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Category: News
City of Ottawa rules for election signs
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) With the announcement today of the 2015 federal election on Monday, October 19, 2015, the City of Ottawa reminds candidates of municipal regulations on election…
Liberals, NDP plan official campaign kick-offs in the coming days
The Liberals will officially kick off their campaign for Carleton on August 8 and the NDP will launch their campaign on August 16.
Friday night power outage caused by loss of supply from provincial grid
A widespread west end power outage that briefly left 29,705 customers in the dark on Friday night was caused by a loss of supply from the provincial grid, according…
MEET THE CANDIDATES: Who’s running in the new federal riding of Carleton
When Stittsville residents vote in the federal election on October 19, we’ll be part of the newly-created riding called Carleton, instead of our old riding of Carleton-Mississippi Mills. It’s all part of…
LETTER: Municipalities value development over environment
Re: Residents question health of Poole Creek Wetland Thanks to Stittsville Central for the in-depth article on what happens when municipalities place more value on bad development than environmental sustainability. …
Greens nominate Deborah Coyne in Carleton riding
The Green Party nominated political veteran Deborah Coyne to run for MP in the new Carleton riding that includes Stittsville.
Changes to City services due to Colonel By Day
(via the City of Ottawa) The City of Ottawa reminds residents of the following schedule changes for Colonel By Day (Monday, August 3).
NDP to acclaim KC Larocque at nomination meeting Tuesday
The NDP in the new federal Carleton riding will hold a nomination meeting on Tuesday, July 28 but only one candidate filed nomination papers before the cut-off.
Planned power outage on Tuesday morning in Fringewood area
(via Hydro Ottawa) On Tuesday, July 28, Hydro Ottawa will be in the Fringewood area neighbourhood to perform planned maintenance work. This work will maintain the reliability of the electrical distribution…
Residents question health of Poole Creek wetland
(Above: Stittsville residents are concerned about the health of the Upper Poole Creek Wetland. From left to right: Marcos Alvarez, Jonah Alvarez, Andrea Sedgwick, Ken McRae, Sylvie Sabourin, Mila (last…
Tartan Kitchen is the latest victim to food truck break-ins
Someone broke into the Tartan Kitchen Food Truck on Hazeldean Road overnight on Saturday, but nothing was taken, and nothing was broken. It’s at least the third food truck to…
Comments of the week: Parsnip, Poole Creek, dog poop and more
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Charges laid following sexual assaults at Kanata wave pool
(Press release from Ottawa Police.) The Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Section (SACA) has charged an Ottawa man for sex assault offences in relation to incidents with…
City staff want conversation with culvert blockers
(PHOTO: Stones blocking the culvert under the Trans Canada Trail, October 2014. Photo courtesy of Phil Sweetnam.) City officials want to know who keeps plugging up a culvert under the…