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Marijuana dispensary opening soon on Iber Road
(Photo via Facebook.) From beads to buds… Magna Terra, a medical marijuana dispensary, will be opening soon at 83 Iber Road, in the space formerly occupied by Dragon’s Lair Beads. Here’s their…
THIS OLD HOUSE: Lytle family puts Stittsville Main Street home up for sale
(ABOVE: Cathy Lytle stands in front of her family’s home at 1495 Stittsville Main Street. Photo by Devyn Barrie.) After more than a century on Stittsville Main Street, the Lytle…
#YakStrong fundraiser brings in over $150,000
(PHOTO: Mark and April Yakabuski and with their three boys.) The June 25 fundraising event for Stittsville’s Yakabuski family raised over $150,000, organizer Jennifer McGahan announced this weekend. It is…
LOST & FOUND: How Kathleen Edwards got her guitar back
(PHOTO: Kathleen Edwards and her guitar with Russell Mason and his dogs Riggin and Beans, standing at the bench in Bell Park where Mason found the instrument. Photo by Barry…
TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS: Driver crashes into Hillary’s on Stittsville Main
(PHOTO: SUV drives into Hillary’s on Stittsville Main Street. Photo via François Côté.) An SUV drove into the Hillary’s dry cleaner on Stittsville Main Street this afternoon. No injuries reported.
Lots of street name suggestions, but few meet City’s criteria
(ABOVE: Boxty, a traditional Irish potato pancake, was suggested as a new name by a Goulbourn Street resident.) UPDATE, JUNE 28: City extends street naming process to August 12 The…
New barbershop blends old style with new features
(ABOVE: Photo by Devyn Barrie.) After a collective 22 years at Heads Up Barbershop on Stittsville Main Street, two local barbers are going it alone with their own enterprise, the…
A FINE BALANCE: Study looks at why Goulbourn wetlands are changing
(ABOVE: Looking north from the Trans Canada Trail, west of Stittsville, June 2016. Photo illustration.) “No interrupting, no swearing, no shouting. We’re all here to be heard, and this is…
Sugar Shack or Mitig? City offers new street name options
Residents on several Stittsville streets received letters today with options for new road names. The City of Ottawa said back in January that six streets (Bell Street, Goulbourn Street, Elm Crescent, Long Meadow Way, Meadowland…
Historic Green’s Hotel on Stittsville Main for sale at $1.4-million
(ABOVE: File photo by Barry Gray.) The only heritage-designed building on Stittsville Main Street is up for sale. The brick building that’s home to Hudson Insurance at 1510 Stittsville Main…
Bryanston Gate residents will start a community association
Residents in Bryanston Gate are closer than ever to getting their own community association. Last week, about 50 residents held a meeting to discuss forming an official association, confirming to…
Kathleen Edwards kicks off jazz series at NAC this November
Kathleen Edwards / Photo via National Arts Centre Quitters owner and Stittsville resident Kathleen Edwards will be one of four featured performers in the National Arts Centre’s CROSSROADS Jazz Series this fall. Here’s a press release…
UPDATE: Zida Academy plans wide ranging program from athletics to academics
(PHOTO: Zida’s Sheng Lan with his mother Hua (Jennifer) Lan and father Julian Ni. Photo by Devyn Barrie. After about a year of renovation and plenty of mystery, a new…
Maybe it was a cougar after all?
(ABOVE: Photo illustration.) Last week we published a story called “It’s probably not a cougar that you saw in Stittsville” after neighbours on Savage Drive thought they saw a cougar, and…
PHOTOS: Grade 6 students from Westwind donate to Big Sky Ranch
Norah Kinny and Jack William present their donation to Andy Parent from Big Sky Ranch. Photos via Marriam Kinny Grade 6 students at Westwind Public School are doing some great…