Goulbourn Museum temporarily closes for summer renovations
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWIto23gXz1/ (press release) While Canada celebrates its 150th birthday the Goulbourn Museum building is quietly turning 145 this year. If its walls could talk they would tell tales of boisterous…
Demolition day at Quitters Coffee
It’s quitting time for the ugly old pigeon-riddled structure at the back of Quitters Coffee on Stittsville Main Street. The coffee shop is temporarily closed to day so that they can…
Removal of Maple Grove stormwater pond starts this week
Mattamy will start filling in the temporary stormwater pond along Maple Grove Road this week. The pond is located just east of the Fairwinds subdivision, adjacent to Harmattan Avenue and…
PHOTOS: Opening day for Market at the Barn
Friday evening was opening day for Market at the Barn, a mini farmers’ market at the old barn next to Village Square Park. Barn owner Suzanne Bird plans to hold…
Kanata Muslim Association visits Stittsville United with message of thanks
On Sunday, June 25 Stittsville United Church received an unexpected visit from members of the Kanata Muslim Association (KMA). They came to deliver a gift of sweets and a letter…
City approves extra cash for three Stittsville road repair jobs
Three Stittsville intersections are among dozens of Ottawa projects included in the City of Ottawa’s “Unscheduled Asphalt Road and Pathway Surface Repairs” program. Abbott Street at Stittsville Main Carp Road…
PHOTOS: Hail & rainbows from the early evening storm
Quite the storm earlier this evening… torrential rain, hail, winds… then a double rainbow followed by sunshine. Here are some photos captured in the Stittsville area. (We love seeing photos…
Stittsville’s Canada Day party is a family-friendly alternative to downtown
(PHOTO: Canada Day fireworks in Stittsville. Photo by B.R. Ravishankar.) UPDATE: The event has been postponed until July 8 due to poor weather conditions. The grounds at Sacred Heart are…
Skip the trash and donate your used furniture to Matthew House
(PHOTO: Volunteers move and sort donated furniture in the Matthew House warehouse.) KEY FACTS: Matthew House collects usable furniture for re-distribution to the marginalized Ottawa community, helping over 600 local…
Westwind raises almost $12,000 for charity at social justice fair
(press release) Westwind Public School was filled with the sounds of excited grade six students and the smell of delicious baked goods on Thursday, June 22 as the school held its…
NOTEBOOK: Farmers’ Market update, more thefts at Carp Road Park & Ride
FARMERS’ MARKET UPDATE There’s still no date set for the opening of the “official” Ottawa Farmers’ Market at Village Square Park, but Suzanne Bird is forging ahead anyways with a…
HAZMAT team responds to incident at Amberwood Golf Club pool
The golf club is open for golf today. All cleared and ready to go. — Amberwood Village (@amberwoodgolf) June 24, 2017 UPDATE: Statement from Amberwood Golf & Country Club: This…
New bilingual “Welcome to Stittsville” sign to be unveiled Saturday
(PHOTO: The “old” Welcome to Stittsville sign, including the former Goulbourn municipality “G” logo.) On Saturday, a new bilingual “Welcome to Stittsville” sign and flagpole will be unveiled at the…
Firefighters praise quick-thinking staff at retirement residence
(via Ottawa Fire Services) Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) received a call from staff at 6:21 a.m. indicating that there was heavy smoke in a unit of a Retirement Residence. Crews…
PROJECT OF A LIFETIME: Interior designer revamps a Canadian icebreaker
(PHOTO: Tania Kratt boards the Canada C3 icebreaker.) Tania Kratt has a long commute. Fortunately, her roughly 340 km travel between her home in Stittsville and office in Burlington, Vermont,…