Councillor Glen's Stittsville Updates

By Councillor Glen GowerGovernment

Councillor Glen's Stittsville Updates episodes

October 07, 2023 Oct. 7: Happy Thanksgiving!
This morning I’m at the skeleton house on Crantham Crescent in Crossing Bridge.
This week's updates:
- Canadian Islamic History Month
- Latin American Heritage Month
- Library Month: "Your library, your democracy"
- Ottawa Police launch Project Safe Trade
- Register for our Emergency Preparedness Workshop
- Share your feedback on the Ottawa Police draft strategic plan
- Thanksgiving schedule changes, including delays to garbage/recycling/green bin pick-up next week
- Transit Commission coming up this week - root cause reports
- Today: Gobblefest craft & vendor fair at Johnny Leroux Arena
- Today: Cupcakes for a Cause at 303 Bobolink
- October 11: Stittsville Lions Open House
- October 14: 9RunRun
- Thanksgiving Thank You
Have an excellent Thanksgiving Weekend!
–Councillor Glen

7 min
September 30, 2023Sept 30: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
This week's updates include:
Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Jour des Franco-Ontariens et Franco-Ontariennes

A visit to the Drave Smith Youth Treatment Centre

Para Transpo Awareness event

Diversity Committee / CAWI (City For All Women Initiative

Councillors ask province to review 2022 expansion land decision

Transportation Committee discusses Queen Elizabeth Driveway closure

LRT Sub-Committee meeting: Update on progress of south, east and west LRT extensions

School drop-off and pick-up times

Hydro work on Hobin and Cherokee

City consultation on the distinctive trees

Village Square Park renewal update

October 1: Seniors Day Tea at Hazeldean Gardens

October 1: Hazardous Waste Depot at the Westbrook Snow Dump (near Carp Road)

October 4: Unveiling of the historical railway signage at Bradley Square

October 12: Emergency Preparedness Workshop

More community events at glengower.ca/events/
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
11 min
September 23, 2023Sept 23: Carp Road landfill update
Today's update was recorded at the Outdoor Quilt Path at Mad About Patchwork, located on Huntley Road just south of Fallowfield. (Just a little bit outside of Stittsville.)

This week's updates:
Sunday, October 1: My Seniors Day Tea at Hazeldean Gardens, 2pm-4pm

New Sens owner Michael Andlauer

Hydro Ottawa strike is over

Board of Health: Opioid crisis + respiratory virus season https://ottawapublichealth.ca/respvirus

Updated long range financial plan for transit

Aggressive dogs and why it takes so long to get in front of a judge

Over 600 trees will be planted in Stittsville this fall

Changes to Ottawa's waste collection, including sending some waste to the landfill on Carp Road starting 2026

Rain-ready gardens

Emergency Preparedness Workshop with the Red Cross on October 12
Upcoming events:
Saturday: Rotary Club Pancake Breakfast at Stittsville United Church

Saturday: Week 2 of Apple Fest on Stittsville Main

This week: Rotary Club International Film Series

Monday: Diversity Committee meeting with guests from CAWI (Centre for All Women Initiative)

October 1: Seniors Tea

October 4: Unveiling of the historical railway panels
Reminders:
Coyote Run park is an off-leash park, but keep away from the play structure

DriveYellow.ca bus driver recruitment + important traffic safety reminders

Yom Kippur September 24-25
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
12 min
September 16, 2023 Sept 16: Why are OC buses being cancelled?
My weekly Stittsville update for Saturday, September 16, 2023.
This week's updates:
- Rosh Hashanah / Jewish New Year
- Apple Festival today
- Unity Square Grand Opening today
- Sunday Fun Day at Stittsville United Church tomorrow
- Rotary Breakfast at Stittsville United Church on September 23
- Mexican Independence Day
- Butter Tart Festival - 7,000 butter tarts sold in just a few hours!
- Happy 100th birthday to Clara Biggar – still golfing at Amberwood!
- Update on OSTA school bus shortages
- A reminder about traffic safety and parking restrictions around schools
- OC Transpo / Transit Commission: Why are buses being cancelled and what is OC Transpo doing about it?
- Pancake fundraiser for Ottawa Network for Education
- Council sets budget direction of 2.5% for 2024
- Mayor Sutcliffe will be in Stittsville on Saturday afternoon
- Board of Health on Monday
- Environment Committee on Tuesday, including sending some of Ottawa's waste to the Carp Road landfill
- Planning and Housing Committee on Wednesday; Federal government waives GST on new apartments
Thanks for watching and have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen

12 min
September 09, 2023Sept 9: Stittsville's newest school
This week I'm at St. Bernadette School at the corner of Cope and
Defense. Stittsville’s newest school opened for the first time on
Tuesday. (Recorded on Friday afternoon.)
This week's updates:
School road safety reminders

School buses & OSTA

Butter Tart Festival today

Charity Car Wash at the fire station on Iber Road

OC Transpo launches O-Payment tap-and-ride, plus fare capping

The future of the Pretty Street Community Centre

Naming ceremony for Bradley-Craig Park

A visit from the Governor General

Finance Committee approves 2.5% budget direction

Planning & Housing Committee approves Affordable Housing plan

Why are there so many applications for apartments in Stittsville these days?

