Author: Stittsville Central Staff
LETTER: Cyclists belong on the road, not sidewalks
Re: NOTEBOOK: New bike repair station at Village Square Park Further to your article regarding bicycle infrastructure safety. I was travelling south on Stittsville Main the other day and a…
WOCRC launches online booking tool for services
The Western Ottawa Community Resources Centre (WOCRC) has launched a new online booking tool for their community support services. Clients can now make appointments and service requests online, rather than calling…
Horticultural Society is accepting photo contest entries
(ABOVE: “Through The Garden Gate” by Brian Carson, Best in Show winner for 2017.) The Stittsville-Goulbourn Horticultural Society is accepting entries in their annual photo competition. Class 1: We See…
LINKED: Ottawa tech companies recruiting to fill thousands of jobs (CBC)
Interesting article from CBC about job growth in the Ottawa area. Invest Ottawa says 10,000 positions will be filled by 2019, with around 3,000 in the Kanata North area. That will…
GRC pool closed for maintenance August 21-September 8
(PHOTO: Goulbourn Rec Centre, May 2015. Photo by Barry Gray.) (via Councillor Shad Qadri / City of Ottawa) The Goulbourn Rec Complex (GRC)’s annual maintenance will take place later this…
Fairwinds Community hosts outdoor movie night (August 25)
(via Fairwinds Community Association) The Fairwinds Community Association presents our annual outdoor movie night on Friday, August 25. This free family event takes place at Rosehill Park (Rosehill Ave @…
CBC: Anonymous donor gives family $60K for Ottawa girl’s U.S. surgery
From CBC Ottawa: Lamitta El-Roz’s parents went to sleep last Friday night with a huge worry — how to pay for the $140,000 surgery that could help their six-year-old daughter…
No injuries in small fire on Cardevco Road
(This information is via Ottawa Paramedics Service. Cardevco Road is near the intersection of Carp Road and Richardson Side Road, and most of the businesses are industrial.) At 16:42, Ottawa Fire…
Lightning strikes home on Nonius Street in Blackstone
Fire crews responding to another house possibly struck by lightning on Nonius St. #ottnews #OnStorm #OttWeather — Marc Messier (@MessierOnFire) August 12, 2017
CBC: Family upset government won’t cover out-of-country surgery
CBC Ottawa did a story about a Stittsville family raising money to pay for surgery in the United States. Lamitta El-Roz is six years old and has been denied funding for…
Part of Fernbank Road closed from August 14-28
(via Councillor Shad Qadri’s office) Please note that Fernbank Road will be closed from Shea to Robert Grant between August 14th and August 28th. The contractor, Taggart Construction, will be installing…
LETTER: Why I moved from Stittsville to El Salvador
I’m 25 years old, and originally from Stittsville. Last year, I left my secure job as an officer in the Canadian Army to move to El Salvador as a missionary…
9RUNRUN needs volunteers for October race day
(press release via 9RUNRUN) On October 14, 2017, 9 run run will be hosting our 8th annual run and we would like your help! We are looking for local volunteers…
LINKED: Residents question Hydro One easement plans in Kanata
UPDATE (Sept 1): Hydro One commits to trimming trees in Beaverbrook *** “To have them…take it all down was devastating.” Residents question Hydro One plans in #Kanata #Beaverbrook https://t.co/pwOvNmuKY0 pic.twitter.com/KDeRdtGrWn…
Carp Road Park & Ride upgrades include 35 new spaces
(press release from the City of Ottawa, photo via Google Maps) Sections of Carp Road Park and Ride will be will be closed intermittently from August 2 to early September…