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New Stittsville Business Association meets for breakfast on November 14
Out of the ashes of the Stittsville Business Improvement Area comes a new Stittsville Business Association. You may recall earlier this year when a group of local businesses proposed establishing…
New hydro line on Abbott designed to improve reliability
(ABOVE: Map showing upcoming Hydro Ottawa projects in Stittsville.) At a public meeting last Thursday, officials from Hydro Ottawa provided an overview of new infrastructure designed to improve reliability in…
Two-storey automotive shop proposed for Hazeldean and Sweetnam
A new site plan control proposal has been posted to the City’s web site for a two-storey automotive shop at 5830 Hazeldean just east of Sweetnam. “The proposed building will be…
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…
Carp Road businesses on edge about roundabouts
(Above: Peter Kondruss, owner of Kondruss Galleries on Carp Road. Photo by Barry Gray.) A public meeting on Wednesday night will give residents and businesses a chance to weigh in…
COMMENT: Higher election contribution rebates would reduce the need for corporate donors
EDITOR’S NOTE: One of the issues in the 2014 municipal election last fall was whether or not candidates should be allowed to accept corporate or union donations. In April, city…