Category: News
Ghamari confirms funding for Stittsville public school
Photo: The map above shows the most likely location for a future public high school at the south-west corner of Robert Grant Avenue and Cope Drive Editor’s note: The following…
Covered Bridge Brewery takes a pass on Ford’s ‘Buck a Beer’
Photo: Kathy and John vanDyk, owners of Covered Bridge Brewing. Photo by Barry Gray. The owner of Stittsville’s Covered Bridge Brewery said he won’t be taking advantage of the province’s…
Victorian-style circus sideshow coming to Stittsville Aug. 9-12
It will feel a little bit like 1889 on Stittsville Main Street in a couple of weeks when a Victorian-style circus sideshow, complete with a big top tent, rolls into…
Q&A: Introducing Ottawa Cryotherapy, the ‘cool’ new business on Iber Road
Photo: Kristy Shepperd, co-owner of Ottawa Cryotherapy, demonstrates a cryosauna. (Devyn Barrie photo) A few weeks ago, Ottawa Cryotherapy opened their doors inside the Complete Hockey Development Centre at 145…
How often are Stittsville buses late or cancelled? Data shows reliability can be uneven
Photo: Cameron Scobie says he’s getting annoyed at the recent unreliability of the 262 route that serves Stittsville. (Photo by Devyn Barrie) A nosedive in OC Transpo’s reliability of late…
COMMENT: In aftermath of Stittsville ‘lapse’, maybe it’s time to start inspecting clinics
Photo: Brown’s Independent, which contains the Main Street Family Medical Centre. Via Google Maps. After news that 4,600 people (possibly including myself) may have been exposed to infection because of…
Did you get minor surgical care at Stittsville Main Street clinic? You may have been exposed to infection.
(Via Ottawa Public Health) Ottawa – An infection prevention and control lapse investigation by Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has identified that patients who had some minor surgical procedures at the…
The race is on: Shad Qadri files to run in 2018 Stittsville election
Photo: Coun. Shad Qadri at a city meeting. File photo by Devyn Barrie. With the nomination deadline looming, Shad Qadri has filed to run for re-election in the October election.…
City finance committee approves $200k upgrades to Stittsville Main Street trailhead
Photo: The current state of the Stittsville Main Street trailhead plaza, via Google Streetview. The City of Ottawa is looking to secure $856,000 from the province for citywide main street…
PHOTOS: Canada Day 2018 in Stittsville
Fireworks capped off a great day of family fun at the Stittsville Village Association’s annual Canada Day event yesterday. Despite temperatures clocking in at a high of 35C, hundreds of…
Carleton MPP-elect Ghamari’s website is up, constituency office coming
Carleton MPP-elect Goldie Ghamari has set up her official website (goldiempp.ca) and says she’s in the midst of hiring staff and finding a constituency office. The new provincial government will…
LINKED: A handy guide to Canada Day 2018 in Ottawa
This weekend on June 30 and July 1, celebrate Canada’s 151st birthday on Parliament Hill. Our sister site OttawaStart.com has a big guide up with info on everything from fireworks…
OC Transpo summer service starts Sunday, June 24
(via OC Transpo) Ottawa – OC Transpo’s summer service starts Sunday, June 24. Several changes will be made to help us get ready for rail and the opening of O-Train…
BLOG: Where in Stittsville can you easily walk to transit?
On paper, Stittsville appears to be well-served by transit. On top of major feeder routes 61 and 62, we have several connexion buses running on weekdays to zip workers downtown…
Retired Stittsville OPP sergeant building new school in Nicaragua
Photo: Mark Radke, retired OPP sergeant and Stittsville resident, in front of the OPP Kanata detachment. Photo via Stephanie Rudyk/SchoolBOX. In 30 years as an Ontario Provincial Police officer in…