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Councillor Glen's Stittsville Updates
By Councillor Glen Gower
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September 21, 2024Sept 21: Maplewood Secondary School opens Monday, finally! This week’s updates:
- Maplewood Secondary School opens for students on Monday
- Abbott @ Tall Tree pedestrian crossing
- A new pedestrian bridge connecting Baldcypress to Bliss
- Stittsville Youth Centre opens for the season on September 25
- More than 125 trees to be planted this fall
- Update on 1518 Stittsville Main Street (“The Station”)
- Hazeldean fire affects small businesses
- Equator coffee closes
- 6310 Hazeldean Road passes City Council
- City Council sets budget directions; debates LRT off-peak headways; updates wetland designations
- Heads up about construction on Abbott Street East near Terry Fox
- Overnight construction on Abbott Street East near Robert Grant Avenue
- Snow plow operator training in Blackstone + Name our plows
- Immigrant Entrepreneurship Awards
- Ottawa Fire Services fire alarm testing
- Alfred McCoy Park official naming ceremony
- Stittsville Girls Hockey Association welcomes Rebecca Leslie from the Ottawa Charge (PWHL)
- Check out glengower.ca/events/ for more upcoming events
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen...more September 14, 2024Sept 14: Butter tart festival in Stittsville This week’s updates:
- Maplewood Secondary School set to open on Tuesday
- A reminder to slow down near schools and a heads up about drop-off and pick-up times
- Events
this weekend include the Butter Tart Festival, Applefest, and OperationCome Home Food Drive on Saturday, and a Corn-ival on Sunday.- 6310 Hazeldean Road at Planning & Housing Committee
- City budget directions and Ottawa’s transit financing
- Transit Commission recap
- Police arrest a man after suspicious incidents in Stittsville
- Ottawa Police alert about Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus
- Name the snow plows
- Cleaning the Capital registration
- 3-item garbage limit starts September 30
- Construction projects: Johnwoods pathway, Abbott/Tall Tree pedestrian crossing, and upcoming work on Abbott near Terry Fox
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen...more September 07, 2024Sept 7: A heads up about recent car break-ins This week's updates:
- Back to school, and an opening date for Maplewood High School
- Heads up about recent vehicle break-ins
- 6310 Hazeldean Road at Planning & Housing Committee on Wednesday
- New Zoning By-Law info session on Wednesday evening
- Mark Sutcliffe’s campaign for financial fairness
- OC Transpo update
- Ottawa Public Health vaccination reminder
- CARDELREC temporary closure for renovations
- 3-item garbage limit starts in Octoboer
- Butter Tart Festival on September 14
- Congrats to Trinity Lowthian, competing at the Paralympics
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen...more July 27, 2024July 27: The watermain break Events today:
- Hazardous Waste Depot at Canadian Tire Centre
- BAPS Walkathon fundraiser
- Lionhearts Great Potato Rescue
- West Side Pride
More upcoming events:
- Sunday: Silas Bradley Park naming ceremony
- July 31: Outdoor movie night at Stittsville Villa
This week’s updates:
- Queensway closure for bridge replacement at Preston Street
- Watermain break on Stittsville Main
- West Nile Virus
- Wastewater surveillance funding
- Summer storm prep
- New traffic calming locations for 2025
- 620 Bobolink construction info
- Stittsville Sports Hall of Fame nominations
- E-bikes and scooters reminder
- Shea & Flewellyn update
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
...more July 20, 2024July 20: When will LRT Lines 2/4 open? This week’s updates:
- Congrats Trinity Lowthian, named to the Canadian Paralympic team for Wheelchair Fencing
- Tim’s Camp Day
- When will LRT Line 2/4 launch to the south end?
- Stittsville South Open House recap
- Glen Cairn stormwater pond maintenance
- Call for nominations: Stittsville Sports Hall of Fame
- Saturday: Stittsville Crafters & Vendors Market
- Saturday: Brazilian Vibes at Main Street Café
- Sunday: Stittsville Market at the Barn
- July 27: Hazardous Waste Depot at Canadian Tire Centre
- July 27: West Side Pride
- July 28: Silas Bradley Park official naming ceremony
- Welcome to Stittsville Newcomer’s Guide
Upcoming events:Reminder:Have a great week!
–Councillor Glen...more July 13, 2024July 13: Shea & Flewellyn intersection This week’s updates:
- Shea & Flewellyn intersection
- City Council wraps up for the summer
- Fernbank area speed reduction
- Friendly Crescent pump station decommissioning
- MVCA wants your feedback on their land conservation strategy
- Stittsville development update
- Transportation trends in Ottawa (Origin-Destination Study)
- LRT maintenance for the next two weeks
- “New Ways to Bus” schedule preview
- Craft & Vendor Fair today
- Market @ The Barn on Sunday (Christmas theme)
- Tim Hortons Camp Day on Wednesday
- West Side Pride on July 27
- Silas Bradley Park opening on July 28
Upcoming events:
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen...more July 06, 2024July 6: This week at City Hall and in the community This week’s updates:
- Canada Day recap and thank you to organizers and volunteers!
