Councillor Glen's Stittsville Updates

By Councillor Glen GowerGovernment

Councillor Glen's Stittsville Updates episodes

December 16, 2023Dec 16: Last update before the Christmas break
Councillor Glen’s Weekly Update for Saturday, December 16, 2023

Updates:
Ottawa Public Health and local hospitals urge residents to get their updated COVID-19 and annual flu vaccines

OC Transpo updates:
Winter service change begins December 24, with changes to routes 261 and 263; Improvements to GPS and Transit app; Free service New Year’s Eve; Thank you for supporting last week’s food drive

Ottawa Police safety tips; RIDE program against impaired driving; vehicle thefts

Safety improvements coming to Flewellyn & Shea intersection

You can make your Vacant Unit Tax declaration at ottawa.ca

Abbott Street has re-opened east of Robert Grant Avenue

A reminder for drivers about safety and courtesy near schools

This week: Serving meals at the Mission; police ride-along; office-to-residential conversions; another Christmas singalong

Volunteers needed for local rinks and for the Stittsville Community Youth Centre

Check out the Turcotte Family Christmas display on Cypress Gardens

Please call 3-1-1 over the holidays for help with City things / we have reduced office hours over the break
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Season’s Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year!
–Councillor Glen
11 min
December 09, 2023Dec 9: OC Transpo Food Drive
This week’s updates:
OC Transpo - Loblaws Food Drive in support of local food banks. Bring a non-perishable food item or make a cash donation at No Frills or Brown's Independent today, in support of the Stittsville Food Bank.

Stittsville Parade of Lights thank you's

Happy Hannukah

Board of Health & a reminder about COVID and flu vaccines

Council approves 2024 City Budget

Recruiting for the Transit Advisory Working Group

Reducing waste during the holidays

Upcoming events in Stittsville

Hydro One maintenance along the hydro corridor near Shea Woods

Christmas singalongs

Dogs on leash reminder

Free the drains!
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
8 min
December 02, 2023December 2: Turcotte Family Christmas + Parade of Lights
My weekly update for Saturday, December 2, 2023.
This week I’m visiting the Turcotte Family Christmas at 18 Cypress
Gardens in Stittsville, an annual fundraiser for the Stittsville Food
Bank.
More updates:
Tonight is the Parade of Lights, organized by the Stittsville
Village Association. Volunteers from the Lions Club will be collecting
donations for the food bank. Plus a tree lighting ceremony, music and
market at Village Square Park after the parade.

Singers needed for upcoming Christmas singalongs – Opening of the
Barbara Crook & Dan Greenberg Mental Health Centre at
Queensway-Carleton Hospital

Stittsville Public Schools’ 75th anniversary

City of Ottawa’s housing budget adds over $24-million for affordable housing

Multicultural and Human Rights Calendar on my web site at glengower.ca

Volunteers needed at community rinks, including Bandmaster Park (Fairwinds) and Trustee M. Curry Park (Hartsmere)

Volunteers needed for the new Stittsville Youth Drop-In Centre, organized by Kiwanis of Stittsville-Kanata

December 3: Ahmadiyya Muslim community open house at the library

December 9: OC Transpo Food Drive

Winter parking reminders
9 min
November 25, 2023November 25: Flu vaccine & COVID vaccine
Councillor Glen’s weekly update for November 25, 2023.
This week I'm at the new Silas Bradley Park in Edenwylde (corner of Edenwylde and Hickstead).
This week's updates:
A fire on Snowy Owl

Emergency plane landing in a field near Fernbank & Shea

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Thanks to Dash from Terry Fox Pharmacy for my vaccinations (flu & COVID), plus a reminder about new services available from pharmacists for minor ailments

This week's Budget Q&A for Stittsville residents

Thanks to Lloydalex residents for your feedback about proposed traffic calming

Environment Committee speeds up the review of landfill alternatives

Housing policy at City Hall: Dwelling Approval Pipeline; affordable housing incentives; brownfield remediation grants; staff directed to review four units per lot

Nutritious Food Basket & food insecurity in Ottawa

Kanata Santa Parade today

Stittsville Parade of Lights on December 2 + VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: [email protected]

Stittsville Public School's 75th anniversary

Stittsville youth drop-in volunteers needed: [email protected]

Small Business Saturday
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
13 min
November 18, 2023November 18: The 2024 City Budget
This week:
A thank you to the Stittsville Legion for organizing last weekend's Remembrance Day ceremony

Helping a family in need after a fire on Orville Street

Tips on preventing vehicle theft

Congrats to Janet Young, inducted into the Order of Ottawa

Transit Commission: Transit budget and route review update

Transportation budget approved - snow clearing, road maintenance (including Cloverloft and Lazy Nol), road construction (including Robert Grant and Carp), traffic safety measures (including a speed camera in front of Holy Spirit on Stittsville Main

City Budget Q&A for Stittsville on November 21

Traffic safety meeting for Lloydalex residents on November 22

Upcoming holiday markets

Parade of Lights on December 2, volunteers needed

Small Business Saturday
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
9 min
November 11, 2023November 11: Remembrance Day in Stittsville
This week’s updates:
Remembrance Day ceremony in Stittsville today: parade at 1:45pm and ceremony at 2:00pm at the Stittsville Cenotaph located in front of the Johnny Leroux Arena on Warner-Colpitts Lane.

