Category: News
Howard Maguire, Stittsville’s first fire chief, dies at age 85
Howard Maguire died suddenly at Bridlewood Trails Retirement Residence on Sunday, November 9, 2014 in his 85th year. Howard had the distinction of founding the community newspaper, The Stittsville News…
New members wanted for the Carp Landfill Community Liaison Committee
(Public notice from Waste Management.) As part of Waste Management’s commitment to communicating with its neighbours, the Company in 2008 established the Carp Road Landfill Community Liaison Committee (CLCLC) to…
Remembrance Day parade and ceremony on Tuesday
The Stittsville Legion will host a Remembrance Day ceremony on November 11 at 1:30pm. A parade will leave the Legion building (1480 Stittsville Main Street) at 1:30pm and head north towards the…
Lane closure on Huntmar at Cyclone Taylor November 10-12
One lane on Huntmar Drive at Cyclone Taylor will be closed from 9:00am-3:00pm on November 10, 11 and 12. Taggart and the City of Ottawa’s water department are conducting work. Police…
‘Significant feedback’ delays Stittsville Main design plan to 2015
It’s back to the drawing board, but not quite to square one, for the Stittsville Main Street Community Design Plan (CDP). In his weekly email newsletter to residents on November…
Construction begins on new French Catholic high school in Fernbank area
(Press release from the French Catholic high school.) This morning, the Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) broke ground to begin the long-awaited construction of a new French-language Catholic school…
PHOTOS: Car accident on West Ridge near Abbott this morning
A young driver hit a parked car on West Ridge just after 6:00am Friday morning. Here are some photos, shared anonymously by a nearby resident. One witness described the driver as “belligerant”,…
ROUND 2: Residents in Fairwinds get set for another round of blasting
UPDATE NOVEMBER 11: Melissa Côté from Tartan Homes tells StittsvilleCentral.ca that the blasting will begin sometime between December 2-8, and last approximately 50 working days, or two-and-a-half months. Some residents living on the…
UPDATE: School board committee recommends keeping public high school on funding priority list
Public school board trustees will vote on November 25 on a motion to automatically include a Stittsville public high school on its list of this year’s capital funding priorities.
Carp landfill critics recommend Alberta property value protection plan
(Press release from the Don’t Let Ottawa Go To Waste coalition.) In a letter sent this week to Eli El Chantiry – Councilor for Ward 5 West Carleton March, the…
Hazeldean library to be closed November 16
(Press release from the Ottawa Public Library) The Hazeldean branch of the Ottawa Public Library will be closed on Sunday, November 16 due to electrical equipment maintenance. The book drop will not…
UPDATE: GRC pool repairs begin, completion scheduled for June 2015
City councillor Shad Qadri provided the following update on the Goulbourn Rec Centre pool repairs in his weekly newsletter this week. The pool was shut down in October 2013 after workers…
Top ten stories on StittsvilleCentral.ca, October 25-31
Here are the top ten most-read stories on StittsvilleCentral.ca for the week of October 25-31, 2014. Qadri gets a third term, Lee vows to keep him accountable Election Round-Up: Candidate…
City is recruiting residents to serve on committees and boards
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) Residents of Ottawa who are 18 years and over are invited to put their expertise and knowledge to work by becoming a volunteer…
TransCanada files application for Energy East pipeline
TransCanada filed a proposal with the National Energy Board today for approval on the controversial Energy East pipeline project. Part of the 4,600km pipeline would pass just west of Stittsville,…