What the city’s proposed new water rates mean for you
The city released its proposed new water rate structure Monday and for most people in Stittsville it could mean a slight increase – or even decrease – to your bill,…
LINKED: New DND move to west end impacts “CFB Fairwinds”
Over the next few years, thousands of employees at the Department of National Defence will move into the old Nortel buildings on Moodie Drive. The Ottawa Citizen ran a feature this weekend called…
PHOTO: “Volunteers needed to hold ladders”
Stittsville has a great sense of humour. Seen at the corner of Hazeldean and Stittsville Main…
“A GREAT PLACE TO BE”: ALC anniversary a trip down memory lane
https://twitter.com/DevynBarrieNews/status/782037662089748480 Mike Mackay opened the door and turned on the lights. As his eyes scanned the room, his only thought was to say “interesting.” It was the first time Mackay,…
Enter the Stittsville Legion’s Remembrance poster and literary contest
(Photo: Wreaths at the Remembrance Day ceremonial service at the Cenotaph on Warner-Colpitts Lane in 2014. Photo by Barry Gray.) This year’s Remembrance Poster and Literary Contest Deadline is Tuesday,…
Stittsville Public School receives grants for outdoor classroom project
Stittsville Public School is even closer to moving forward with an outdoor classroom project thanks to two major grants announced in recent weeks. The project has received a $9,000 grant…
Registration continues for the Goulbourn Skating Club
Fall and winter registration is now available for the Goulbourn Skating Club. For more details on the various sessions and programs offered by the Goulbourn Skating Club, please click here…
A big list of Stittsville community groups on Facebook
When it comes to lively neighbourhood conversations, Facebook is where it’s at. We’ve compiled a list of Stittsville community discussion groups, and this is the tip of the iceberg. There are dozens…
Bryanston Gate Community Association (BGCA) meets on October 4
BGCA Annual General Meeting Tuesday, October 4th, 2016, 7:00 PM Carolark Dog Training Centre, 5933 Hazeldean Road (Please use back entrance) This important meeting will give us the opportunity…
NOTEBOOK: Live music at Quitters, Huntmar’s truck problem
MORE MUSIC AT QUITTERS I was at Quitters on Saturday night for trivia and two notable things happened. For one, my team won. That’s a first. Congrats to J, Lorrie and Greg,…
A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School celebrates 25 years
It’s hard to believe that it has been a quarter century since A. Lorne Cassidy (ALC) Elementary School, named for a former school board superintendent, has been open. Over the years,…
How would you like to live on Velociraptor Avenue?
Is this the Stittsville version of Boaty McBoatface? In our informal survey on new Stittsville street names, so far our readers have picked Velociraptor Street as their favourite name for Bell…
VIDEO: Watch as an SUV drives the wrong way through a roundabout
An anonymous driver posted this video to Reddit earlier today and shows an SUV turning left at the Huntmar-Campeau roundabout in Kanata North, near Tanger Outlets / Arcadia.
Additional details for Sunday’s Sens Fan Fest released
(via Ottawa Senators) More than 50 players, prospects and alumni to participate in fan press conferences, autograph sessions, intra-squad game and more. The Ottawa Senators (@Senators) announced today additional details…
Etsy Made in Canada comes to Bell Sensplex Sept 24-25
(via the Emily / Cheerfully Made blog) This will be my third year organizing Etsy Made in Canada here in Ottawa. I don’t know where the past 3 years have gone,…