COMMENT: Five ways Ottawa’s future suburbs may start to look a little different
(Above: Aerial photo of Fairwinds, by @TwitchxB) On Tuesday, the City of Ottawa’s Planning Committee will receive the latest update on a project called “Building Better and Smarter Suburbs”. If it’s…
Kevin Haime driving range opens for the season on Tuesday
There’s lots of snow on the ground but the forecast calls for a high of 9 on Tuesday. Perfect conditions for the Kevin Haime golf school on Hazeldean Road to…
Reminder: You have to stop for school buses on Hazeldean
Tony Hagan from the Ottawa Police posted this reminder to Twitter last week. There are large signs along Hazeldean reminding motorists that they can’t pass school buses that are picking…
Update from Shad Qadri on GRC pool repairs
Shad Qadri provided this update about repairs to the pool at the Goulbourn Recreation Centre: As part of the ongoing GRC Pool construction, painting of the steel beams will be…
Calgary Flames players stop in at Cabotto’s for dinner
Cabotto’s restaurant on Hazeldean Road hosted players from the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. They stopped in for dinner the night before their game against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday.
PHOTO: Winter in Stittsville, 1940s
From the Goulbourn Township Historical Society collection, circa 1940: “Byron Boyd with a load of milk at Eagleson’s Corners, to meet a truck from Producers Dairy after a big snowstorm. In…
Parking tops the list of Stittsville bylaw complaints in 2014
The total number of bylaw calls made by Stittsville residents was down slightly in 2014. With 1,383 calls made, that’s the lowest since 2009. Every category is down slightly except…
How meeting Adam Sandler inspired Tysen Lefebvre to raise $1-million
Editor’s note: Tysen Lefebvre has become a familiar name in Stittsville for his non-stop fundraising efforts in our community. He’s working to raise one million dollars for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. We asked…
LETTER: Businesses need to do their fair share of garbage reduction
As residents of Ottawa, we are asked to recycle and divert as much household garbage as possible so we can extend the life of the city Trail Road landfill –…
New barre fitness studio opens this spring on Stittsville Main
Ottawa’s iNSiDE Out STUDiO barre plans to open their second location on Stittsville Main Street in mid-April. The studio will be located at 1261 Stittsville Main in the same plaza as…
Nominations are now being accepted for the Stittsville Appreciation Awards
(From City Councillor Shad Qadri.) You don’t have to look far to recognize excellence in our community. It could be a neighbour, a friend, or even a family member. This…
Casselman takes 1-0 series lead over Stittsville in EOJHL final
The Casselman Vikings were far from shy in the scoring department in Thursday’s Game 1 of the EOJHL Final as they defeated the Stittsville Rams 7-3. Taylor Widenmaier led the…
Kanata North Environmental Studies information meeting on Wednesday night
(Meeting notice via Marianne Wilkinson, councillor for Kanata North.) South March Highlands Blanding’s Turtle Conservation Needs Assessment and Shirley’s Brook and Watts Creek Stormwater Management Study – Phase 2 March 4,…
Leila Goldberger and Roland Doucet play at Gaia Java this Friday
An award-winning singer, songwriter and emerging artist on the Canadian music scene, Ottawa’s Leila Goldberger has been writing and performing her own songs since high school and is currently…
In-person registration for Stittsville softball is on March 11
(Info provided by the Stittsville Minor Softball Association.) In-person registration for the Stittsville Minor Softball Association (SMSA) is March 11th at Sobey’s in Stittsville where payments can be dropped off…