Category: News
CBC: Fight to save historic Stittsville barn headed to court
(PHOTO: Construction equipment in front of the Bradley-Craig barn / January 2016. Photo by Dan Pak.) Laura Osman reports for CBC Ottawa: The City of Ottawa is taking Richcraft Homes to…
CBC: Interview with Stittsville News editor John Curry
This week, the final issue of the Stittsville News was published after 60 years in print. CBC Radio’s Jessa Runciman interviewed longtime editor John Curry (pictured above) on In Town…
EDITOR’S NOTE: A new look for StittsvilleCentral.ca
Regular readers will notice that StittsvilleCentral.ca has a new look, the first time we’ve redesigned the website since we launched in September 2014. The new design gives us a bit…
An open letter to Stittsville clubs, groups, and associations
The last edition of the Stittsville News will be delivered to homes this week. As I’ve written previously, this is a major loss to the community. Over the past few…
Richmond Village Association launches local news blog
(press release via Richmond Village Association) The Richmond Village Association (RVA) announced the launch of a new local news blog today known as RichmondHub.ca. “This initiative could not come at…
CBC: ‘U-Haul stole my Christmas’ says Stittsville family
UPDATE: U-Haul delivered the shipment by New Year’s Eve. Stu Mills reports for CBC Ottawa: A Calgary family has now waited 10 days past U-Haul’s guaranteed delivery date for their…
Our 17 favourite Stittsville stories of 2017
(EDITOR’S NOTE: I always enjoy doing a year-end review of our archives because it’s an opportunity to re-discover great stories that I had forgotten about. The ones I’ve highlighted here…
Elliott and Qadri in the running for Carleton Liberal nomination
(PHOTO: Kim Elliott (left) and Theresa Qadri are contestants for the Liberal nomination in the provincial riding of Carleton.) UPDATE (FEB 19): There’s a nomination meeting scheduled for March 25…
REEVELY: Theresa Qadri hopes to win new Carleton riding for Ontario Liberals
As we tweeted earlier today, Theresa Qadri is seeking the Liberal nomination in Carleton riding for next year’s provincial election. Theresa Qadri has filed papers seeking nomination as the Liberal…
NOTEBOOK: Buyer for Butler House; council approves Kavanagh Green
Abbott @ Main #mystittsville A post shared by Glen Gower (@glengower) on Dec 10, 2017 at 10:12am PST After nearly 18 months on the market, the historic Butler House /…
NOTEBOOK: A SkyTrain to Stittsville
About 100 residents were at last night’s LRT open house to hear about the latest plans for the light rail extension from Moodie Drive to Hazeldean Road in Stittsville. Paul…
GLOBE & MAIL: Kanata newspaper founded by 14-year-old is casualty of Postmedia-Torstar deal
2/2 Personally, much of what I've achieved in my life traces its roots back to the things I learned after I started the Kanata Kourier. Thank you to everyone who…
CFRA: Clothing donation bin stolen from Legion on Wednesday night
We are sad to report that 3 clothing bins in Kanata and 1 in Riverside South were stolen last night. Please help us watch for suspicious trucks and report any…
LETTERS: Lamenting the loss of the Stittsville News
We’ve been deluged with comments and letters from our readers about the demise of the Stittsville News. Here is a sample of what you’ve been saying. The last edition will…
Kanata councillor wants to set up alternative to soon-to-be closed paper
Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson is looking to set up a community news site to replace the Kanata Kourier-Standard, which is to be closed in January, writes Paul Adams, an…