Category: News
Use of e-cigarettes and ‘vaping’ not permitted on City properties
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) The City of Ottawa would like to inform residents that use of e-cigarettes and “vaping” on all City properties is prohibited, including on…
Ottawa Public Health launches new online parenting initiative
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) Ottawa Public Health (OPH) launched a new interactive web portal today to help parents access relevant, reliable and local parenting information online. The…
Saturday’s power outage may have been caused by road salt
UPDATE: Here’s a statement from Rebecca Hickey in Hydro Ottawa’s media an public affairs department: The outage on Saturday March 14th affecting Stittsville, Kanata, Richmond and Munster was caused by a Hydro…
POWER OUTAGE: Kungfu Bistro cooks up soup by flashlight for charity event
We got an email this afternoon from Margarita at Kungfu Bistro. They are trying to cook 30 litres of soup for Great Bowls of Fire, a charity event tonight to…
Snapped hydro pole cuts power to 12,000 customers on Saturday afternoon
Power’s out for about 12,000 customers in Stittsville, Munster, Richmond and Kanata on Saturday afternoon due to a broken hydro pole. Hydro Ottawa crews are responding. As of 3:15pm, the…
Junior B team can’t use RAMS name, says minor hockey association
(Above: RAMS player Cole Carter slips past Renfrew’s Blair Barr in game four of the series. The RAMS won the series in four straight games clinching the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League Valley Division.…
Temporary road closed for good in Blackstone
(Update from City Councillor Shad Qadri.) In the Blackstone subdivision a temporary road access has been closed and residents have been redirected to a new travel route. The road section…
Reminder that your interim property tax bill is due
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) Ottawa property owners are reminded that the interim property tax bill, which was mailed out during the last week of February, is due…
Phoney sales pitches prompt warning from City
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) The City of Ottawa is warning residents to be vigilant of door-to-door salespeople making false claims about the quality of City drinking water.…
COMMENT: Five ways Ottawa’s future suburbs may start to look a little different
(Above: Aerial photo of Fairwinds, by @TwitchxB) On Tuesday, the City of Ottawa’s Planning Committee will receive the latest update on a project called “Building Better and Smarter Suburbs”. If it’s…
Update from Shad Qadri on GRC pool repairs
Shad Qadri provided this update about repairs to the pool at the Goulbourn Recreation Centre: As part of the ongoing GRC Pool construction, painting of the steel beams will be…
Parking tops the list of Stittsville bylaw complaints in 2014
The total number of bylaw calls made by Stittsville residents was down slightly in 2014. With 1,383 calls made, that’s the lowest since 2009. Every category is down slightly except…
Nominations are now being accepted for the Stittsville Appreciation Awards
(From City Councillor Shad Qadri.) You don’t have to look far to recognize excellence in our community. It could be a neighbour, a friend, or even a family member. This…
Sacred Heart student delivers speech as part of national youth forum
Stephen Hickson, a Grade 12 student at Sacred Heart Catholic High School, was a participant in last week’s Forum for Young Canadians. He delivered a speech in front of his…
Residents with history of frozen pipes encouraged to run water
(The City of Ottawa issued this notice to all city residents last week. There were 120 residences within Stittsville Ward who’ve received a letter about the issue. “These are properties…