City of Ottawa announces holiday season schedule changes
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) The City of Ottawa reminds residents of the following schedule changes for Thursday, December 25, Friday, December 26 and Thursday, January 1.
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PHOTOS: Demolition of a fire-damaged home on Bell Street
Rolly Renaud took these photos of a demolition on Bell Street. The house was destroyed by fire way back in June. There were no injuries in the fire but neighbours did…
Minto’s not cutting trees, just testing soil near Jackson Trails
Minto says work today on their property just west of Jackson Trails was for soil testing, and didn’t involve removing any significant trees. StittsvilleCentral.ca heard from several Jackson Trails residents today who…
Deadline for the Carp Landfill Community Liaison Committee extended to January 5
The deadline to apply to become a member of the Carp Landfill Community Liaison Committee (CLCLC) has been extended to January 5, 2015. The CLCLC provides members of the community the…
Parking reduction at GRC on Tuesday due to pool renovations
Part of the parking lot at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex will be closed on Tuesday, December 16. Ruiter Construction will be having steel delivered for the ongoing pool renovations. There…
Minto asks residents to help name new Stittsville community (sponsored)
Minto is asking Stittsville residents to help name their new community just north of Hazeldean Road in Stittsville. They’re holding a naming contest with a $500 prize to Brown’s Independent up…
Sens move to downtown would create opportunity for Kanata/Stittsville, says planner
(Above: Workers install the new Canadian Tire Centre sign in August 2013.) The lead planner of the master plan for Kanata West says that if the Sens ever move to Lebreton Flats, it…
LETTER: Fernbank and Flewellyn have always been wet
Re: Property values drained by wetland designation I’m 60 years old. I grew up in Stittsville. When I was a young boy we didn’t have garbage pick-up in Stittsville. On weekends…
PHOTO: Fire Station #46 makes a donation to the Stittsville Food Bank
The crew from Fire Station 46 on Iber Road visited the Stittsville Food Bank earlier this week to make a donation. The holiday season is one of the busiest times…
Winter overnight parking restriction in effect for December 10-11
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) The first winter overnight parking restriction is in effect tonight from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. across Ottawa. This overnight parking restriction will…
Leadership set for new term of City Council
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) City Council today approved the new team of individuals who will lead and serve on Ottawa’s committees and boards, and who will serve…
Council adopts key dates for 2015 budget process
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) The City of Ottawa has finalized key dates for the 2015 budget timetable and multi-ward public consultations. 2015 tax-supported budget timetable The City’s…
OPINION: Closing Munster school would be detrimental to community
Stittsville resident Omar Sultan attended Wednesday’s public meeting about the future of Munster Elementary School. He is the president of Munster Cooperative Nursery School. Approximately 180 people turned out December 3 to…
PHOTO: Filling a bus with food donations at Brown’s Independent on Saturday
LETTER: Please no modern high-rise on Main Street!
(Above – the heritage building near Abbott and Stittsville Main, before it was demolished.) Re: It came in like a wrecking ball: 1518 Stittsville Main Street demolished You are asking…