- Should we ban the sale of fireworks?
- OC Transpo & Bluesfest
- This week at City Hall: Carleton U. Pool; transitional housing; developer donations
- Sweetnam Drive traffic calming survey
- Multicultural calendar & reminder about our Newcomers Guide
- Blackstone/Fernbank/Abbottsville speed reduction
- New little free library at Wildpine
- July 18: Stittsville South open house
- Transportation Master Plan on Engage Ottawa
- Ottawa Public Health launches StopOverdoseOttawa.ca
- A reminder about sidewalks and accessibility
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen...more June 29, 2024June 29: Happy Canada Day!
This week’s updates:- Canada
Day events in Stittsville: Flag Raising ceremony; Canda Day at theLegion; Car show; Stittsville Village Association fireworks, music, foodtrucks, more- OC Transpo is free on Canada Day
- OC Transpo summer schedule starts on Sunday
- Fireworks safety reminder
- Park Run every Saturday
- Market @ The Barn every Sunday (strawberry social this weekend)
- Congrats to organizers of Porch Fest, and the Brazilian Vibes event
- Trees In Trust - deadline is July 1 for fall tree planting
- Transportation Committee approves my request for lower speeds in Fernbank/Blackstone/Abbottsville Crossing
- Stittsville Main Street construction near “The Landing” (at Beverly)
- Update
on pedestrian and cycling projects: Forest Creek Park; Johnwoods;Westphalian/Terry Fox pathway; Baldcypress bridge to Bradley Commons;Abbott/Tall Tree crosswalk- Warning about speed camera text scam
- Reminder: Welcome to Stittsville Newcomer’s Guide
- Call 3-1-1 for help with city services
- Update on Let’s Bike Ottawa
Happy Canada Day!
–Councillor Glen...more June 22, 2024June 22: Another busy week, another busy weekend Upcoming events:
- Saturday: Party in the Park
- Saturday: Craft & vendor fundraising market
- Sunday: Market at the Barn Strawberry Social
- Sunday: Brazilian Vibes @ Main Street Pub
- Thursday: Porch Concerts (new date)
- Canada Day in Stittsville on July 1
Looking back at the week:
- Welcome to Stittsville multicultural festival
- Ottawa Wildlife Strategy
- Solid Waste Master Plan
- Transportation Master Plan
Local updates:
- Westwood paths
- Huntmar/Maple Grove
- Cloverloft & Lazy Nol repaving
- Trans Canada Trail maintenance from Jinkinson to Dwyer Hill
- 6310 Hazeldean update
- Shea & Flewellyn intersection
- Crossway Park (Connections) update
- 40km/h on Cope, Rouncey, Abbott, Cranesbill
- Congratulations graduates!
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
...more June 15, 2024June 15: Welcome to Stittsville Multicultural Festival Today’s update is jam-packed with information… from upcoming events to local construction updates to what’s happening at City Hall.
Local events:- Welcome to Stittsville Multicultural Festival (+launch of our Newcomers Guide)
- Lemonade fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Foundation at Fringewood Park
- Loonie Circle for Jack on Helm Circle in Fairwinds
- Car Show at Hazeldean Gardens
- Craft & Vendors Market on Stittsville Main
- Sunday: Eco West Enders Native Plant Sale
- June 20: Stittsville Front Porch Concerts
- See our full listing at glengower.ca/events/
Local updates:
- Westwood pathways under construction
- Trans Canada Trail Maintenance between Jinkinson & Dwyer Hill, June 24-28
- Hazeldean sidewalks near the Carp River bridge
- Your property tax is due June 20
- June 20: New Zoning By-Law Virtual Information Session
- Thank you - Community safety & policing meeting
- Brae Street traffic count data
- Ottawa Transit Riders Stittsville forum
City Hall:
- A recap of Transit Commission
- This week: Board of Health, Wildlife Strategy, Solid Waste Master Plan, Planning & Housing Committee, Infrastructure Master Plan
In the community:
- Let’s Bike Month continues
- Pride Month (plus a heads up about our Pride Week flag raising ceremony in August)
- June 21 is National Indigenous People’s Day
- C’est le Festival franco-ontarien
And a reminder about grass cutting on boulevards and your responsibility as a resident.Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen...more
FAQs about Councillor Glen's Stittsville Updates:
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