Category: News
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,…
LETTER: The Carp Road landfill expansion will operate for a lot longer than 10 years
Re: TRASH TALK: Everything you need to know about the Carp Road Landfill Expansion The article on the dump is well-written and provides important information to the readers. There is…
Opening of new Catholic high school pushed back to February 2016
(Press release from the French Catholic high school.) At the regular meeting of the Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est on October 28, school board trustees made important decisions regarding the opening date…
EDITORIAL: Dave Lee is waking up the neighbours
(ABOVE: A cake at Dave Lee’s election night party. Photo by Glen Gower.) I remember the first time I talked to Dave Lee. It was September 12, the morning after…
Lee says he’s disappointed with voter turn-out
In a Facebook message to supporters today, Stittsville candidate Dave Lee said he is disappointed with low voter turnout on municipal election day. “The city voter turnout was at 30%.…
Stittsville school board trustee results
Here are the unofficial results as of Monday night. Public School Board (english) Candidate Votes % Sue Grant 5423 32.95 Andrea Ingham 828 5.03 Todd Johnson 1982 12.04 Lynn Scott…