Category: News
NOTEBOOK: Stocking Project launch, Brummell’s retiring, more
(PHOTO: Volunteers Crystal Smalldon (aka Mother Elf) and Natasha Sidwell (aka Baby Elf) at the grand opening launch of The Stocking Project on Thursday night.) STOCKING PROJECT LAUNCH I dropped…
Qadri encourages Business Improvement Area for Stittsville Main
(via Councillor Shad Qadri) On Monday, November 21st, I was pleased to attend the Stittsville Village Association event, “Reinventing Stittsville Main Street”. The discussion focused on potential business growth in…
PC candidate hosts “Dinner in the Dark” fundraiser
Goldie Ghamari, the PC Candidate for Carleton, is hosting a “Dinner in the Dark” fundraiser on December 7: “Tired of over-paying for hydro? Let’s work together to toss the Liberal…
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…
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…
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…
NOTEBOOK: Thanks to firefighters, art at Gaia Java, wild turkeys, more
A THANK YOU TO STATION 81 FIREFIGHTERS Stephanie Poff sent us a letter thanking volunteer firefighters for their activities here in Stittsville on Halloween: “I just wanted to share my…
Stittsville marijuana dispensary temporarily closed after armed robbery
The Magna Terra marijuana dispensary on Iber Road is temporarily closed after an armed robbery on Saturday. Owner Franco Vigile confirmed to StittsvilleCentral.ca that four armed men broke into the shop, carrying…
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…
Goulbourn Museum’s Kathryn Jamieson receives leadership award
(via Goulbourn Museum) Goulbourn Museum’s Curator Manager has won an Ontario Museum Association (OMA) award of excellence. Kathryn Jamieson received the 2016 Promising Leadership Award of Excellence at the OMA…
New street names revealed: Bobcat, Snowberry, Brae, Henry Goulburn, Turtleback
Councillor Shad Qadri shared the information below in an email to residents today. We like to hear from our readers, particularly people who live on the effective streets: What do…
Province proposes regulations for door-to-door sales, home inspections
(press release via the Government of Ontario) Ontario is strengthening consumer protections by introducing new rules for home inspections, door-to-door sales and payday loans. Minister of Government and Consumer Services…
PHOTOS: GRC gym renamed after Erica Wiebe
Erica Wiebe dropped into town Tuesday for the christening of the “Erica Wiebe Gym” in the Goulbourne Recreation Complex. The renaming was proposed in August by Councillor Shad Qadri after Wiebe…
NOTEBOOK: Marijuana dispensary cited for zoning violation
(Photo: Inside Magna Terra on Iber Road. Supplied photo.) The Ottawa Citizen reports that the Magna Terra marijuana dispensary in Stittsville has received a notice of a zoning violation from…
No funding for Stittsville public high school this year
The province of Ontario has announced funding for 28 new school projects this year, but a public high school in Stittsville won’t be one of them.