Councillor Glen's Stittsville Updates

Good morning! Today is the annual 9runrun event, in support of the Ottawa First Responders Foundation, focused on mental health support. There’s a 21km run, a 10km run, a 5km run, and a family 2km run. If you’re driving in the area of Abbott Street, from Stittsville Main to West Ridge, be aware of road closures this morning. Come on out and support the runners!

This week’s updates:

• Stories of Goulbourn: Lies, Rumours, and Other Tales
• Open Table at St. Thomas Anglican Church
• Lions Club White Cane Fundraiser
• Kanata Senior's Council Health Fair
• Stittsville Muslim Association Neighbourhood Coffee House on Sunday
• Congrats to the Stittsville Village Association on their 25th anniversary
• Queensway-Carleton Hospital celebrates 50 years
• OC Transpo data shows improvement in September
• Road safety - Ottawa Police urge immediate action from all road users
• Remember to vote on October 26

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

Good morning! Today I’m at Maestro Park. It’s on Maestro Avenue, one of the many “wind-themed” streets in the Fairwinds neighbourhood. Also nearby: Brisote, Maloja, and Limnos.

This week’s updates:

• Thanksgiving weekend schedule changes

• Truck traffic

• Stittsville Main construction update

• Trans Canada Trail re-gravelling update

• A visit with Ottawa Police Constable Meagan Blair

• Happy Heads collecting new winter toques

• Call for outdoor rink volunteers

• glengower.ca/events/
  Gobblefest
  Market @ The Barn
  Stittsville Village Association 25th Annual General Meeting
  9runrun on October 17

• Neighbour Days recap

• Cleaning the Capital continues

• Advance voting on Friday, October 16

Happy Thanksgiving!

–Councillor Glen

Good morning! Today I’m at the Abbott-Iber Woodlot on Abbott Street between Iber Road and Talltree Crescent. This maple grove was once part of the McCurdy farm.

This week’s updates:

• Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre celebrates 40 years
• Thanks to the Rotary Club for hosting an excellent event to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• TODAY: Join us from 11am-noon for our Fernbank District Park pop-up consultation at the Robert Grant - Abbott roundabout
• 560 Hazeldean Road at Planning & Housing Committee on Wednesday
• Fall tree planting update
• Multi-Cultural and Human Rights calendar
• Saturday: Scouts Apple Day
• Sunday: Brown Bear Day Care 20th anniversary
• Sunday: FoodWise workshop at the library
• Sunday: Wood carving workshop at Goulbourn Museum
• Stittsville Flea Market on Carp Road - final indoor market today; outdoor market continues through October
• Special Advance Voting at CARDELREC continues all weekend

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

Good morning! Today I’m in front of the new “Field Notes from Stittsville” mural on the side of Pretty Pots on Stittsville Main Street. Funded through Ottawa’s Paint It Up! program, this is a collaboration between artist Sacha French and the Stittsville Village Association, with help from a number of student volunteers. Thanks to Rona for donating paint supplies as well! We’ll be celebrating the mural launch this morning at 10:00 a.m.

Lots of events this week including:

• Saturday - 100th Ottawa-Carleton Trailway parkrun
• Saturday - Marion Gullock Park commemorative naming ceremony
• Saturday - St. Thomas Church Yard Sale
• Saturday - Ottawa 200 Block Party at City Hall
• All weekend - Carp Fair
• Sunday - Nathan’s Lemonade Stand at Rouncey Park
• Sunday - last day at the Carp Road Flea Market
• Monday - Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre 40th Anniversary
• Wednesday - Truth and Reconciliation Event (Rotary Club and the Legacy of Hope Foundation)

More updates:

• Free transit this weekend: buses, trains, Para Transpo
• Neighbour Days continues
• Cleaning the Capital
• Police seek witnesses or information on two incidents last weekend: A pedestrian struck by a vehicle near Hazeldean and Tillage, and a suspicious vehicle in the Westwood neighbourhood
• Demolition of the Pretty Street Community Centre
• 560 Hazeldean Road re-zoning at Planning & Housing Committee October 7
• Fernbank District Park pop-up consultation October 3

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

Good morning! This week I’m at Jo-Jo's Community Garden on Stittsville Main Street. It’s a community garden and quite a special place in Stittsville, run entirely by volunteers. Besides the garden plots they also host special events and activities throughout the year.

This week’s updates:

• Stittsville Neighbour Days
• Cleaning the Capital
• Crossway Park - playground opening on September 25
• What would you like to see at Amberway Park?
• Trans-Canada Trail re-gravelling
• Stitt Street Park renewal
• Granite Ridge (Iber Road) stormwater pond maintenance
• Maple Grove speed cushions
• Immigrant Entrepreneur Award nominations
• Today: Applefest at Village Square Park
• This weekend: Quiltwalk at Mad About Patchwork
• This weekend: Richmond Fair
• More upcoming events: glengower.ca/events/
• New business - Gracie Barra (Brazilian jiu-jitsu)
• Yom Kippur (September 20-21)
• Jour des Franco-Ontariens et des Franco-Ontariennes (25 septembre)

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

Good morning! Today I’m at Patrick Hartin House on Maple Grove Road. These two stone buildings are being recommended for heritage designation. The smaller cottage was built around 1840, and the larger home was built in 1886. They are among the last stone buildings from the late 19th century in Stittsville.

