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Councillor Glen's Stittsville Updates
By Councillor Glen Gower
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November 23, 2024Nov 23: Stittsville Library turns 50! Good morning! Today the Stittsville Branch of the Ottawa Public Library is celebrating its 50th anniversary! Special events throughout the day - face painting, button making, games. Some speeches, cake and beverages at 2:00pm, and a performance by Rock the Arts puppets at 2:45pm.
This week’s updates:- Kanata Santa Claus Parade is this morning in Glen Cairn
- Christmas market today at Johnny Leroux Arena
- Goulbourn Museum’s Old Fashioned Christmas on Sunday
- Stittsville Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Thursday at CARDELREC
- Stittsville Spree - shop local and win big
- November 30: Repair Café
- December 5: CBC’s Make the Season Kind in Stittsville
- December 7: Parade of Lights
- City Budget - info meeting on November 26; what’s in it for Stittsville
- Transit Budget - a quick preview of Transit Commission on Monday
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen...more November 16, 2024Nov 16: City budget, and what's in it for Stittsville This week’s updates:
- City budget, and what’s in it for Stittsville
- Budget 2025 consultation meeting on November 26
- ParaTranspo Talk
- Rally for Refugees on Sunday (Refugee 613)
- Robert Grant Avenue construction update
- Overnight construction on Abbott Street at Metric
- CARDELREC pool closure November 18-22
- Rink volunteers needed at Mark Yakabuski Park and Bradley-Craig Park
- Stittsville Spree (Stittsville Business Association)
- United Church “Holly Jolly Christmas”
- St. Andrew’s Christmas Bazaar
- Goulbourn Township Historical Society guest speaker
- November 20: Trans Day of Remembrance
- November 23: Library 50th anniversary
- December 7: Stittsville Village Association Parade of Light
Upcoming events:Have a great week!
–Councillor Glen...more November 09, 2024Nov 9: Sprung shelters / Newcomer reception centres This week’s updates:
- Remembrance Day in Stittsville
- What was that loud “boom” earlier in the week?
- Sprung shelters / Newcomer reception centres
- Affordable housing strategy
- Vacant Unit Tax update
- Board of Health and what the Nutritious Food Basket reveals about food insecurity
- City budget tabling on Wednesday; community meeting on November 26
- Ward boundary change open house on November 13
- Christmas markets on Saturday and Sunday
- Stittsville Business Association “Stittsville Spree” starts November 15
- Stittsville Village Association Parade of Lights on December 7
- Congratulations to Kanata-Stittsville Zonta members
- A quick update about Robert Grant Avenue
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen...more November 02, 2024Nov 2: Getting closer to LRT Line 2/4 This week’s updates:
- Happy Diwali!
- The November Multicultural Calendar
- Thanks to the Stittsville Muslim Association for hosting an Open House
- Saturday: Hazardous Waste Depot at Westbrook Snow Dump
- Yellow bags for sale at Home Hardware and CARDELREC, starting November 4
- Reminder: Don’t block sidewalks with your garbage/recycling/green bins
- Winter activity registration (swimming, sports, recreation, arts) coming soon
- Proposed ward boundary change for Stittsville and Rideau-Jock
- 2 Pretty Street at Planning Committee this week
- Ottawa Public Health reminder to get your vaccine: flu, COVID-19, RSV
- Getting closer to opening LRT lines 2/4
- OC Transpo bus cancellations due to maintenance backlog
- Volunteers needed for Christmas light install at Village Square Park TODAY
- Volunteers needed for the Parade of Lights on December 7
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen...more October 26, 2024Oct 26: Happy Halloween! This week’s updates:
- Stittsville Legion Poppy Campaign
- Stittsville Youth Centre Halloween event on Wednesday
- Lions Club 60th Anniversary
- Stittsville Muslim Association - open house / Islamic Heritage Month
- Diwali on October 31
- Friends of the Stittsville Wetlands need your support
- Early results of the 3-item garbage limit
- OC Transpo - LRT testing continues, plus maintenance this weekend
- Ottawa Public Health reminder about RSV and immunization
- Hazardous Waste Depot on November 2
- 6310 Hazeldean Road - updates and next steps
- 2 Pretty Street rezoning at Planning & Housing Committee
- Rink volunteers needed for Bradley-Craig Park; Albert Argue Black Park; Mark Yakabuski Park
- Small Business Week
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
...more October 19, 2024Oct 19: Bike lanes, vape retailers, and more Good morning! Today I’m at the annual 9runrun event, celebrating 15 years! The event raises money for the First Responders Foundation, focused on improving mental health resources for first responders in Ottawa.
This week’s updates:- Waste pick-up delayed for some residents but it will be picked up today!
- Bike lanes
- New licensing for vaping product retailers
- City scores 100% on drinking water
- LRT Line 2/4 testing is going well; Line 1 maintenance this weekend
- Point-in-time homelessness count
- Stittsville Main Street construction update
- ParaTranspo Talk
- Our Stittsville transportation survey
- Upcoming events
- Tell us about Stittsville’s best Halloween decor
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen...more October 12, 2024Oct 12: Urban boundary changes and electric buses This week’s updates:
- Remembering Nancy Therrien
- Take our Stittsville transportation survey
- Your ideas for Canadian Tire Centre
- 2 Pretty Street re-zoning
- COVID-19 vaccination update from Ottawa Public Health
- Province changes the rules for urban boundary expansion
- OC Transpo updates: September ridership, Line 2/4 trial running, electric bus procurement
- Friends of Stittsville Wetlands and Migratory Bird Day
- Upcoming events including Gobblefest and Market @ The Barn
- 9runrun next weekend
- Rink volunteers needed!
- Happy Thanksgiving!
Have a great week!
–Councillor Glen...more October 05, 2024Oct 5: LRT Line 2/4 Trail running begins Monday This week’s updates:
- Treat Accessibly Halloween
- Garage Sale @ St. Thomas Church
- Weekly events
- Multicultural & Human Rights Calendar
- Welcome to Stittsville Newcomer’s Guide
- Final testing for LRT Lines 2/4
- 3-item garbage limit
- Zoning workshop on Tuesday
- Volunteers needed for outdoor skating rinks
- Volunteers needed for the Stittsville Youth Centre
- Reminder about parking
- New 40km/h area speed limit for Cranesbill/Rouncey/Abbott/Cope
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen...more September 28, 2024Sept 28: 3-item garbage limit starts this week This week’s updates:
- Jour des Franco-Ontariens
- National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
- 3-item garbage limit starts this week! What counts as an “item”; 140L bins; unlimited compost, recycling, yard waste
- Ottawa Police speed enforcement
- Future of Canadian Tire Centre
- Aggressive dogs and community safety
- Groundbreaking with Ottawa Community Housing for Gladstone Village
- Talking transit with the chair of the Toronto Transit Commission
- Stittsville Youth Centre fall opening
- Rink volunteers needed for: Mary Durling Park, Mark Yakabuski Park, Silas Bradley Park, Albert Argue Black Park
Upcoming events:
- Scouts Apple Day
- Stittsville Rockets Try Hockey Day
- Rotary International Film Festival
- Girls Night In - Interval House fundraiser
- Alfred McCoy Park naming ceremony
Reminders:
- Name the plow
- Cleaning the Capital
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
...more 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
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