Where to see great Christmas lights in Stittsville
(Above: Christmas lights on Renshaw Avenue, 2014. Photo by Barry Gray.) Have you noticed the Christmas stars along Stittsville Main Street? They’re looking a lot brighter this year thanks to…
NOTEBOOK: Bradley-Craig recap, electric vehicle charge stations
The motion at Thursday’s Built Heritage Sub-Committee was a bit wordy: “That the Built Heritage Sub-Committee recommend that Planning Committee recommend that Council refuse the application to demolish the Bradley/Craig…
UPDATE: Stittsville’s efforts to sponsor Syrian refugees
We are in the process of completing a sponsorship application for a young single woman from Syria who is living in Lebanon and has family members in Ottawa. We also…
Conflicting views in Carp over Energy East pipeline
Conflicting views on the proposed Energy East pipeline were on full display in Carp Wednesday night. Trans Canada, the pipeline developers, held a safety information session at Carp Agricultural Hall,…
COMMENT: Clearing up some misconceptions about Bradley-Craig heritage
(Photo: Barn at the Bradley-Craig farmstead, September 2015.) UPDATE: The heritage committee has rejected the proposal to move the barn. The demolition will now be considered at a Planning Committee…
Saunders Farm statement on Bradley-Craig barn
(press release via Saunders Farm) Our mission here at Saunders Farm is to create amazing fun, food and memories, and our vision is to be the most amazing family farm…
LINKED: Stittsville resident helps taxi a sick beaver
THE BEAVER: Safely arrived at Aspen Valley Sanctuary and is getting help. #CastorChauffeur on @cbcallinaday now! pic.twitter.com/BuuWfl74uD — Area Resident (@DougHempstead) December 9, 2015 Several media outlets have stories today…
VIDEO: “Mailbox bandit” making the rounds in Fairwinds
A couple of residents got in touch with StittsvilleCentral.ca today to share a video that they say shows a man checking mailboxes in the Fairwinds area in the middle of the…
Show us your holiday spirit!
We want to hear from our readers about how you’re celebrating the season. Maybe it’s with some epic decorating, like Amanda here from Quitters. She’s showing off the replica gingerbread house that she…
Gaia Java welcomes singer/guitarist Michael Allen
A couple of years ago one of our music nights was in jeopardy when a group had to cancel, so at very short notice a young man came in and…
Stittsville community members share breakfast with the mayor
On Thursday, December 3, community leaders from Stittsville were invited to have breakfast meeting with Councillor Shad Qadri and Mayor Jim Watson. The meeting, which was held in the Mayor’s…
Ottawa man charged with sexual assault following incident in workplace
(via the Ottawa Police) The Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse (SACA) Section has charged on Ottawa man following an investigation of sexual assault. In October 2015, Ottawa…
Meet Constable Phong Le, our new community police officer
There’s a new community police officer on duty in Stittsville. Constable Phong Le (pictured above, photo by Barry Gray) has taken over the position from Constable Lori Fahey. Reporter Victoria Klassen talked to…
PHOTOS: Today’s incredible sunset
What a gorgeous weekend! The warm weather on Saturday and Sunday had plenty of Stittsville residents out for a run or jog along the Trans Canada Trail, a walk with the…
Flewellyn-Jones House on Fernbank up for heritage designation
IMAGINE YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE ARE NEWLYWEDS IN YOUR EARLY TWENTIES. You have a young child, maybe an infant, certainly no older than two years old, and you decide to…