Category: News
Friday night power outage caused by loss of supply from provincial grid
A widespread west end power outage that briefly left 29,705 customers in the dark on Friday night was caused by a loss of supply from the provincial grid, according…
MEET THE CANDIDATES: Who’s running in the new federal riding of Carleton
When Stittsville residents vote in the federal election on October 19, we’ll be part of the newly-created riding called Carleton, instead of our old riding of Carleton-Mississippi Mills. It’s all part of…
LETTER: Municipalities value development over environment
Re: Residents question health of Poole Creek Wetland Thanks to Stittsville Central for the in-depth article on what happens when municipalities place more value on bad development than environmental sustainability. …
Greens nominate Deborah Coyne in Carleton riding
The Green Party nominated political veteran Deborah Coyne to run for MP in the new Carleton riding that includes Stittsville.
Changes to City services due to Colonel By Day
(via the City of Ottawa) The City of Ottawa reminds residents of the following schedule changes for Colonel By Day (Monday, August 3).
NDP to acclaim KC Larocque at nomination meeting Tuesday
The NDP in the new federal Carleton riding will hold a nomination meeting on Tuesday, July 28 but only one candidate filed nomination papers before the cut-off.
Planned power outage on Tuesday morning in Fringewood area
(via Hydro Ottawa) On Tuesday, July 28, Hydro Ottawa will be in the Fringewood area neighbourhood to perform planned maintenance work. This work will maintain the reliability of the electrical distribution…
Residents question health of Poole Creek wetland
(Above: Stittsville residents are concerned about the health of the Upper Poole Creek Wetland. From left to right: Marcos Alvarez, Jonah Alvarez, Andrea Sedgwick, Ken McRae, Sylvie Sabourin, Mila (last…
Tartan Kitchen is the latest victim to food truck break-ins
Someone broke into the Tartan Kitchen Food Truck on Hazeldean Road overnight on Saturday, but nothing was taken, and nothing was broken. It’s at least the third food truck to…
Comments of the week: Parsnip, Poole Creek, dog poop and more
Every week we get lots of comments from our readers on our web site, via email, and social media. Here’s a sample of what we heard this week. Add your thoughts…
Charges laid following sexual assaults at Kanata wave pool
(Press release from Ottawa Police.) The Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Section (SACA) has charged an Ottawa man for sex assault offences in relation to incidents with…
City staff want conversation with culvert blockers
(PHOTO: Stones blocking the culvert under the Trans Canada Trail, October 2014. Photo courtesy of Phil Sweetnam.) City officials want to know who keeps plugging up a culvert under the…
PHOTO: Car in ditch closes Huntmar south of Palladium
Huntmar Road was closed for part of Thursday evening as tow trucks hauled a vehicle out of the ditch. Several vehicles were involved in an accident on Huntmar just north…
LINKED: Huntmar overpass unfriendly to bikes, pedestrians
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Besides running StittsvilleCentral.ca, I’m also president of the Fairwinds Community Association. CBC reported today on an issue that we’ve been pursuing around pedestrian safety on the Huntmar bridge. The…
Gas leak closes Huntmar on Tuesday afternoon
A gas leak at a construction site briefly caused the closure of Huntmar Drive in Fairwinds on Tuesday afternoon. The crews were working near the corner of Huntmar and Coriolis.…