NOTEBOOK: LRT open houses, pedestrian safety upgrades, more
LRT OPEN HOUSES Watch for a open house events in June and November for updates on plans to extend light rail transit west past Moodie Drive towards Kanata and Stittsville. Kanata…
Suburban coyotes a low risk to residents, says City of Ottawa biologist
(ABOVE: Coyote spotted in the Fairwinds neighbourhood, near Khamsim Street, mid-February.) A City of Ottawa biologist says that coyotes in Stittsville pose a low safety risk to residents. Dr. Nick…
UPDATE: City will appeal MOE decision on Carp landfill service area
City of Ottawa solicitor Rick O’Connor recommended that city staff appeal a Ministry of Environment decision to allow the Carp landfill to accept waste from Western Quebec. The memo was circulated to…
Book chronicles dreams and fears of original settlers
The life of 19th century Canadian immigrants was rough, and quite often deadly. Their eventual triumph over natural and human-made adversity, and the foundation they laid for our community, is downright…
Early birds can register now for GLAD Cleaning the Capital
(press release via City of Ottawa) The City of Ottawa is pleased to announce the annual GLAD Cleaning the Capital campaign will take place from April 15 to May 15.…
City needs your help to test citywide Internet speed
(Press release via City of Ottawa) The City of Ottawa has launched an Internet Performance Test (IPT) in partnership with the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA). The test allows users…
Carp landfill facility gets ok for Quebec garbage, despite City’s objections
As Lando said in the Empire Strikes Back… You might remember hearing back in September that Waste Management applied to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment for permission to bring construction and demolition waste from…
Bryan Adams & Russell Peters to host JUNOS in Stittsville
Canadian musician Bryan Adams and comedian Russell Peters will be the hosts of this year’s JUNO awards at one of Stittsville’s top entertainment venues.
Jo-Jo’s Pizza provides land for a new community garden
Here’s another interesting project in the works for Stittsville Main Street: The Kassis family, owners of Jo-Jo’s Pizza, are partnering with a group of local volunteers to help establish a community garden…
Von Jagow wins additional $10k as “Women of Worth” national honouree
(PHOTO: Actress Blake Lively poses with National Honouree Eva von Jagow of DUENorth prior to the Women of Worth Awards Gala in Toronto.) Congrats to Stittsvile’s Eva von Jagow, who was…
COMMENT: Let’s start saying light rail to Stittsville
(ABOVE: Artist’s rendering of the Rideau LRT station downtown. Via City of Ottawa.) It was great to see City Council approve plans for Phase 2 of light rail transit (LRT)…
Registration for Stittsville Minor Softball continues til April 9
(via SMSA) The Stittsville Minor Softball Association (SMSA) is pleased to announce there are a lot of exciting changes to the softball programs in 2017. Come out and join…
Free March break programs at the Stittsville library
(via Ottawa Public Library) The Stittsville Branch of the OPL will be having lots of free programs during March Break, or you can just come by and hang out. Monday,…
LETTER: Time to fix Terry Fox-Cope intersection
(Peter Vukovic and his family were on their way to church on Sunday morning, when they were involved in a serious collision at the intersection of Terry Fox Drive and…
NOTEBOOK: New RMT on Stittsville Main, a lost building’s rich retail history
NEW RMT ON STITTSVILLE MAIN Holly Milliner has moved her registered massage therapy practice, Syner-G Massage Therapy and Wellness Centre to the little white house at 1535 Stittsville Main Street, just south of…