PHOTO: Stittsville’s all-weather bike trails
What a great selfie from Bob Herres, taken earlier this week along the Trans Canada Trail. That’s his good friend Diesel, a part Husky, in the background. (We love seeing…
Sabrina Kemp receives SVA Volunteer of the Year award
(PHOTO: Sabrina Kemp, Joanne Tibbles, and Tanya Hein.) Sabrina Kemp was named as the Stittsville Village Association’s Volunteer of the Year for outstanding work in the community at the SVA Annual…
DEC 2-3: Goulbourn Jubilee Singers Christmas concert
(Story via Goulboun Jubilee Singers, photo by Ryan Lindsey) Start your December with a shot of Christmas spirit! The Goulbourn Jubilee Singers invite you to a Christmas concert full of…
Stittsville Public students create massive art display with Artist Kate
Since September, Stittsville Public School has had a special treat. Artist Kate Ryckman (aka Artist Kate) has been teaching art for kindergarten classes all the way up to grade six. Each…
Stocking Project launches 2017 season with new workshop on Hazeldean
The Stocking Project has a new home this year in big red Deschenes-Poitras barn on Hazeldean Road. They’re now accepting donations and volunteers to make this season another success. The premise…
NOTEBOOK: The Legion’s new building, connecting Eagleson to the 416, more
LEGION REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT I gotta admit, I would have never predicted that the first significant development to fall under the auspices of the Stittsville Main Street Community Design Plan would come…
New warehouse proposed for 44 Iber Road
The City has received a Site Plan Control application for a single story, 13,000 square foot building at 44 Iber Road. It would be built on the west side of the…
MAPS: What Strava’s fitness data can tell us about our neighbourhood
Thanks to Ken Edwards for sharing this link from Strava, the finess tracking app. The company has released a heatmap based on data they’ve collected from people who bike and…
NOTEBOOK: Preferred route for light rail extends to Hazeldean
The City of Ottawa is holding an open house on Thursday, December 7 as part of the Environmental Assessment for the light rail extension to Kanata-Stittsville. There’s a significant change in…
Family displaced after fire on Woodwind Crescent in Fringewood South
UPDATE (November 19): A Facebook group has been started to co-ordinate efforts to help the family. You can access it via https://www.facebook.com/groups/712667012259705/ (via Ottawa Fire Services) Ottawa Fire Services received…
Goulbourn Township Historical Society hosts stories about Nicholas Sparks (Nov 18)
(via Goulbourn Township Historical Society) Come and be entertained by Brian Hull our guest speaker as he regales us with stories about his great-great-great-grandfather Nicholas Sparks. Sparks was born in…
DIRT OFF YOUR SHOULDER: Carp Road shoulder paving starts Friday
(via Stittsville councillor Shad Qadri) I am pleased to share that the City will be paving the shoulders on Carp Road from Kittiwake Drive to Westbrook as of tomorrow, November 17th. This…
LIBRARY: Programs on nutrition and art, and a Grinch puppet show
(via Stittsville Library) Here’s what’s coming up at the Stittsville Branch of the Ottawa Public Library at 1637 Stittsville Main Street. Notes on Nutrition: Olivia Wolter, Registered Dietitian. Monday, November 27, 2017.…
Stittsville Business Association launches survey to decide direction
Survey results gathered from nearly 70 Stittsville business owners who attended a breakfast meeting at ALE Tuesday morning are being compiled to determine the future direction of a voluntary business…
Habitat for Humanity “ReStore” coming to Iber Road
Habitat for Humanity is opening a “ReStore” location on Iber Road in 2018, and they’re giving a sneak peek with a pop-up furniture sale this weekend. The ReStore will be…