Bushtukah hosts cycling safety workshop on April 11
Cycling Safely – The ABC’s of Awareness Wednesday, April 11 6:00pm – 7:30pm Bushtukah is pleased to present this free clinic to help you stay safe on the roads this…
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Stittsville company’s invention deployed in downtown bike safety pilot
(An invention from Stittsville’s SmartCone Technologies is being deployed as part of a pilot project on O’Connor street in downtown Ottawa. Here’s a press release from Ottawa Police Services about…
COMMENT: Five places to enjoy the great outdoors on Thanksgiving Monday
(PHOTO: Lookout over the marsh at the head of Poole Creek, along the Trans Canada Trail just west of Stittsville. Photo by Glen Gower.) As I sit down to write…
Cafe-florist-bike shop set to open on Stittsville Main
(PHOTO: Thom Johnson will run Steelwool Cycleworks, the bike shop, and Kat Kosk will run Blumenstudio, the cafe-florist.) UPDATE (AUGUST 6): They’re not quite ready to open yet. Posted to…
NOTEBOOK: Wild parsnip, mosquitos, and a cross-Canada bike trip
DOG WALKERS BEWARE Jonathan Seguin sent along some photos and warning about wild parsnip along the trails south of Abbott Street and east of Shea. Colloquially known as the “Abbott…
Police seek witnesses to bike collision on Knudson Drive in Kanata
(press release via Ottawa Police) The Ottawa Police Service Collisions Investigation Unit is investigating a serious collision involving an elderly male cyclist and a large commercial vehicle.
Dedicated left turn lane coming soon to Huntmar-Maple Grove
The verdict is in for the new lane configuration for the lights at Huntmar and Maple Grove. Councillor Shad Qadri wrote in his weekly newsletter that he’s asking City staff reconfigure…
Interactive map shows car collisions with pedestrians and cyclists
While any number of collisions between cars and pedestrians or cyclists is too many, Stittsville has a relatively low number compared to other areas in Ottawa. The map was created…
Cycling from Stittsville to the Ashton Brew Pub
My neighbour Bill and I recently cycled to the Ashton Brew Pub. Ashton is just west of Stittsville and the pub is located inside the town’s old mill. It’s easy…