6th annual 9 RUN RUN happens October 17
(via 9 RUN RUN organizers) 9 RUN RUN, Ottawa’s Emergency Services’ Run, is now in its 6th year. On October 17, we welcome participants and spectators from far and wide…
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Responsible Dog Owners of Canada plan poop clean-up Oct 10
The Responsible Dog Owners of Canada are planning a fall clean-up along the Trans Canada Trail on Abbott Street, near the “unofficial dog park” on October 10. The clean-up happens…
100th Regiment seeking Cadet Program graduates
(Press release) The recreated 100th Regiment is seeking Cadet Program graduates to fill anticipatory military interpreter leadership roles. Dressed in the uniform of the 100th Regiment in 1814, members have…
Residents push for landfill accountability
EDITOR’S NOTE: StittsvilleCentral.ca is lending our support to a new community initiative called the Coalition for Landfill Accountability (COLA). It’s a group made up of residents and community associations who have…
Library hosts workshop on public art spaces October 14
(via the Ottawa Public Library) There are many ways in which to engage with public art. One of the best and most accessible methods is to see it firsthand, as…
CANDIDATE Q&A: Pierre Poilievre (Conservative Party)
EDITOR’S NOTE: We’ve been publishing short Q&A’s with each candidate. We want to give our readers some background about each person and what motivates them to run for office. In our final Q&A,…
LETTER: Off-leash dogs limit enjoyment of paths
(Photo by Barry Gray.) I like to walk around the paths and there are dogs running loose and ahead of their owners. These animals are larger dogs (huskies, collies, German…
LINKED: New Kanata park-and-ride costs $47,000 per spot
https://twitter.com/joeboughner/status/648986693576622080 https://twitter.com/KellyEganColumn/status/648998027152240640 Kelly Egan writes in the Ottawa Citizen about overcrowding at OC Transpo’s Eagleson park-and-ride, the city’s plan for a new lot at the corner of Innovation Drive and Terry Fox Drive…
Residents grill candidates on wide range of issues at debate
Close to 200 people packed a hot Stittsville United Church sanctuary on Monday night, and peppered Carleton candidates with a wide range of questions from terrorism to income splitting. The…
Barn fire on Beavertail Road
Ottawa Fire responded to a barn fire on Sunday afternoon at 434 Beavertail Road, just northwest of the Highway 7/417 split. There were no reports of animals in the barn, and…
Horticultural Society volunteers help clean up Stittsville sign
A group of volunteers took advantage of Saturday’s warm and sunny weather to clean up and landscape the area around the Stittsville sign the corner of Carp Road and Stittsville Main…
PHOTOS: The 152nd Annual Carp Fair
Thanks to Peter Tremblay from Ottawa Drone Services for sending along these shots of the 152nd annual Carp Fair. It continues until Sunday. We love getting photos from readers. Please send…
PHOTO: Pond near Beverly Street
Here’s a great photo of the pond off Beverly Street, taken by Ben Bisson. This is a beautiful spot a year long. Here’s what it looks like in the winter.…
LINKED: Sens play road hockey on a Stittsville Street
Workin on a little special teams to finish off the day! @Chris_Wideman @MStoner61 #twitterlessChiasson pic.twitter.com/8FdZF5Dg68 — Curtis Lazar (@CurtisLazar95) September 20, 2015 The Ottawa Citizen had a story this week…
Minto opens four new special feature show homes in Arcadia
(Press release from Minto.) Minto Communities Canada will unveil four new designer-decorated show homes in its Arcadia community, as part of Minto’s line-up of single family homes. The newly designed…