Category: News
Goulbourn Museum’s Kathryn Jamieson receives leadership award
(via Goulbourn Museum) Goulbourn Museum’s Curator Manager has won an Ontario Museum Association (OMA) award of excellence. Kathryn Jamieson received the 2016 Promising Leadership Award of Excellence at the OMA…
New street names revealed: Bobcat, Snowberry, Brae, Henry Goulburn, Turtleback
Councillor Shad Qadri shared the information below in an email to residents today. We like to hear from our readers, particularly people who live on the effective streets: What do…
Province proposes regulations for door-to-door sales, home inspections
(press release via the Government of Ontario) Ontario is strengthening consumer protections by introducing new rules for home inspections, door-to-door sales and payday loans. Minister of Government and Consumer Services…
PHOTOS: GRC gym renamed after Erica Wiebe
Erica Wiebe dropped into town Tuesday for the christening of the “Erica Wiebe Gym” in the Goulbourne Recreation Complex. The renaming was proposed in August by Councillor Shad Qadri after Wiebe…
NOTEBOOK: Marijuana dispensary cited for zoning violation
(Photo: Inside Magna Terra on Iber Road. Supplied photo.) The Ottawa Citizen reports that the Magna Terra marijuana dispensary in Stittsville has received a notice of a zoning violation from…
No funding for Stittsville public high school this year
The province of Ontario has announced funding for 28 new school projects this year, but a public high school in Stittsville won’t be one of them.
COMMENT: The good and the bad of Ottawa’s proposed new water rates
(Construction is underway for the Kanata West Pump Station on Maple Grove Road, part of a $60-million sewer infrastructure project in Kanata-Stittsville. This photo is from last April.) Four things…
NOTEBOOK: 9RunRun attendance boost, Jinkinson re-zoning, Kungfu lunches
9RUNRUN ATTENDANCE BOOST The final fundraising tally for last week’s 9RunRun won’t be available until November but the attendance numbers are encouraging. Organizer Brenda Tirrell says that combined, the three races…
LETTER: Gazebo funding isn’t a conflict of interest
Re: How the City is paying for a gazebo at Village Square Park Your recent article reports on a new $105,000 gazebo for Village Square Park. Part of the funding for the…
City seeks feedback on new commemorative park names
(PHOTO: The City is proposing changing the name of Bell Memorial Park on Stittsville Main Street “W.J. Bell Rotary Peace Park”. This photo is from the opening ceremonies for the…
NOTEBOOK: How the City is paying for a gazebo at Village Square Park
“There is an exciting project coming to Village Square Park that I am pleased to share with everyone. A new gazebo will soon call the park its home.” Councillor Shad…
Pipeline spill would impact Ottawa drinking water, says report
(Press release via Ecology Ottawa) A spill from the proposed Energy East pipeline could have catastrophic impacts on the Rideau, Mississippi and Ottawa rivers, and put the region’s drinking water…
MOFFATT: No perfect way to collect stormwater fees
(Here’s a note shared by Rideau-Goulbourn Councillor Scott Moffatt today via email.) “There simply is no perfect way to collect fees on the basis of fairness. Each and every property…
What the city’s proposed new water rates mean for you
The city released its proposed new water rate structure Monday and for most people in Stittsville it could mean a slight increase – or even decrease – to your bill,…
NOTEBOOK: Live music at Quitters, Huntmar’s truck problem
MORE MUSIC AT QUITTERS I was at Quitters on Saturday night for trivia and two notable things happened. For one, my team won. That’s a first. Congrats to J, Lorrie and Greg,…