Construction info

Zoning By-law update open houses

Drop by our office for multi-lingual emergency preparedness pamphlets

Have a great week!
–Councillor Glen
10 min
September 02, 2023Sept 2: School bus shortages
My weekly update for Saturday, September 2.
This week:
OSTA school buses; driver recruitment at DriveYellow.ca

Light rail subcommittee: update on Stage 2 LRT

37 Wildpine info meeting

Brew Revolution & friends fundraiser for the food bank

Happy 9th anniversary to StittsvilleCentral.ca

Construction at Abbott's Run and update on Robert Grant Avenue

Livery Street closure (Ginseng to Bobolink) starting September 11

Trans Canada Trail lookout repairs

Register for Fall Cleaning the Capital

Multicultural & Human Rights calendar

Pretty Street Community Center update

Investing in supportive housing

Budget direction report at Finance Commmitee

Zoning by-law update at Planning Committee: Bill 23 & 3 units per lot
Bradley-Craig Park naming ceremony on Thursday at 3pm

September 9 Butter Tart Festival
Don't drain your pool into sewers with a fish logo

Back to school traffic safety reminder
Coming up in the community;Reminders:
Have an excellent long weekend!
–Councillor Glen
15 min
August 26, 2023August 26: Tweaking the Vacant Unit Tax
This week's updates:
Events
today include the Corn Festival (1469 Stittsville Main); Kiddie
Kobbler's fundraiser for "Shoes on their Feet" (Hazeldean at the Shoppes
at Fairwinds); Centre 33's Pride Family Picnic (Kanata United Church,
33 Leacock Drive)

Events tomorrow include the Pride Parade downtown

Thanks to everyone who attended this week's Pride Week Flag Raising Ceremony

Recap: 121 Brae info meeting and traffic lights at Stittsville Main & Brae

37 Wildpine info meeting on Wednesday, August 30

New City Manager is Wendy Stephenson

My motion to tweak the Vacant Unit Tax (VUT)

Fall registration for Cleaning the Capital continues at ottawa.ca

Huntmar is back open between Maple Grove and Palladium

Mosquitoes: Check out ottawapublichealth.ca and protect against West Nile Virus

OC Transpo Fall Service begins Sunday, with more weekend service for Route 61

Cope Park concept plans at engage.ottawa.ca

Bradley-Craig Park commemorative naming ceremony on September 7

Reminder about backyard open air fires

Back-to-school safety reminder

School Crossing Guard recruitment at ottawasafetycouncil.ca

We have "Slow Down For Us" signs available

–Councillor Glen

Have an excellent week!
12 min
August 19, 2023August 19: Celebrating Pride Week
This week’s updates:
Pride Week Flag Raising Ceremony, on Monday, August 21 at 4pm at Village Square Park

Cleaning the Capital: Fall registration is open

New housing pipeline dashboard

Ottawa Public Health: mpox vaccinations; protecting against mosquito bites

CARDELREC yearly maintenance & closures

Info meeting about 121 Brae on August 22

Huntmar will be closed from Maple Grove to Palladium from August 20-27

Registration for fall rec programs delayed

Electric vehicle survey at engage.ottawa.ca

OC Transpo fall service changes at octranspo.com
Upcoming events:
Tonight: Stittsville-Kanata Kiwanis outdoor movie night at Village Square Park

Sunday: Mill of Kintail 50th Anniversary

Monday: Pride Week Flag Raising at Village Square Park
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
8 min
August 12, 2023Aug 12: Remembering Brad Schoenherr
I’m along the Trans Canada Trail just west of Stittsville Main Street.
(Pre-recorded on Friday, August 11)
Updates this week:
Remembering Brad Schoenherr

Thursday's storm; 417 closure postponed

OC Transpo & LRT

A meeting with Police Chief Eric Stubbs

Thanks to Ottawa Fire for organizing this week's blood donor clinic

Upcoming blasting glengower.ca/blasting

August 22: Meeting for 121 Brae

August 30: Meeting for 37 Wildpine
Upcoming events:
Saturday: Stittsville Legion fundraiser

Saturday: Operation Come Home Food Drive / Rotary Club

Saturday: Zida Summer Festival

Saturday craft & vendor market

Sunday farmers' market

August 19: Kiwanis outdoor movie night

August 21: Pride Week Flag Raising
And finally:
Reminder about cycling safety

Congrats Stittsville – #1 in Ottawa for Cleaning the Capital!
Have an excellent weekend.
–Councillor Glen
11 min
August 05, 2023 August 5: Transit, blasting, development & more
This week I'm at JoJo's Community Garden on Stittsville Main Street. (I recorded this on Friday afternoon.)
A quick update of the OC Transpo LRT situation and then some local info:
- Blasting at 360 Bobolink glengower.ca/blasting/
- Cathodic watermain protection
- 121 Brae – info meeting on August 22
- 37 Wildpine – info meeting on August 30
- Next week’s waste pick-up delayed due to the long weekend
- Planning Advisory Committee
- La comité consultatif sur les services en français
- Court case delayed for aggressive dog incident
Upcoming events:
- August 5: Company of Fools present Hamlet at Alexander Grove
- August 10: “A Night at the Museum” farmer’s market fundraiser at Goulbourn Museum
- August 12: 618 Fest: Fundraiser at the Stittsville Legion
- August 21: Pride Week Flag Raising
- Multicultural & Human Rights Calendar
- More info and events at glengower.ca/events/
Have an excellent long weekend!
-Councillor Glen

7 min