Tree cutting starts Monday for Minto’s Potter’s Key
(via Councillor Shad Qadri) I would like to take a moment to provide a quick update on the tree cutting in Potter’s Key. Today, the contractors have received their final…
SATURDAY: “Mississippi Mills Valour Award Recipients of the Great War”
With Remembrance Day having recently taken place, “Forgotten Heroes: Mississippi Mills Valour Award Recipients of the Great War” will be the topic presented by the Goulbourn Township Historical Society November…
Charges laid in Iber Road marijuana dispensary robbery
(via Ottawa Police) The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is investigating the robberies of several marijuana dispensaries and charges have been laid in connection to three incidents. Year to date…
Hélène Rivest receives inaugural SVA Volunteer Award
(PHOTO: Hélène Rivest with the SVA award committee, Jennifer de Sa, Murilo Torres and Glen Gower. Photo courtesy of Councillor Shad Qadri’s office.) (via Stittsville Village Association) On Thursday night…
Elves from “The Stocking Project” seek community donations
The 3rd Annual Kanata/Stittsville/Carp Stocking Project has launched for 2016! The premise behind The Stocking Project is simple: The target for this project are people who would normally not ask…
NOTEBOOK: Parking goes underground on Hazeldean
Can you imagine a Hazeldean Road development with more parkland than parking?
How neighbours worked together to turn “Elm” into “Brae”
Most people on Elm Crescent were pretty fond of their street’s name, and not at all happy when they found out that the city wanted to change it. Elm Street was…
PHOTO: #Supermoon over the Bradley-Craig farm
Above: November 14, 2016. Supermoon over the Bradley-Craig farm on Hazeldean Road. Photo by Barry Gray. (We love seeing photos from in and around our community. Please send your best pics…
PHOTOS: Remembrance Day 2016 at the Stittsville cenotaph
Hundreds turned out today on a bright and blustery day for the annual Remembrance Day parade and ceremony at the cenotaph in front of Johnny Leroux Arena. All photos by Barry…
SUPPORT LOCAL: A bakery’s surprise gift to a food truck
Friday was the last day of the season for the ‘Wiches Cauldron food truck. Just before they sold out of food, owners Craig Beaudry and Monique Haugen received quite a amazing…
PHOTO: Along the Poole Creek walkway
Thanks to Kim De Angelis for this photo, taken last Sunday along the Poole Creek walkway with her dog Mecca. (We love seeing photos from in and around our community. Please send your…
NOV 21: Re-Inventing Stittsville Main
“An event to bring together entrepreneurs, landowners, investors, and interested stakeholders from the community, to begin a conversation about the future of Stittsville Main.” Presented by Stittsville Village Association…
CITY BUDGET: What’s in it for Stittsville
City Council tabled the draft operating and capital budgets for 2017 earlier this week at City Hall. Councillor Shad Qadri’s office shared this list of infrastructure spending that will benefit…
Students hear a message of hope and social justice at WE Day
(Sophie Gower is a Grade 6 student at Stittsville Public School.) On Wednesday, Stittsville Public School had an amazing opportunity to go to WE Day Ottawa, at the Canadian Tire…
WE REMEMBER: Here’s what’s planned for Stittsville’s Nov. 11 ceremony
(Above: Veteran Lonnie Burse at the Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Stittsville Cenotaph. Photo by Barry Gray.) Here’s what’s planned for the Remembrance Day ceremony in Stittsville on Friday, November…