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Make weekend plans for Wintertime Cheer, sip & shop, crafts, live music and Christmas markets
With Christmas only three weeks away, there is still time to squeeze in a few events and shopping opportunities to our hectic schedules. Friday, December 6th From 1:00 – 4:00…
Public invited to provide input for the Transportation Master Plan update
The Transportation Master Plan is Ottawa’s blueprint for transportation matters. Over the next few decades, it will guide the planning, funding and implementation of the city’s walking, cycling, transit and…
Stittsville photographer snaps up awards
(Danielle Barabé-Bussières, Stittsville Professional Photograher, wins coveted Photographic Artist of the Year award. Photo: David Anthony Williams) Stittsville resident and professional photographer, Danielle Barabé-Bussières, has won the coveted title of ‘2019 Photographic Artist…
Find something for everyone on your Christmas list at Goulbourn Museum
Proud of your Goulbourn heritage? The Goulbourn Museum gift shop has several gifts that will appeal to everyone. There is a price point that fits into everyone’s budget. Where do…
Awesome authors contest is back – grab your pens!
Sponsored by the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association (FOPLA), Awesome Authors is one of the Ottawa Public Library’s longest-running and popular programs. The youth writing contest encourages young…
One year can make a difference in life
(Photo: Barry Gray) One year ago today Glen Gower was sworn in as the Councillor bringing a fresh voice for Stittsville to City Hall. The campaign win against an incumbent…
PHOTOS – Parade of Lights brings warmth and joy to Stittsville
Grand Marshall Barry Gray, Senior Citizen of the Year, led the Parade of Lights as it made its way down Stittsville Main Street to Village Square Park. Hundreds of kids,…
20 OC Transpo buses on stand-by to supplement the Confederation Line
(R1 buses distinctly identified and amassed at the RCGT Stadium. Photo: City of Ottawa) A back-up plan is in place should the Confederation Line experience another malfunction. OC Transpo has…
STEP focus for December on impaired driving and unsafe lane changes
For the month of December, the Ottawa Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) will focus on impaired driving and unsafe lane changes. There have been 1,462 reportable collisions due to…
Parade of Lights and Lighting up the Park have finally arrived – plus more Stittsville events
(Santa with children in Village Square Park at 2018’s Lighting up the Park. Photo: Barry Gray) We have all been waiting for this amazing Stittsville event happening this weekend –…
High school students being targeted in scam to make ‘easy money’
The Ottawa Police Service Organized Fraud Unit is warning the community about a recent fraud trend targeting young people. The suspects (usually acquaintances) approach young people or make contact through social…
Immediate solutions for the LRT solution in Ottawa
(Ottawa LRT Platform at Tunney’s Pasture. Photo: Jon MacIndoe via Twitter) Editor’s Note: Andre Hallam is a retired IT Project Manager. With a background in projects, he tends to look…
Ottawa’s new safer roads plan awaits Council approval on December 11th
(Mayor Jim Watson and Transportation Committee Chair, Councillor Stephen Blais, announce the 2020-2024 Road Safety Action Plan. Photo: City of Ottawa) The third Road Safety Action Plan (RSAP) was announced…
OC Transpo teaming up with Brown’s YIG to fill the bus for Ottawa Food Banks
The 35th annual OC Transpo/Loblaw Christmas Food Drive to benefit the Ottawa Food Bank is again collecting non-perishable food and cash donations outside of Brown’s Your Independent Grocer on Stittsville Main…
End of year wrap-up for Stittsville-Goulbourn Horticultural Society at AGM
(The 2020 Board of the Stittsville-Goulbourn Horticultural Society. From left back row: Nancy Lowden, Darlene Palsson, Mary Lou O’Rourke, Brenda Raid, Vivian McLean, Margret Farr; and, from left front row: Penny Horeczy,…