Candidate Q&A: Dave Lee and Shad Qadri (Part 2)
Here’s Part 2 of our Q&A with Dave Lee and Shad Qadri, the two candidates running in Ward 6 for Ottawa City Council. StittsvilleCentral.ca sent out a questionnaire to both of the candidates,…
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Candidate Q&A: Dave Lee and Shad Qadri (Part 1)
We sent a questionnaire to all of the candidates for city council and school board in Stittsville. We’ve already published answers from the English Public Board and Catholic Board candidates,…
Candidate Q&A: Zone 1 English Public Board
Here’s the second in our series of articles about the candidates in the upcoming city council and school board elections. We sent every Stittsville candidate a questionnaire and will be publishing…
Candidate Q&A: Zone 1 English Catholic Board
This is the first in a series of articles about the candidates in the upcoming city council and school board elections. We sent each candidate a questionnaire and will be…
Tamarack and Tartan open Poole Creek model homes
Tamarack Homes and Tartan Homes each have a long history building quality homes in Ottawa. Poole Creek Village is the first community either has built west of Barrhaven since Jackson…
Lee, Qadri square off over Orgaworld in Rogers 22 tv debate
In a televised debate on Rogers 22, Shad Qadri said he followed the advice of professional engineers and legal experts before he voted in favour of the Orgaworld green bin contract.…
Beautiful aerial video shows a Stittsville neighbourhood like you’ve never seen it before
This must be what it feels like to be a bird in Stittsvile. Here’s an incredible video of the Fairwinds neighbourhood, shot and edited by Hien Hoang.
Covered Bridge Brewing plans collaboration with ‘Wiches Cauldron food truck
(Above: Kathy and John vanDyk, owners of Covered Bridge Brewing) Covered Bridge Brewing is planning a Halloween-themed beer as part of a collaboration with ‘Wiches Cauldron. It’s the latest in a…
Less than a month until annual 9 Run Run fundraiser
This year’s 9 Run Run event is on Saturday, October 18. It’s a running event that doubles as a fundraiser for The Daron Fund at the Royal Ottawa Hospital. Over 1,800…
Behind-the-scenes tour of Tanger Outlets
Grace Odumo of local fashion blog 613 Style recently got a behind-the-scenes look at the Tanger Outlet stores under construction. We asked her what stood out the most during her visit.…
Kanata artist and community activist John Mlacak passes away at age 78
John Mlacak, a long-time community activist and artist in the Kanata area, passed away on Friday at age 78. He was a former reeve of March township, has a recreation centre named after him…
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…
Endangered snapping turtle back home after stint in Peterborough trauma hospital
Laula the turtle recently returned home to Poole Creek, the final chapter of a two-month rehabilitation for the endangered snapping turtle. “It is extremely satisfying to see an animal return to the wild,”…
Stantec employees help with the harvest at Black Family Farm
On Monday, 25 team members from Stantec helped with the harvest at the Black Family Farm near Stittsville for the Ottawa Food Bank. An additional team of 12 Stantec employees helped to…
EXPLAINER: When will Stittsville get a public high school?
Jenny Guth’s son Levi is only in junior kindergarten this year, but she’s already thinking about where he’ll go to high school. Guth (pictured above), along with several other parents in…