City Council approves Stittsville Main Street community design plan
(Photo: City of Ottawa planner Mark Young presented the new draft plan for Stittsville Main Street at a public meeting on May 20.) EDITOR’S NOTE: City Council approved the Stittsville Main…
PHOTO: Gas station on Palladium changes from Ultramar to Esso
The gas station at the corner of Palladium and Huntmar has been temporarily shut down as crews convert it from an Ultramar to an Esso. We tried calling the gas…
Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority set to expand wetland regulation
(Article adapted from the MCVA web site. Photo above: Autumn in the Marsh, September 2013 / photo by Glen Gower.) The Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) is getting set to…
Making scarecrows at the Goulbourn Museum September 13
Every September children come to the Goulbourn Museum for a day of festive fall crafts and to make scarecrows for the Museum’s booth at the Richmond Fair. Over the years,…
Singer-songwriter Vincent Bishop at Gaia Java August 28
Vincent Bishop is a Canadian musician aiming at a solo career as a singer-songwriter. Very early on he developed an affinity and talent for composing complex yet well-balanced harmonies. When…
Annual Kidney Walk is coming to Stittsville on September 13
(via The Kidney Foundation of Ontario) Where: Stittsville United Church When: Sunday, September 13, 2015 Registration: 10 a.m. Walk: 11 a.m.
Stalled Hyde Park development in Richmond sold to new developer
Stittsville isn’t the only community with a large unfinished residential project. The Hyde Park project was supposed to be a 92-unit retirement residence. It went into receivership in the spring of…
Nathan Grenon part of first-ever U17 Team Canada Lacrosse squad
Nathan Grenon, a 16-year-old South Carleton High School student, will make history as a member of Canada’s first U17 lacrosse team. The grade 11 student plays competitive hockey for the Stittsville…
VIDEO: Paul Meek interviews Mark Saunders
Paul Meek lives in Stittsville and is the owner of Kichesippi Beer, and he’s started a video series interviewing interesting people in Ottawa. In the latest episode, he talks to Mark…
Junior B hockey team will play as Royals, not RAMS this season
(Above: Stittsville Rams Junior B players salute their fans after losing to the Casselman Vikings in the EOJHL finals last April. Photo by Barry Gray / StittsvilleCentral.ca) Stittsville’s Junior B hockey team announced on…
FIELD TRIP: Carp drive-in movie night, August 26
The Huntley Community Association is hosting an out-door drive-in movie at the Carp Fairgronds (3790 Carp Road) on Wednesday, August 26. The movie is Paddington, and starts at dusk (about…
LINKED: Stittsville had the fewest dead animal calls in the city
A somewhat gruesome story from the Ottawa Sun, where they’ve analyzed the data behind calls to the City of Ottawa about dead animals. Turns out Stittsville had fewer calls (42) than any ward…
COMMENT: Safety campaign is a sign of failure
EDITOR’S NOTE: The “Please Stop For Us” signs are sprouting up like wild parsnip all over Stittsville and other parts of the city. The sign pictured above is on a…
VIDEO: Aerial footage of the Upper Poole Creek Wetland
Here’s a mesmerizing video shared by Twitch, taken on Saturday high above the Upper Poole Creek Wetland at the observation deck on the Trans Canada Trail. It’s long – over…
LINKED: Metro, Citizen profile Carleton riding candidates
Metro and the Ottawa Citizen each published their own mini-profiles of Carleton riding candidates this weekend. Metro has four articles: Coyne Larocque Rodgers Poilievre …and The Citizen has all in…