Five awesome Halloween displays in Stittsville
(We take Halloween pretty seriously in Stittsville don’t we! If you have a suggestion for this list or a great Halloween photo to share, please send it along to feedback@stittsvillecentral.ca)…
Author: Stittsville Central Staff
Halloween safety tips from the Ottawa Police
(press release) To help families have a safe trick-or-treating experience, the Ottawa Police offers you the following tips and tricks: Make sure your children can be seen. Visibility is an…
Kiwi Kraze closes Jackson Trails location
Kiwi Kraze in the Jackson Trails Mall has closed down. A sign on the door today directs customers to the Kanata Centrum location. The frozen yogurt store was a favourite…
Goulbourn Street haunts for CHEO again this year
Joe Chennette sent along a note today to let us know that his haunted backyard on Goulbourn Street is open again this year for brave trick-or-treaters.
Stittsville Public School on alert after nearby police incident
(Above: Police vehicles parked at Fringewood Park. Reader photo.) Stittsville Public School was on a precautionary alert for about four hours on Monday as police responded to an incident nearby on…
PHOTOS: 67’s mascot Riley visits Goulbourn Rockets Fun Day
Ottawa 67’s mascot Riley the Raccoon visited the Goulbourn Girls Hockey Rockets Fun Day on Saturday at Johnny Leroux Arena. Photos via Cobina Delaney.
Tysen Lefebvre wins ‘Amazing Person’ award
Stittsville’s Tysen Lefebvre won the CTV Ottawa’s Amazing Person of the Year Award at a gala ceremony on Saturday night. The annual award is chosen by a panel of judges from…
Accordion bus trial run for route 262
Stittsville bus commuters may want to sit down for this news: OC Transpo is testing out a bigger bus on route 262. Here’s a note from Shad Qadri’s weekly newsletter:…
No funding for Stittsville public high school this year
Ontario Education Minister Liz Sandals announced $41-million in funding on Friday afternoon for school construction projects in Ottawa, but nothing for a new public high school in Stittsville. The Stittsville…
COMMENTS OF THE WEEK: Cope Drive apartments, Syrian refugees, Captain Bradley
Every week we get lots of comments from our readers on our web site, via email, and social media. Here’s a sample of what we heard this week. Add your thoughts…
Paving planned for Johnwoods on October 27
(via Shad Qadri) Mattamy Homes has advised that they are planning to place the toplift of asphalt on Johnwoods next week. Once they paved the road with base course asphalt…
QADRI: Public meeting for new Minto’s Potter’s Key subdivision on November 4
(via Councillor Shad Qadri’s weekly newsletter) Minto Homes has prepared a revised Plan of Subdivision for their proposed development known as Potter’s Key located at Stittsville. This land is located…
Group moves forward with plans to sponsor Syrian refugees
(Press release via KSRSG. Photo: At a Kanata Stittsville Refugee Sponsorship Group meeting in September, Rev. Grant Dillenbeck answers questions on how to help Syrian refugees. Photo by Shannon Lough.) At…
Councillor El-Chantiry provides update on Hydro One customer transfer
From West Carleton Councillor Eli El-Chantiry’s email newsletter: This past June I updated residents with some favourable news regarding having 45,000 Hydro One customers transferred to Hydro Ottawa. At that…
Kanata Theatre gets six Capital Critics Circle nominations
(Press release from Kanata Theatre.) Shows from last year’s Kanata Theatre season have received important recognition by the Capital Critics Circle, a panel of Ottawa’s leading theatre reviewers. Productions by…