Corporation has rescheduled the the…
What’s happening this weekend and upcoming week – note important meetings taking place
(Winter snow in Stittsville. Photo: Barry Gray) With the wallop of weather we received this week, take the time to get out over the weekend to enjoy some of Stittsville’s…
Public input being sought for Community Safety and Well-Being Plan
The City wants to hear about the community safety and well-being issues that matter most to you and are asking all residents to assist in shaping the new Community Safety…
Gower in better position to represent the interests of Stittsville residents
(Councillor Glen Gower at his Stittsville ward office in the CardelREC-Goulbourn Complex, 1500 Shea Road. Photo: Stittsville Central) At the February 21, 2020 joint meeting of Ottawa’s Finance and Economic Development…
PHOTOS: Family Day 2020 filled with pancakes, skating, hockey and old-time photos in Stittsville
Everyone who participated in the 2020 Family Day activities in Stittsville were guaranteed to have a good time. From the annual free pancake breakfast and skate time hosted by Carleton…
Goulbourn Wetlands Complex – City poised to change boundaries
(Lookout over the marsh at the head of Poole Creek, along the Trans Canada Trail just west of Stittsville. Photo by Glen Gower.) There has been much controversy over the…
Paint It Up 2020 returning for another year
(Paint It Up Mural created at the Robert E Wilson Public School – Photo: Crime Prevention Ottawa) Do you know any youth who wish to express their artistic talent in a…
Everyone out safely at Stittsville fire – Ottawa Fire share important message
(Fire at 165 Whalings Circle in Stittsville, February 9, 2020. Photo: Ottawa Fire Service.) At the February 9th fire at 165 Whalings Circle in Stittsville, fire crews declared a working,…
Break and enters in Kanata, Stittsville, Barrhaven and Orleans being investigated by Ottawa Police
Secure your valuables. After a series of break-ins during daytime hours this week in the Stittsville, Kanata, Barrhaven and Orleans residential neighbourhoods, this is the message the Ottawa Police Break…
Councillor Gower recommends new speed limit for Maple Grove
A recommendation to reduce the speed limit on Maple Grove from Huntmar Drive to Alon Street has been introduced by Councillor Glen Gower to the Transportation Committee and could be…