Councillor Glen's Stittsville Updates

By Councillor Glen GowerGovernment

Councillor Glen's Stittsville Updates episodes

July 08, 2023July 8: Charges laid in Wyldewood Park assault
My weekly update for Saturday, July 8

This week’s updates:
Charges laid in last month’s serious assault at Wyldewood Park

Police strategic plan consultation survey

23.5% increase in hate motivated incidents in Ottawa

Canada Day: thank you to volunteers and event organizers

Kids 12 and under ride free on OC Transpo

Pimisi Station

1650 Shea Road Site Plan

Wetlands meeting recap

Highway 417 closed at Bronson July 13-17

Huntmar & Maple Grove intersection work – Cherry Drive resurfacing

TODAY: Stittsville-Kiwanis Garage Sale at Village Square Park

JULY 22: West Side Pride @ Alexander Grove Park
Reminders:
Subscribe to our email newsletter

Call 311 for garbage, graffiti, street lights, wild parsnip, etc.

Traffic safety / slow down

Check out OttawaPublicHealth.ca for info about extreme heat
Note: No video update July 15 or 22 due to summer holidays.
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
11 min
June 30, 2023June 30: Canada Day in Stittsville + community updates
My weekly update for June 20, 2023:

Canada Day 2023:
Join us at 9am at Kavanagh Green for a Stittsville Canada Day flag raising ceremony. (In front of the Stittsville sign at Hazeldean & Stittsville Main). This event is free and co-hosted by Hazeldean Gardens. Tea and coffee will be served in the outdoor courtyard at Hazeldean Gardens afterwards.

The Stittsville Village Association is organizing a free family-friendly Canada Day event from 1pm-10pm at Sacred Heart High School (Abbott @ Shea), including music, and international food court, face painting, fireworks, and more.

Canada Day Car Show. Vintage and exotic cars from the 50s to 80s. In the Holy Spirit Parish parking lot (Shea near Abbott), 12pm-4pm. Organized by the Knights of Columbus, Stittsville

Drop by the Stittsville Legion from 11am-3pm for kids activities, games, karaoke, music, BBQ and more. Followed by activities for adults after 3pm.

City Hall & Community Updates
Update on last April's dog attack court case

Community safety and vandalism

Protecting our wetlands

Alternative response for mental health and substance use crises

Celebrating Eid al-Adha with the Stittsville Muslim Association

City Council relaxes "right of way" rules for gardens and little free libraries

Know the rules before you expand your driveway

Hydro Ottawa strike

OC Transpo updates: Transit on demand + kids 12 and under are free starting July 1

Hazardous waste and the City's Waste Explorer tool: ottawa.ca/wasteexplorer

YOUth Decides recreation programming for teens

Slow Down For Us signs available

OttawaPublicHealth.ca resources for poor air quality

Multicultural & Human Rights calendar for July

Let's Bike Stittsville - congrats to all participants. Over 3,350km = 859 kg of greenhouse gas emissions averted

Congratulations to all graduates / felicitations aux finissants et finissantes!

Have a great Canada Day weekend!
–Councillor Glen
14 min
June 24, 2023June 24: Bear sightings & safety tips
Councillor Glen's Weekly Update for Saturday, June 24
This week I'm at the stormwater management pond on Iber Road.
Upcoming events:
Saturday: Craft & vendors market at Stittsville United Church

Saturday: Party in the Park at Pioneer Plains Park

Sunday: Market @ The Barn strawberry social

Sunday: Household Hazardous Waste Depot

Monday: Help Protect Stittsville's Wetlands

Wednesday: Stittsville Muslim Association Eid Prayer

Thursday: Stittsville Business Association "Biz Chat" at Jimmy's Waffle World

July 1: Canada Day activities in Stittsville
Police seek witnesses to June 9 assault at Wyldewood Park + community meeting recap

Bear sightings and safety tips

LRT readiness for rail for the new line opening to Limebank Road and the Ottawa Airport

OC Transpo "Transit" app enhancement with Royale

Roadside gardens and little free libraries

Nominations are open for Order of Ottawa awards and Brian Kilrea coaching award

Request for feedback: Trees and Forests Outreach and Engagement Strategy

Testing starts on Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) camera near St. Stephen school
Community & City Hall Updates:
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
14 min
June 17, 2023JUNE 17: Ottawa's new three-item garbage limit
My weekly update, recorded at Village Square Park ahead of today’s Welcome to Stittsville Multicultural Festival
This week's updates:
New 3-item limit for garbage: What it means and my thoughts