Best wishes for Diwali, the Festival of Lights

A visit to the new St. Bernadette school

Abbott Street closure – thanks for your patience

Lane closure on Shea Road (between Fernbank & Flewellyn) starts Monday

Minor closure on Putney this week

Stittsville Shooting Ranges: training exercises for law enforcement

Call 3-1-1 for help with homelessness

Board of Health: Overdose strategy, and a reminder to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccinations

City of Ottawa Draft Budget: Q&A for Stittsville on November 21 and a survey at engage.ottawa.ca

Lansdowne park approved: more money for affordable housing, and a major driver of jobs and tourism.
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
11 min
November 04, 2023November 4: OC Transpo bus route review & highlights for Stittsville
This week’s update:
Abbott Street will be temporarily closed east of Robert Grant starting this week

Lansdowne Park

Draft Solid Waste Master Plan

Office-to-residential conversions

The OC Transpo bus route review and highlights for Stittsville

Flu & COVID vaccines available

Tennis & pickleball survey

Stittsville Public High School update

New Kiwanis little free library

Putney temporary closure

Coming up: Board of Health Budget; Stittsville Main Street Steering Committee, incentives for affordable housing builds

Upcoming events in our community

November 11 Remembrance Day

Diversity & multicultural calendar

Volunteer at a community rink
Have a great week!
–Councillor Glen
11 min
October 28, 2023Oct 28: Province reverses Official Plan changes
This week's updates:
November 1 Pumpkin Parade

Provincial changes to Ottawa's Official Plan and urban expansion areas, and what it means for Stittsville

Hydro Ottawa's annual report to Council

Light Rail Stage 2 update

Winter recreation program guide available October 30

Lloydalex traffic safety meeting on November 22

Lansdowne Park redevleopment on the agenda this week

Office-to-residential conversions

I'm selling poppies at Brown's Independent from 12pm-2pm today for the Stittsville Legion

Flag raising for the National Republic Day of Türkiye

Volunteers needed for outdoor rinks

Volunteers needed for Christmas lights at Village Square Park, today and next Saturday (organized by the Stittsville Lions)

Reminder: Flex stakes are coming out for the winter, please slow down on residential streets
–Councillor Glen

Have an excellent week!
13 min
October 21, 2023October 21: Tree planting in Stittsville
Recorded in front of a haunted house on Allan Moore Place in Potter’s Key.
This week's updates:
Food bank challenge at CARDELREC

Humanitarian aid for Gaza

Treat Accessibly: thank you to residents and volunteers on Baywood Drive

Goulbourn Museum: new history centre, including John Curry's archive of Stittsville newspapers

Tree planting: Lady Bird Park, Joe Lewis Park, Eco West Enders on Sweetnam

Volunteer Connect

Para Transpo ride-along

Neighbourwood Watch and community safety

Cloverloft Court hydro pole replacement

Shea Road construction/paving

Huntmar & Maple Grove construction update

Stittsville Main & Brae intersection

Wildlife Speaker Series: Bats

Community events this weekend

Queensway closed at Percy this weekend

Peak leaf & yard waste season

Thank you to Cleaning the Capital participants
Have an excellent weekend!
–Councillor Glen
12 min
October 14, 2023 October 14: 9RunRun in Stittsville
This morning I'm on Abbott Street at the 9runrun races. Hope you can join us this morning to cheer on the participants, in support of the Ottawa First Responders Foundation.
This week's updates:
• The horrific attacks on civilians in Israel & standing in
solidarity with Ottawa's Jewish community.
• Events today: 9RunRun, St. Thomas Garage Sale; Treat Accessibly;
Jo-Jo's Pumpkin Party; Crantham Crescent Halloween movie night; Kanata
Businesswomen Expo
• Event tomorrow & Monday: Open House Shopping Extravaganza at
Stittsville United Church
• Next Saturday: Volunteers needed for Eco West Enders tree planting
event
• Flex stake removals
• Update on OSTA school bus shortage
• Reminder about parking near schools
• OPH update on COVID and flu vaccines
• Silas Bradley Park is open!
• OC Transpo: Root cause report and good news about ridership
• Thank yous: Emergency Workshop participants; volunteers and staff at
the Mission
Have an excellent weekend!
–Councillor Glen

8 min