Ontario election: What is Stittsville’s new riding, Carleton?
Photo: The new electoral district that Stittsville is a part of: Carleton. The 2018 Ontario general election campaign is well underway, with writs issued on Wednesday and voting day set…
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Jaimie Klachan receives Celebration of People Award
EDITOR’S NOTE: Brown’s Independent wasn’t the only Stittsville recipient at the Celebration of People awards. They’re joined by Jaimie Klachan among this year’s winners. Jaimie Klachan moved to Ottawa in 2009…
Carleton hosts lecture on “Wetlands: The Kidneys of our Planet”
(PHOTO: Lookout over the marsh at the head of Poole Creek, along the Trans Canada Trail just west of Stittsville. Photo by Glen Gower.) (Editor’s note: This isn’t specific to Stittsville,…
Goldie Ghamari wins PC nomination for Carleton
(Goldie Ghamari with her parents and husband after winning the nomination to be the PC candidate for Carleton. Photo via Twitter.) Goldie Ghamari will be the Progressive Conservative party candidate…
GROWTH SPURT: Can “village feel” be maintained in Stittsville?
(Above: Aerial photo of Fairwinds. Photo by @TwitchxB) Stittsville has changed a lot in the past few decades. From a small farming village of about 500 in the 1950s to the…
Residents grill candidates on wide range of issues at debate
Close to 200 people packed a hot Stittsville United Church sanctuary on Monday night, and peppered Carleton candidates with a wide range of questions from terrorism to income splitting. The…
Stittsville Village Association hosts election debate on September 28
The Stittsville Village Association is hosting a candidate debate on Monday, September 28 at Stittsville United Church. All four candidates have been invited to attend the debate, which will run…
Richmond Village Association to hold candidate Q&A on September 2
The Richmond Village Association is holding an all-candidates Q&A on Wednesday, September 2. The event takes place at the Dining Hall next to the Arena in Richmond at 6107 Perth…
MEET THE CANDIDATES: Who’s running in the new federal riding of Carleton
When Stittsville residents vote in the federal election on October 19, we’ll be part of the newly-created riding called Carleton, instead of our old riding of Carleton-Mississippi Mills. It’s all part of…
Greens nominate Deborah Coyne in Carleton riding
The Green Party nominated political veteran Deborah Coyne to run for MP in the new Carleton riding that includes Stittsville.
NDP to acclaim KC Larocque at nomination meeting Tuesday
The NDP in the new federal Carleton riding will hold a nomination meeting on Tuesday, July 28 but only one candidate filed nomination papers before the cut-off.
Chris Rodgers chosen to represent Liberals in new Carleton riding
(Photo and press release from the Carleton Federal Liberal Association.) Members of the Carleton Federal Liberal Association elected Chris Rodgers as their candidate for the next federal election, expected this October. Hundreds…