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…
Stittsville’s craft brewery celebrates one year in our community this Saturday
(Above: Kathy and John vanDyk, owners of Covered Bridge Brewing) Covered Bridge Brewing on Iber Road is celebrating their first anniversary this Saturday with an open house from 12:00pm-4pm. They’re…
City of Ottawa announces holiday season schedule changes
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) The City of Ottawa reminds residents of the following schedule changes for Thursday, December 25, Friday, December 26 and Thursday, January 1.
Queens University students headline a special night at Gaia Java this Friday
Some months ago Mollie Roy (on the right) and Keli Jay (left) came in to entertain us for a music night. They are both in their second year of music…
PHOTOS: Demolition of a fire-damaged home on Bell Street
Rolly Renaud took these photos of a demolition on Bell Street. The house was destroyed by fire way back in June. There were no injuries in the fire but neighbours did…
Minto’s not cutting trees, just testing soil near Jackson Trails
Minto says work today on their property just west of Jackson Trails was for soil testing, and didn’t involve removing any significant trees. StittsvilleCentral.ca heard from several Jackson Trails residents today who…
Deadline for the Carp Landfill Community Liaison Committee extended to January 5
The deadline to apply to become a member of the Carp Landfill Community Liaison Committee (CLCLC) has been extended to January 5, 2015. The CLCLC provides members of the community the…