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Saturday is the final advance vote day for the 2014 municipal election
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) The final advance vote day for the upcoming municipal election is Saturday, October 18, when the advance voting places in all 23 wards…
For the record, Shad Qadri lives in Stittsville
I’ve seen a few posts on social media asking whether or not Shad Qadri lives in Stittsville. I sent him an email on Saturday and asked him to set the record…
Broken water main at Stittsville Main & Amberlakes
Update: The water main has been fixed and the street re-opened as of 8:30am Sunday. There’s a broken water main at the intersection of Stittsville Main and Amberlakes. Residents…
Top ten stories on StittsvilleCentral.ca, October 4-10
Here are the top ten most-read stories on StittsvilleCentral.ca for the week of October 4-10, 2014. Audience gets feisty at candidate debate Shop til you drop: A full list of…
Advance voting Day 1, by the numbers
Thursday was the first day of advance voting for the municipal election. https://twitter.com/ottawavote/status/520637473953947648 https://twitter.com/ottawavote/status/520607209718558720 The second traditional advance vote is on Saturday, October 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.…
Notes from the school board trustee candidate debate
English candidates running for school board trustee in the Public and Catholic board appeared at a public debate last night, answering questions from residents. The hour-long debate was organized by…
Audience gets feisty at candidate debate
Thursday night’s Stittsville ward debate was full of interruptions, accusations and arguing. And that was just from the audience. About 150 people filled the community hall at Johnny Leroux Arena to…
Candidate Q&A: French public board (CEPEO)
Here’s the next in our series of questionnaires from the candidates in the upcoming city council and school board elections. (Click here for all of our election coverage.) Stittsville is in…
Candidate Q&A: French Catholic board (CECCE)
Here’s the next in our series of questionnaires from the candidates in the upcoming city council and school board elections. (Click here for all of our election coverage.) Stittsville is in…
Residents encouraged to test smoke alarms monthly
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) Ottawa Fire Services wants to remind residents that it’s the law to have a working smoke alarm outside every sleeping area and on…
First traditional advance vote day is Thursday, October 9
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) Ottawa electors have another opportunity to make their mark in the upcoming municipal election with the two traditional advance voting days. The first…
Rogers customers frustrated by poor cell service
(Photo: Peter Hanschke in front of his home west of Stittsville Main Street. Photo by Glen Gower.) Peter Hanschke has been a Stittsville resident for 31 years and a Rogers…
Candidate Q&A: Dave Lee and Shad Qadri (Part 2)
Here’s Part 2 of our Q&A with Dave Lee and Shad Qadri, the two candidates running in Ward 6 for Ottawa City Council. StittsvilleCentral.ca sent out a questionnaire to both of the candidates,…
Top ten stories on StittsvilleCentral.ca Sept 27 – Oct 3
Here are the top ten most-visited stories on StittsvilleCentral.ca for the week of September 27 to October 3. Shop til you drop: A full list of Tanger Outlet stores (so…
Candidate Q&A: Dave Lee and Shad Qadri (Part 1)
We sent a questionnaire to all of the candidates for city council and school board in Stittsville. We’ve already published answers from the English Public Board and Catholic Board candidates,…