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City staff rejects roundabouts for Carp Road
(Photo: Phil Sweetnam and the Stittsville Village Association supported roundabouts for at least some of the intersections on Carp Road. He told StittsvilleCentral.ca earlier this summer that roundabouts work well…
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…
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…
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…
Stittsville student launches neighbourhood podcast
(Photo by Jordan Mady.) Stittsville news has been covered primarily in print for a long time. Sacred Heart student Devyn Barrie is trying to change that. At the age of 16,…
West Ottawa Soccer players practice with Ottawa Fury
Boys and girls from the West Ottawa Soccer Club, including many players from Stittsville, welcomed players from the Ottawa Fury to a special practice on Tuesday night. The Fury practiced…
Richmond Village Association to hold candidate Q&A on September 2
The Richmond Village Association is holding an all-candidates Q&A on Wednesday, September 2. The event takes place at the Dining Hall next to the Arena in Richmond at 6107 Perth…
WOCRC helps low-income women get engaged in election
(Above: Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre, along with the Coalition of Community Health and Resource Centres of Ottawa and the City for All Women Initiative, recently launched the Making Votes Count Where We…
From Las Vegas to West Carleton: Meet the family behind the Pazab Farm
(Above: The Pazab Family: Agata and Preston Zaborowski, with Sonja, 11, Eloy, 9, Sasha, 7, Arkadiusz, 3. Photo by Barry Gray.) Can you imagine moving your family, including four young kids,…
Three-vehicle collision at Fallowfield and Eagleson
(Above: Photo via Ottawa Paramedic Services.) Ottawa fire extricated two people from a three-vehicle collision at Fallowfield and Eagleson on Thursday afternoon. They were treated by Ottawa Paramedics, who said they…
Waste Management submits revised landfill site plan
Waste Management has submitted new revised documents as part of its site plan proposal to expand the Carp Road landfill. You can see the documents on the City of Ottawa’s…
Gone in the blink of an eye
It’s amazing how a house that’s stood for decade can be gone in just a few hours. The white house with the green shutters at 180 Huntmar was standing when…
Hair Donation Ottawa gives over $126,000 to local hospitals
(Press release via CHEO Foundation and The Ottawa Hospital Foundation.) Hair Donation Ottawa, an annual, non-profit cancer research fundraiser held in April, raised $126,000 for cancer research at The Ottawa…
Neighbourhood no place for wrecking yard, say residents
(ABOVE: Neighbours Susan Schaefer (left) & Joan McCagg. Photo by Jordan Mady.) EDITOR’S NOTE: Three years ago, the Cash For Trash auto wrecking yard opened on Flewellyn Road, much to…