The top topics on StittsvilleCentral.ca in 2014
Here are the top topics on StittsvilleCentral.ca in 2014 … at least since we launched on September 1! 1. Kathleen Edwards opens Quitters coffee. Kathleen’s coffee shop opened on Thanksgiving weekend…
Guitar and sax duo at Gaia Java this Friday
Gaia Java welcomes Justin Orok (Guitar) and Zakari Frantz (Saxophone) for a music night on January 2. Regulars of Gaia Java will know both of these excellent musicians, each of whom…
OC Transpo adds extra service to Stittsville for New Year’s Eve
OC Transpo will add extra buses from downtown to Stittsville on New Year’s Eve. Five 96 buses will leave Hurdman Station after midnight, taking the regular route via Stittsville Main…
Here are the two keys to meeting your New Year’s fitness goals
Keeping your New Year’s fitness resolution requires setting a routine and setting clear goals, according to two Stittsville fitness experts. Matt Sicoli, the manager at Greco Lean & Fit in Stittsville, says…
Meet Elizabeth Kondruss, curator of Stittsville’s Barbie museum
If you’ve ever visited the “new” Stittsville Flea Market on Carp Road, you’ve stumbled on the Barbie collection that belongs to Elizabeth Kondruss, pictured above. There are over 20,000 dolls…
UPDATE: Police seek two “persons of interest” in Tanger shooting
The two people arrested yesterday by Ottawa Police after the Tanger Outlets shooting have been released without charges. Police are looking for two “persons of interest” in connection with yesterday’s…
Boxing Day shooting at Tanger Outlets in Kanata
Police say one person was taken to hospital with a non-life threatening injury after a shooting at Tanger Outlets in Kanata around 3:45pm on Boxing Day. Here’s a collections of…
Here’s how you can help with winter road maintenance
Report potholes and any other road or sidewalk deficiencies by calling 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401). Clear snow on your property. The Use and Care of Roads By-Law No. 2003-498 and Parks and Facilities By-Law No. 2004-276 prohibit…
Decisive Technologies celebrates expansion on Iber Road
Left to right: Mark Williams, Richard Losier, Joey Harrison, Jim Watson and Mike Smith celebrate the expansion of the Decisive Technology’s Stittsville operation on Iber Road. They moved to their new office…
Councillor says public info session with OC Transpo to be held in New Year
OC Transpo has announced several service changes that take effect January 4. New timetables go into effect the same day. But other than different routing for some 96A trips, there is…
Residents invited to make comments regarding Carp landfill expansion
From the Ontario government: The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change received a submission for a multi-media Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) under Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act…
STITTSVILLE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS #3: Renshaw Avenue
Where are the best Christmas light displays in our community? Send us a note or send a photo to feedback@stittsvillecentral.ca Thanks to Barry Gray for sending along these photos of…
PHOTO: Woman on horse goes through the McDonald’s drive-thru
Several reports on Twitter on Saturday of a woman going through the McDonald’s drive-thru on Stittsville Main Street … on a horse! We’re not sure what the horse or rider…
Quitters Coffee applies for a liquor license
Breaking Quitters news: the popular coffee shop on Stittsville Main Street has applied for a liquor license: (via Kathleen Edwards’ Instagram)
Boyd House: Family memories of Christmas on the farm, and more (Part 5)
(Above: Lyman Boyd with his niece Karen Boyd on left and friend, David MacBeth, early 1950s.) EDITOR’S NOTE: This series on Boyd House, an old stone farmhouse on Huntmar Drive, originally appeared a…