SEVEC Youth Exchange groups give back to Carleton Place through music
(Article submitted by SEVEC.) With only a couple of days of practice, students from the school bands of Carleton Place High School, and Hillside High School in Valleyview, Alberta performed…
The charming story behind Potter’s Key, the name of Minto’s new community
Minto’s new Stittsville development will be called “Potter’s Key”, named after Ethel May Potter who owned the two-acre lot at 209 Carp Road almost 60 years ago. The name was…
Community associations voice concerns about Carp Road landfill effect on property values
Six community associations from Stittsville and the surrounding areas have sent a joint letter to Ottawa mayor Jim Watson about Waste Management’s proposed Carp Road landfill expansion. The letter cites concerns…
Have your say on the Draft Budget 2015 public consultations
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) Ottawa residents have an opportunity to learn more about the City’s Draft Budget 2015 and ask questions at one of four multi-ward budget…
PHOTO: Full moon through snowy pines
Febraury 5, 2015. Full moon sets through snow covered pine trees. Photo by Barry Gray.
City’s draft budget includes 2% tax increase and infrastructure upgrades for Stittsville
The City of Ottawa tabled a 2015 draft budget on Wednesday that includes a 2% property tax increase and several improvements to traffic infrastructure in the west end, including Stittsville. Stittsville councillor…
Library display marks 25 years since Stittsville’s last VIA train
Time flies, but it in this case I guess you could say it goes down the track. It’s been a quarter century since the last train passed through Stittsville, and…
Singer-songwriter Vernon Jones plays Gaia Java on February 6
Vernon Jones is a singer-songwriter now living in Ottawa, Ontario having relocated from Victoria, BC in 2010. He performed in venues on the west coast over a twenty-five year period and is now bringing his music to…
Next bus for Blackstone arrives in June
People living in Blackstone should finally have OC Transpo service to their community in June, thanks to an agreement between the developers and OC Transpo. Until then, residents like Jennifer Young…
PHOTO: Rough day on the roads
Here’s a photo from Twitter showing the line-up of tow trucks and damaged vehicles at the Ottawa Police collision reporting centre on Huntmar Drive. As of 5:00pm, Ottawa Police were reporting that…
StittsvilleCentral.ca launches sustainable crowdfunding campaign
Your support of $5/month or $50/year will help us hire a part-time reporter for StittsvilleCentral.ca. To get started, pick your level of support and click “Subscribe”. You’ll be prompted to…
Five examples of new uses for old barns in Ontario and beyond
Earlier this month we asked our readers for ideas for big red Bradley-Craig barn on Hazeldean Road. Our readers responded in droves by email and social media. Although the barn…
Bell Warriors launch new web site
(Press release from the Bell Warriors Football Club.) “It’s been in the works for quite a few months but we are now proud to launch a new website for our…
Snow expected to be cleared from roads by late afternoon, sidewalks are next
City councillor Shad Qadri provided the following update on snow clearing, from the City of Ottawa’s roads manager. Heavy snow stopped at 5am with flurries continuing through until 11am this…
O.P.P. charge Stittsville man after internet luring investigation
(Press release from the Ontario Provincial Police.) Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Child Sexual Exploitation Unit (Project “P”), OPP Technical Crime Unit and the Ottawa Police Service have…