Here’s what you should do if you meet a coyote in Stittsville
One of my favourite things about summertime is Stittsville is sleeping with the windows open and hearing howling coyotes in the distance. Up until a few weeks ago, I’d never…
Author: Glen Gower
SECRETS OF GOULBOURN: Ghosts, murder, cemeteries and other unknowns
(ABOVE: A sign installed on a post at the scene of the murder of Robert McCaffrey.) This sounds interesting: “Have you heard stories about ghosts, murder, cemeteries and other unknowns…
NOTEBOOK: New restaurant on Stittsville Main, OC Transpo suburb service, more
Stittsville Main Street is getting a new restaurant this spring. Kevin Conway and his partner Allison Pearce plan to open a 30-seat restaurant called Jack Ketch at 1536 Stittsville Main Street. Most…
UPDATE: More about Stittsville sidewalks
Last week we published a list of ten spots in Stittsville in need of sidewalk or pedestrian upgrades. We asked readers for your suggestions and heard from a lot of…
MIS-STEP: A list of mysteriously missing sidewalks
(ABOVE: Walking down Stittsville Main Street during Jane’s Walk 2016. Photo by Barry Gray.) The Ottawa Neighbourhood Study gives Stittsville a walkability score for of 54% for pedestrian infrastructure. That’s…
NOTEBOOK: New zoning required for farmers’ market at Village Square
Who knew starting up a farmers’ market would be so complicated? The Ottawa Farmers’ Market — the group that runs the weekly market at Lansdowne Park — wants to bring…
NOTEBOOK: Stories we’re watching in 2017
Let’s take out the crystal ball and look ahead at what 2017 may have in store for Stittsville… CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE Earlier this year we should hear from the Ottawa Senators about what…
Heritage house on Stittsville Main gets new life as interior design studio
(Photo:Jennifer McGahan in front of the building on Main Street that she has purchased and will renovate for her business. Photo by Barry Gray.) After over a century as a…
2016 REWIND: Looking back at the ups and downs in local heritage
(Above: Barn at the Bradley-Craig farm. Photo by Steve Garecke.) There was bad news and there was good news for heritage buildings in Stittsville in 2016. First, the bad. In…
2016 REWIND: The year in planning and development
(PHOTO: Aerial photo of Fairwinds. Photo by @TwitchxB.) Retirement homes, car dealerships and density. Those are the three words I’d choose to sum up the development proposals we saw this…
2016 REWIND: It happened on Stittsville Main
(The Stittsville Jane’s Walk makes a stop in front of Hudson’s Insurance on Stittsville Main Street. Photo by Barry Gray.) At the start of January of this year I wrote:…
2016 REWIND: The forests, creeks and animals that call Stittsville home
(Barred Owl (also known as a hoot owl, for its distinctive call) in Fairwinds North, photo by Desiree McCarthy.) If you ask me, the best thing about living in Stittsville…
2016 REWIND: Welcoming new shops to our community
(PHOTO: Just Shawarma owner Nedal Atieh.) With an exploding population, it’s no surprise that we’ve also had lots of interesting new businesses open up in Stittsville in 2016. Many of them…
2016 REWIND: People in our neighbourhood
Every day this week StittsvilleCentral.ca will look back at some of the most interesting stories from 2016. We’ll kick it off with our favourite profiles and stories about the incredible people who…
NOTEBOOK: A small step to better protect our forests from development
One of my biggest complaints about suburban development is how builders often take a “bulldoze and build” approach, stripping away long-standing forests and natural areas. While there are some restrictions to prevent…