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NOTEBOOK: New RMT on Stittsville Main, a lost building’s rich retail history

Glen GowerMarch 6, 2017March 11, 2017

NEW RMT ON STITTSVILLE MAIN Holly Milliner has moved her registered massage therapy practice, Syner-G Massage Therapy and Wellness Centre to the little white house at 1535 Stittsville Main Street, just south of…

Multiple injuries, including 4 kids, in crash on Queensway near Eagleson

Stittsville Central StaffJuly 27, 2016July 27, 2016

(Via Ottawa Paramedics) Paramedics responded to a call for a single vehicle collision that occurred on the Queensway westbound near Eagleson Rd. The Ottawa Paramedic Service Communications Centre received the…

Traffic impacts on Eagleson Road and Highway 417 on-ramps start Tuesday

Stittsville Central StaffNovember 16, 2015

(Media advisory) The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) will begin work on Tuesday, November 17 to widen sidewalks on the west side of the Eagleson Road Bridge over Highway…

The Eagleson sidewalk is closed to pedestrians for the rest of the winter because sidewalks are too narrow for city snowplows.

Southbound lane reductions on Eagleson overpass

Stittsville Central StaffNovember 6, 2015November 6, 2015

(Photo: The Eagleson sidewalk was closed to pedestrians last winter because the sidewalks were built too narrow for city snowplows.) (story via Kanata North Councillor Marianne Wilkinson) As of November 2nd  until mid December…

Tow truck driver hit on Queensway while responding to collision

Stittsville Central StaffAugust 26, 2015September 1, 2015

UPDATE SEPT.  1: CBC reports that the tow truck driver is still in hospital, and that a woman from Smiths Falls has been charged with having worn tires after Aug. 26…

Cycling safety audit lists Queensway bridges as worst in Kanata North

Stittsville Central StaffJuly 31, 2015
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LINKED: Huntmar overpass unfriendly to bikes, pedestrians

Stittsville Central StaffJuly 16, 2015July 16, 2015

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Besides running StittsvilleCentral.ca, I’m also president of the Fairwinds Community Association.  CBC reported today on an issue that we’ve been pursuing around pedestrian safety on the Huntmar bridge.  The…

Saturday’s power outage may have been caused by road salt

Stittsville Central StaffMarch 15, 2015May 27, 2016

UPDATE: Here’s a statement from Rebecca Hickey in Hydro Ottawa’s media an public affairs department: The outage on Saturday March 14th affecting Stittsville, Kanata, Richmond and Munster was caused by a Hydro…

The Eagleson sidewalk is closed to pedestrians for the rest of the winter because sidewalks are too narrow for city snowplows.

UPDATE: Small step in the right direction for Eagleson overpass sidewalk

Stittsville Central StaffJanuary 27, 2015

City officials and staff from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) think they have a solution to the sidewalk problem on the Eagleson overpass, but it won’t be safe for pedestrians…

The Eagleson sidewalk is closed to pedestrians for the rest of the winter because sidewalks are too narrow for city snowplows.

UPDATE: When is a sidewalk not a sidewalk?

Stittsville Central StaffJanuary 22, 2015January 27, 2015

Why can’t snow be cleared from the sidewalk on the Eagleson Road overpass? The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) and the City of Ottawa are both blaming each other for what’s…

The Eagleson sidewalk is closed to pedestrians for the rest of the winter because sidewalks are too narrow for city snowplows.

EDITORIAL: City and MTO need to get in the same lane

Stittsville Central StaffJanuary 19, 2015October 2, 2015

The sidewalk on the Eagleson Queensway overpass in Kanata is closed for the rest of winter because it’s too narrow for sidewalks to plow the snow. That’s right, the same bridge that…

Eagleson northbound on-ramp to Queensway westbound closed December 1-5

Stittsville Central StaffNovember 26, 2014November 26, 2014

From the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. The Eagleson northbound on-ramp to Highway 417 westbound will be closing from Monday, December 1, to December 5 for necessary culvert replacement work. Our Contractor will be…

417 eastbound lanes to open Friday morning

Stittsville Central StaffNovember 6, 2014November 30, 2014

UPDATE: Sent at 5:11am on Friday morning from Andrew MacHardy with McIntosh Perry, the contractor responsible for the 417 construction: “The newly constructed Highway 417 Eastbound lanes including HOV lanes…

NOW OPEN: Highway 417 westbound lanes open as of Friday morning

Stittsville Central StaffOctober 31, 2014October 31, 2014

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation says that the new High 417 (Queensway) westbound lanes, including the high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes between Moodie Drive and Highway 7 opened to the public…

Huntmar Bridge overpass

UPDATE: No sidewalks planned for Huntmar Bridge until 2026

Glen GowerOctober 22, 2014July 16, 2015

It should only take five minutes to walk from Canadian Tire Centre to Tanger Outlets or Minto’s Arcadia neighbourhood,  but City officials are advising pedestrians to take a bus, car…

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