LINKED: A handy guide to Canada Day 2018 in Ottawa
This weekend on June 30 and July 1, celebrate Canada’s 151st birthday on Parliament Hill. Our sister site OttawaStart.com has a big guide up with info on everything from fireworks…
Quitters, Jack Ketch seek outdoor liquor licences
It may soon become a little easier to wet your whistle on Stittsville Main Street. Quitters has applied to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to be permitted to…
What’s on for Canada Day 2018 in Stittsville
Photo: Revelers at the 2017 Canada Day in Stittsville, which was a week belated due to wet conditions on July 1. (Via Barry Gray) Canada Day in Stittsville is shaping…
OC Transpo summer service starts Sunday, June 24
(via OC Transpo) Ottawa – OC Transpo’s summer service starts Sunday, June 24. Several changes will be made to help us get ready for rail and the opening of O-Train…
COMMENT: Keep pushing for light rail to Stittsville
All of a sudden, Mayor Jim Watson doesn’t seem entirely on board with sending the third stage of LRT to Kanata and Stittsville. Now, it could go to Barrhaven first…
BLOG: Where in Stittsville can you easily walk to transit?
On paper, Stittsville appears to be well-served by transit. On top of major feeder routes 61 and 62, we have several connexion buses running on weekdays to zip workers downtown…
Retired Stittsville OPP sergeant building new school in Nicaragua
Photo: Mark Radke, retired OPP sergeant and Stittsville resident, in front of the OPP Kanata detachment. Photo via Stephanie Rudyk/SchoolBOX. In 30 years as an Ontario Provincial Police officer in…
COMMENT: Ford aside, here’s to a capable MPP in Ghamari
Photo: Goldie Ghamari, Carleton MPP-elect, during a debate in May. Photo by Barry Gray. Canada’s newspaper of record, the Globe and Mail, was so dithered over the poor choices on display…
Goldie Ghamari takes Carleton riding for PCs
Progressive Conservative candidate Goldie Ghamari was elected MPP for Carleton in a landslide, with more than 51 per cent of the vote. As of 11:23 p.m., with more than 50,000…
Where to celebrate (or commiserate) with the provincial candidates on election night
Photo: Election signs on Stittsville Main Street. Photo by Barry Gray. For all you political party crashers out there, here’s where the candidates and their supporters are planning to spend…
Goulbourn Museum loses curator: ‘Goulbourn’s loss will be Perth’s gain’
Photo: Sgt. Jonah Ellens & Corporal Jeffery Parent of the 100th Regiment of Foot (Reenacted) stand at attention while Museum Chairperson Ken Cownley, left, and Vice-Chairperson Linda Preston, right, present…
PHOTOS: People, politicians, performers at 2018 Arts in the Park
Here are some shots from Barry Gray of this year’s Arts in the Park, organized by the Stittsville Village Association.
St. Thomas Anglican Church says ‘happy retirement’ to Rev. Jane McCaig
Photo: Rev. Jane McCaig cuts the cake at her retirement party. Photo via William Passmore. Last Sunday, St. Thomas Anglican Church said many thanks, God bless and farewell to their…
Minimum wage hike ‘straw that broke camel’s back’ for Karters’ Korner owner
Photo: A view of the track at Karters Korner, posted to Facebook by real estate agent Mitch Gauzas. If you’ve got $3.5 million burning a hole in your pocket, here’s…
Stittsville’s ‘trillium guy’ makes a home for rare flowers in his garden
Photo: Brian Carson with a cluster of rare double trilliums at his home in Stittsville. Photo by Devyn Barrie. Brian Carson has spent nearly two decades on the hunt for…