Grade 10 student by day, rock/punk impresario by night
Ryan Fitzpatrick is a busy guy. He’s 15 years old, in Grade 10 at Sacred Heart High School, has a paper route, plays guitar and sings. And in his spare…
First traditional advance vote day is Thursday, October 9
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) Ottawa electors have another opportunity to make their mark in the upcoming municipal election with the two traditional advance voting days. The first…
Stittsville singer Abigail Moffitt wins top prize at Carleton Place competition
Abigail Moffitt, an 11-year-old Stittsville singer, won $500 at a singing contest in Carleton Place on Saturday morning. “Well, she was pretty thrilled,” said her mom Barb. “$500 cash is…
Rogers customers frustrated by poor cell service
(Photo: Peter Hanschke in front of his home west of Stittsville Main Street. Photo by Glen Gower.) Peter Hanschke has been a Stittsville resident for 31 years and a Rogers…
Candidate Q&A: Dave Lee and Shad Qadri (Part 2)
Here’s Part 2 of our Q&A with Dave Lee and Shad Qadri, the two candidates running in Ward 6 for Ottawa City Council. StittsvilleCentral.ca sent out a questionnaire to both of the candidates,…
Top ten stories on StittsvilleCentral.ca Sept 27 – Oct 3
Here are the top ten most-visited stories on StittsvilleCentral.ca for the week of September 27 to October 3. Shop til you drop: A full list of Tanger Outlet stores (so…
Plan of subdivision submitted for commercial/industrial development on Carp Road
The City of Ottawa has received a plan of subdivision for 3119 Carp Road, just north of Stittsville. “The plan of subdivision features the creation of 12 lots for commercial/industrial…
Site Plan Control submitted for Frank Nighbor Place / Silver Seven Road
There’s a new collection of Site Plan Control documents posted for a development at the corner of Frank Nighbor Place and Silver Seven Road, across from the Costco in Kanata.…
UPDATE: Tees For The People wins Canada Post start-up award
(Photo: Derek Donaldson (left). Pat Sullivan (right) and host Michael Landsberg at the awards show in Toronto.) Tees For The People won the title of “Most Innovative E-Commerce Platform” at Canada Post’s…
Candidate Q&A: Dave Lee and Shad Qadri (Part 1)
We sent a questionnaire to all of the candidates for city council and school board in Stittsville. We’ve already published answers from the English Public Board and Catholic Board candidates,…
Surprise! Stittsville library gets unexpected donation of $1,000
(Press release from the Ottawa Public Library.) A representative from the Florida-based Levenger Foundation Inc. visited multiple Ottawa Public Library (OPL) branches recently to give them each a donation of…
Candidate Q&A: Zone 1 English Public Board
Here’s the second in our series of articles about the candidates in the upcoming city council and school board elections. We sent every Stittsville candidate a questionnaire and will be publishing…
Candidate Q&A: Zone 1 English Catholic Board
This is the first in a series of articles about the candidates in the upcoming city council and school board elections. We sent each candidate a questionnaire and will be…
Special advance voting runs October 1 to 3
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) The City is offering Special Advance Vote Days this week at three select locations from Wednesday, October 1 to Friday, October 3, from…
Cuban musicians wrap up Canadian tour in Stittsville this Friday
Members of the Cuban musical group Kereya will be back at Gaia Java on Friday, October 3. It’s the last stop of their Canadian tour.