Councillor Glen's Stittsville Updates

By Councillor Glen GowerGovernment

Councillor Glen's Stittsville Updates episodes

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
11 min
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
13 min
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
11 min
October 26, 2024 Oct 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

10 min
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
10 min
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
11 min
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
9 min
September 28, 2024 Sept 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

12 min
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
14 min
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 Operation
Come 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
10 min