This week’s update:

• Celebrating Rosh Hashanah
• 5th Annual Butter Tart Festival today!
• Operation Come Home fundraiser at Brown’s
• Next-to-new sale at St. Thomas Church
• Grand opening of Trick & Fly
• Stittsville Neighbour Days September 18-27
• Cleaning the Capital
• Crossway Park playground opening party on September 25
• Transit Committee recap
• Construction blasting at Idylea, and a temporary pathway closure
• Firefighters are checking smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors on Sundays in September
• Municipal election resources at ottawa.ca/vote/
• The Chelly hockey tournament

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

Good morning! Today I’m in front of Shingwàkons Public School on Cope Drive. (Shingwàkons means "little pine" in the Kitigan Zibi dialect of the Algonquin language.)

This week’s updates:

• Back to school for English students this week, plus some traffic safety reminders
• OC Transpo fall service starts August 30
• OC Transpo free youth fares on evenings, weekends, and holidays starting September 1
• Carp Road construction update - Carp/Hazeldean intersection work is delayed
• Fernbank District Park - check out the plans and take the survey
• Registration is open for the Fall Cleaning the Capital Campaign
• Fundraiser at Mane West Salon (Stittsville Main Street) today
• September 12: Stittsville Butter Tart Fest
• Sunday: Capital Pride Parade
• Great to see so many Canadian flags flying 🇨🇦
• Reminder about maintenance at CARDELREC over the coming weeks

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

Good morning! Today I’m in front of École élémentaire publique Cassiopée – Stittsville’s newest elementary school. It’s located in Westwood at the corner of Cope and Dagenham. It opens to students this week, along with other french-language schools in Stittsville. A reminder to drivers to slow down, put your phone away, and follow traffic and parking rules, especially near schools. And good luck to students heading back to class!

Bonjour! Ce matin, je me trouve devant l’École élémentaire publique Cassiopée, la plus récente école élémentaire de Stittsville. Elle est située dans le quartier Westwood, à l’angle des rues Cope et Dagenham. Elle accueillera ses premiers élèves cette semaine, tout comme d’autres écoles francophones de Stittsville. J’en profite pour rappeler aux automobilistes de ralentir, de ranger leur téléphone et de respecter les règles de circulation et de stationnement, particulièrement aux abords des écoles. Et bonne rentrée à tous les élèves qui retournent en classe!

This week’s updates:

• Tomorrow, August 23: Pride Flag Raising Ceremony on Sunday at 11am at Village Square Park
• Today: 10th Anniversary of parkrun in Canada
• Today: Sweet Corn Festival
• August 25: OC Transpo customer info session; OC Transpo fall service changes
• August 7: Music & Movies in the Park (Stittsville Village Association)
• Check out the draft plans for Fernbank District Park
• Introducing “Stittsville Neighbour Days”, September 18-27
• Thank you Erica Wiebe, and thank you Kiwanis!

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

Good morning! Today I’m at CARDELREC - home of the Erica Wiebe Gymnasium. Erica will be here this afternoon for a special event to celebrate 10 years since she won an Olympic Gold Medal in Rio in wrestling. Drop by between 3:30pm-6:30pm to Meet Erica, see some wrestling, and grab a bit from local food trucks. It’s free and everyone is welcome. More info...

This week’s updates:

• Kiwanis Movie Night tonight at Village Square Park
• Legion 100th Birthday Celebration on Sunday
• August 23: Pride Week Flag Raising Ceremony
• August 25: OC Transpo Customer Info Session
• The Stittsville Flea Market on Carp Road is closing down
• Launch of 2026 Welcome to Stittsville Newcomer’s Guide
• Ottawa 200 time capsule
• Huntmar Drive lane closure from August 17-21
• CARDELREC pool maintenance from August 17-September 7

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

Good morning! Today I’m at Crossway Park, checking out the newly-opened play structure! A great new amenity for the Connections community.

Upcoming events:

• Tonight: Music & Movies in the Park with The Jivewires and Mamma Mia!
• August 15: Celebrating 10 Years of Olympic Gold with Erica Wiebe
• August 23: Pride Week Flag Raising Ceremony at Village Square Park
• More info at glengower.ca/events/

This week’s updates:

• Fire on Fernbank
• A flipped car on Cope
• A visit to the Ottawa Police Mounted Unit stables
• Milestone LRT test for the west end
• Mosquitoes/West Nile Virus
• OC Transpo Customer Info Sessions (including August 25 in Kanata)
• Para Transpo Talks
• New site plan for 723 Putney
• Paul Lindsay Park stormwater pond maintenance & Granite Ridge (Iber Road) stormwater pond maintenance
• Ongoing construction: Stittsville Main Street, Hazeldean Road, Palladium Drive
• City secures legal ownership of Amberway Park after 68 years
• Congrats to Greg McPherson - On the Road 4 Mental Health
• Moth research at Ladybirds Park

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen