The Bridge church in Kanata plans expansion at 285 Didsbury Road
The City of Ottawa has received a Site Plan application to amend the existing Site Plan Control Approval to allow for the construction of an addition to the existing church…
Multi-musician Ceilidh at Gaia Java this Friday
Musician Kevin Dooley was going to perform with his daughter Deirdre and their friend Susan Sweeney Hermon (harpist with Acacia Lyra, whom you heard a couple of months ago in…
PHOTOS: Remembrance Day in Stittsville
Veterans and residents gathered for a Remembrance Day ceremony the Stittsville Cenotaph on Warner-Colpitts Lane, in front of the Johnny Leroux Arena. All photos by Barry Gray.
Howard Maguire, Stittsville’s first fire chief, dies at age 85
Howard Maguire died suddenly at Bridlewood Trails Retirement Residence on Sunday, November 9, 2014 in his 85th year. Howard had the distinction of founding the community newspaper, The Stittsville News…
New members wanted for the Carp Landfill Community Liaison Committee
(Public notice from Waste Management.) As part of Waste Management’s commitment to communicating with its neighbours, the Company in 2008 established the Carp Road Landfill Community Liaison Committee (CLCLC) to…
New site plan application for an office building at 8560 Campeau Drive
There’s a new site plan application for an office building on Campeau Drive in Kanata North, just across the street from the Tanger Outlets. The land is currently zoned IP13…
Remembrance Day parade and ceremony on Tuesday
The Stittsville Legion will host a Remembrance Day ceremony on November 11 at 1:30pm. A parade will leave the Legion building (1480 Stittsville Main Street) at 1:30pm and head north towards the…
PHOTOS: Stittsville Junior Rams fall to Arnprior Packers 3-1
(Above: Arnprior Packers defenseman #7 Corey Drisdelle and Stittsville Junior Rams #19 Shane Hiley mix it up in the first period during Sunday afternoon Junior Hockey at Goublourn Recrecation Center. Packers…
Lane closure on Huntmar at Cyclone Taylor November 10-12
One lane on Huntmar Drive at Cyclone Taylor will be closed from 9:00am-3:00pm on November 10, 11 and 12. Taggart and the City of Ottawa’s water department are conducting work. Police…
‘Significant feedback’ delays Stittsville Main design plan to 2015
It’s back to the drawing board, but not quite to square one, for the Stittsville Main Street Community Design Plan (CDP). In his weekly email newsletter to residents on November…
Fernbank CDP includes 11 sites for schools
A question came up on Facebook today about land reserved for schools in the Fernbank area. Here’s a quick summary. The Fernbank Community Design Plan (CDP) includes 42 hectares for…
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…
New work from Katherine Jeans on display at NeXT
Work from Ottawa painter Katherine Jeans is up on the walls at NeXT restaurant. Jeans says: “I am pleased to present my new collection of art Road Trip – BIG SKIES…