2016 REWIND: Our favourite reader letters from 2016
We love hearing from the community about issues and stories that are important to them. Here are five “Letters to the Editor” that stood out in 2016. You can click…
LINKED: Special apparatus helps teen with rare genetic disorder realize hockey dream
Great story from the Ottawa Citizen about Stittsville’s Tysen Lefebvre: Despite Tysen Lefebvre’s physical challenges, the 15-year-old has never backed down from achieving his goals. These days, he’s seeing an…
2016 REWIND: Looking back at the ups and downs in local heritage
(Above: Barn at the Bradley-Craig farm. Photo by Steve Garecke.) There was bad news and there was good news for heritage buildings in Stittsville in 2016. First, the bad. In…
2016 REWIND: Our favourite photos
Thank you to all of the photographers who’ve shared their amazing photos of our community, in particular to Barry Gray who snapped the majority of pics on this page. You can…
2016 REWIND: The year in planning and development
(PHOTO: Aerial photo of Fairwinds. Photo by @TwitchxB.) Retirement homes, car dealerships and density. Those are the three words I’d choose to sum up the development proposals we saw this…
PHOTO: Turkey time on Greer Street
With Christmas dinner finished, it was safe to come out of hiding. Thanks to Anna Lusk for sending over this pic of turkeys on Boxing Day on Greer Street. “When…
2016 REWIND: It happened on Stittsville Main
(The Stittsville Jane’s Walk makes a stop in front of Hudson’s Insurance on Stittsville Main Street. Photo by Barry Gray.) At the start of January of this year I wrote:…
2016 REWIND: The forests, creeks and animals that call Stittsville home
(Barred Owl (also known as a hoot owl, for its distinctive call) in Fairwinds North, photo by Desiree McCarthy.) If you ask me, the best thing about living in Stittsville…
2016 REWIND: Welcoming new shops to our community
(PHOTO: Just Shawarma owner Nedal Atieh.) With an exploding population, it’s no surprise that we’ve also had lots of interesting new businesses open up in Stittsville in 2016. Many of them…
2016 REWIND: People in our neighbourhood
Every day this week StittsvilleCentral.ca will look back at some of the most interesting stories from 2016. We’ll kick it off with our favourite profiles and stories about the incredible people who…
Woman hit by snowplow in McDonald’s parking lot
(via Ottawa Paramedics) Paramedics responded to a call for pedestrian struck by a snowplough that occurred in the parking lot of a commercial shopping area on Stittsville Main. The Ottawa…
Everything you need to know about OC Transpo changes in the new year
(PHOTO: “New Flyer”. Photo by Justin S. Campbell, via Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons License.) OC Transpo fares will go up in 2017, along with some route changes and a…
PHOTOS: Cardinal behind Riverbank Court
These photos come from Kim De Angelis, who spotted this cardinal out her back window on Riverbank Court. She says the cardinals seem to be making a comeback this winter.…
SPECIAL REPORT: Neighbours express mixed views on Iber Road pot shop
(ABOVE: John O’Dacre lives in Granite Ridge, near the Magna Terra marijuana dispensary on Iber Road. He says he doesn’t oppose marijuana itself but wants a legal framework in place…
PHOTO: Winter on the trail
Thanks to Christopher Skinner for sharing this photo, taken earlier in the week. “I used to loathe winter. After taking up some outdoor winter hobbies 3-4 years ago, it’s impossible…