LINKED: Plan now for vacant Canadian Tire Centre, city urges Sens
From Laura Osman / CBC News: Mayor Jim Watson says he doesn’t want to repeat the mistake other cities have made by leaving Ottawa’s NHL arena vacant when the team moves…
Remembrance Day display pays tribute to veterans with PTSD
(PHOTO: A bagpiper plays in front of a backlt Remembrance Day display in front of Dennis Burton’s home on Flewellyn Road.) Dennis Burton is a Navy veteran who served Canada for…
Tickets on sale Tuesday for Secret Eats Tour
(Press release via City of Ottawa) Ottawa 2017, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC, is pleased to announce a new Agri 150 experience. Tickets for the Secret Eats Stittsville Tour will go…
LINKED: NeXT launches line of premium preserves and sauces
Via Carol Anne Meehan’s blog a video interview with Chef Michael Blackie from NeXT restaurant is introducing a new line of premium preserves and sauces, available for sale soon at the…
Jim Bryson announces December show at Quitters
(PHOTO: Jim Bryson at his studio in Stittsville, February 2016. Photo by Barry Gray.) Jim Bryson will bring his “Where the Bungalows Roam” 10th Anniversary mini-tour to Quitters Coffee on…
PHOTO: Autumn on the Trans Canada Trail
Thanks to Steve Benson for this photo of fall colours along the Trans Canada Trail. (We love seeing photos from in and around our community. Please send your pics to us at feedback@stittsvillecentral.ca)…
Stittsville Softball bantam girls tryouts November 4 & 5
The Sittsville Minor Softball Association is looking for U16 Bantam aged girls (born 2002-2003) interested in playing competitive rep softball this summer. Tryouts will be held this weekend, November 4…
Tartan Homes launches community lifestyle project in support of We the Parents
(via Tartan Homes) Four model homes at Tartan Homes’ Poole Creek development in Stittsville will be transformed into art galleries, bakeries, interior décor studios and chefs’ kitchens in a series…
LETTER: Volunteers needed for back pain thesis research
My name is Blair Dunbar and I am co-owner of Syner-G Massage Therapy and Wellness Center. I am a licensed Registered Massage Therapist. I am working on the final stages…
PHOTOS & UPDATE: The Bradley-Craig Farm, October 2017
Thank you to Mandy Hambly for sharing these beautiful photos of the Bradley-Craig Farm on Hazeldean Road. The sunset photos were taken on October 26, and the photo of the…
COMMENT: Johnwoods closure comes too soon
Closing Johnwoods might make sense years from now when more of Stittsville’s planned road and transit infrastructure is in place, but it doesn’t make sense now. I made this video…
UPDATE: Mayor wants a say on future of Canadian Tire Centre
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson says he wants to work with the Ottawa Senators to ensure that Stittsville and Kanata aren’t forgotten if the hockey team ends up moving to Lebreton…
NOTEBOOK: Clearing begins on CRT lands & Shea Woods
We knew it was inevitable but it was still a shock this weekend to see the trees already coming down along the edge of the Shea Woods. A strip of…
PHOTO: Heron on the Rocks
Brian Eastop snapped this photo on October 18 at the Beaver Pond in Kanata. “A picture of patience,” he says. (We love seeing photos from in and around our community. Please…
PHOTO: Another gorgeous autumn sunrise
Michelle Boudreau shares another photo of a beautiful fall sunrise over Jackson Trails. (We love seeing photos from in and around our community. Please send your pics to us at feedback@stittsvillecentral.ca)