Category: Municipal Government
Ottawa Fire Services knocking on Stittsville doors this coming week
The fall annual campaign of the Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) — Wake Up! Get a Working Smoke Alarm — will take place the week of September 9 – 16. This is the…
Carleton-Cathcart Street could see two new homes
The owner (Zayed Kassis) of 11 Carleton-Cathcart Street in Stittsville will be before the Committee of Adjustment on September 4th to request the Consent of the Committee for Conveyances under…
Here are some items that came our way you should be aware of in the upcoming days and weeks. First and foremost, there will no Market at the Barn this…
Park namings to honour Alfred McCoy and Mark Yakabuski
The Community and Protective Services Committee approved commemorative naming proposals for two new parks in Stittsville on August 29, 2019. The Committee has given approval for the proposed “Alfred McCoy Park”…
5 big moves that will affect the future of Ottawa – joint committee meeting to take place
(5 Big Moves Logo – City of Ottawa) On Thursday, August 29 a significant joint meeting will be held between the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and the Planning Committee…
Come up with a deal we all can live with – the Carp Road landfill
Editor’s Note: It may seem that all issues with the Carp Road landfill have been quiet, but West Carleton resident Harold Moore tells us that … ‘we will see work…
Get ready to ride the rails on September 14 – RTG hands keys over to the city
(City of Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson accepts keys from RTG for the O-Train Confederation Line at ceremony on August 23, 2019. Photo: Mayor Jim Watson) Beginning Saturday, September 14, the…
Early-bird registration now open for GLAD fall cleaning the capital
The Fall Cleaning the Capital campaign runs from September 15 to October 15, and the Capital Clean Up Weekend is September 27-29. Register your litter pick-up or graffiti removal project by…
Ottawa Police Service want to hear from youth
(Youth Advisory Committee. Photo: Ottawa Police Service) The annual recruitment for the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) has been launched by Ottawa Police Service. Applications are now being accepted until September 15th.…
360 Haliburton Heights – approval of minor variance application sought
A minor variance has been applied for by eQ Homes to the Committee of Adjustment for their proposed development at 360 Haliburton Heights located in Fernbank Crossing. The development would…
Restoration plans for the Wyldewood community sign
An information meeting with local residents from the Wyldewood community took place to find out what plans are being considered to replace the aged sign at the entrance to the…
Eighty-six housing units coming to Hazeldean Road and Victor Street
(Oblique View of Proposed Development. Provided: Fotenn Consultants Inc.) Developer Hazeldean Crossing Inc. (a division of GNCR Developments Inc.), through their agent Fotenn Consultants Inc., have submitted Site Plan Control and…
Councillor Glen Gower explains Stage 2 LRT and transparency issues
TRANSPARENCY AND TRUST Editor’s Note: This article was written on August 5, 2019 by Councillor Glen Gower explaining the Stage 2 LRT procurement/transparency issues with SNC Lavalin — Stittsville Central is sharing…
Info meeting August 6th – Restoring the Wyldewood Sign
(Photo: via Councillor Glen Gower) The Wyldewood entrance sign has been looking most dilapidated for the past several years. Pleased to say that Councillor Glen Gower, working with local residents, has arranged and…
It is hot, hot, hot – time for water safety tips
July 21-27 is Drowning Prevention Week across Ottawa and the country. With this weekend’s forecast of extremely hot weather, many of you will be travelling to the nearest lake, river…