PHOTO: Qadri sworn in for another council term
Stittsville ward councillor @ShadQadri has been sworn in for another term on #ottcity council. pic.twitter.com/jG55SYoWuI — City of Ottawa (@ottawacity) December 2, 2014
Author: Stittsville Central Staff
Parents speak out on Munster Elementary options
Low enrolment at Munster Elementary is putting the facility at risk of closure. The school board is holding a public meeting on December 3 to discuss options to keep the school open, including…
LETTER: Concern over continuing impact to groundwater safety at Carp landfill
Re: Carp landfill exceedances don’t pose a threat to drinking water, says MOE Yes there has been historical off site groundwater contamination at the site. In fact it was first noted…
16 treated in hospital after carbon monoxide poisoning at Iber Road arena
Players had been taking part in Movember fundraising tournament at Complete Hockey Development Centre in Stittsville. @ctvottawa — Claudia Cautillo (@ClaudiaCTV) November 30, 2014 https://twitter.com/eissacaylward/status/539120934435975168 https://twitter.com/eissacaylward/status/539120244556853248 The Ottawa Sun…
PHOTOS: Stittsville Parade of Lights
This year’s Stittsville Village Association Parade of Lights featured over 50 entries, including a live donkey and Santa himself. Parade marshalls were Gertrude Brown (Stittsville Senior Citizen of the Year), Tyson…
Toronto Star: “Kathleen Edwards calls it quits, opens Quitters Coffee”
Kathleen Edwards, the owner of Quitters on Stittsville Main, is featured in the Toronto Star today. It’s a chilly mid-November afternoon, and the floor-to-ceiling windows facing out onto the downtrodden…
Stittsville resident is Kickstarting a microbrewery in Pakenham
Stittsville’s Hien Hoang (pictured above) is one of the organizers behind a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a new microbrewery in Pakenham. We asked Hoang to tell us about…
New president, directors elected to Stittsville Village Association
The Stittsville Village Association held their annual general meeting on Thursday night and elected new executive members and directors. Over 30 community members attended the meeting. Past president Phil Sweetnam…
Sweet idea! Kanata councillor plans community sugar bush
Here’s an idea that we hope sticks: Kanata South councillor Allan Hubley is working to launch a community sugar bush near Bridlewood, according to the OttawaCommunityNews. There’s a protected parkland area in Monahan Landing (off…
Carp landfill exceedances don’t pose a threat to drinking water, says MOE
The Ontario Ministry of Environment provided this response to the Don’t Let Ottawa Go to Waste group’s press release from earlier this week regarding Waste Management’s current and past compliance with…
Bell Warriors Football looks to community to support annual silent auction
(Press release from the Bell Warriors.) The Bell Warriors Football Club is looking for support. The Warriors offer competitive football programs for boys and girls ages 8-19 in the communities…
Richmond Village Association announces new grocery van service
(Press release from the Richmond Village Association.) The Richmond Village Association is proud to announce a partnership with Rural Ottawa South Support Services (ROSSS) which will bring a grocery van…
Road closures due to Parade of Lights on Saturday evening
From the Stittsville Village Association: Please note that there is a short road closure associated with the Parade of Lights November 29th. Please expect and plan around not being able…
Longtime Legion member Randy Clouthier found dead
(Via the Stittsville Legion’s Facebook page.) Stittsville Legion mourns the loss of one of our long time members. Here is the announcement from CTV News: “A 62-year-old man reported missing by…
UPDATE: A very small step forward for Stittsville public high school
Via the Stittsville OCDSB High School page on Facebook: We are thrilled to advise that, at the OCDSB meeting last night, the Board voted in favour of “grand-fathering” the Stittsville Public High…