Household Hazardous Waste Depot on June 25 at Canadian Tire Centre

Journey with Jonathan: biking across Canada to raise awareness for MS

MaxxOttawa extends outreach to Stittsville/Kanata

Encouraging news about a mental health urgent care centre for Stittsville/Kanata

Pelletée de terre pour la nouvelle école du CEPEO à Stittsville

Shingwàkons public school pedestrian safety audit

Bear safety and prevention of bear encounters

Granary Grove Park preliminary designs

Hiring 40 new paramedics per year to address "level zero"

Community safety / incident at Wyldewood Park

Upcoming events:
TODAY, June 17 12pm-4pm: Welcome to Stittsville Multicultural Festival at Village Square Park

TODAY, June 17: Party in the Park at Yakabuski Park hosted by Foley-Peeters

Tuesday, June 20: Collinda Joseph / Councillor's Speaker Series

Thursday, June 22: Stittsville Porch Music Festival

Monday, June 26: Help Protect Stittsville's Wetlands

July 1: Canada Day events in Stittsville

Reminder:
Watch for wild parsnip
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
14 min
June 10, 2023 June 10: From the Jackson Trails wetland along Feedmill Creek
Councillor Glen’s weekly update for Saturday, June 10.
Updates this week:
- Recap: Protecting our Wetlands meeting
- Fire on Poplarwood
- Update on 5618 Hazeldean / Minto's Abbott's Run community
- Wild parsnip treatment
- Pioneer Plains Park: proposal for dogs-off-leash hours
- Hydro Ottawa power outages
- Council will decide next week on garbage "pay-as-you-throw" / bag tags
- June 17: Welcome to Stittsville Multicultural Festival
- June 20: Collinda Joseph at our Councillor's Speaker Series
- June 22: Front Porch Concert Series
- More events at glengower.ca/events/
- Reminder: Speeding & parking
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen

9 min
June 03, 2023June 3: Stittsville Volunteer Awards + Protecting Our Wetlands
Good morning from the lookout along the Trans Canada Trail just west of Stittsville.

This week's updates:
June is Let's Bike Month - sign up at letsbike.ca

Stittsville Volunteer Awards - congratulations to nominees and recipients

Celebrating Pride Month and National Indigenous History Month

Changes to Ottawa's development review process

Branch clean-up coming to an end

Waste and garbage in Ottawa - watch my videos on YouTube, Instagram, and my web site

5618 Hazeldean Road: Minto's Abbott's Run Phase 1 - back at Planning & Housing Committee this week

Greg and Aaron McPherson are On The Road for Mental Health

Ottawa Fire Services: "Wake Up!" program - check your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms

Hydro Ottawa - work starts this week on Horseshoe Crescent, Cloverloft Court, Fringewood Drive

Upcoming events - check out the listing on my web site glengower.ca/events/

June 8: Protecting Our Wetlands

June 17: Welcome to Stittsville Multicultural Festival

June 4 - Arts in the Park

This weekend: Doors Open Ottawa

Sunday: Public Works Big Vehicle Expo

Today: Goulbourn Lawn Bowling Club Open House

This weekend: Asian Night Market

Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
14 min
May 27, 2023MAY 27: OCH receives $24.1-million from Ontario government for affordable housing
Good morning!

Event reminders:
Sunday, March 28: “Mission to Mars” family bike ride. You can sign up at glengower.ca

Wednesday, May 31: 2023 Stittsville Volunteer Awards at Johnny Leroux Arena

Saturday, June 17: Welcome to Stittsville Multicultural Festival
Updates from this week:
OCH receives $24.1-million from the Ontario government for Mikinak, an affordable housing project

Shingwàkons walk to school day

Westwind celebrates opening of outdoor classroom
On my web site – glengower.ca:
Cathodic watermain maintenanance

Betty Hill Walkway consultation

Ottawa Public Health: West Nile Virus and ticks / Lyme disease

Infrastructure Master Plan

OC Transpo driver recruitment
More:
Update on branch pick-up

Co-existing with coyotes

Waste collection calendar and Waste Explorer tool
Upcoming events:
Rotary Club International Film Series

Eco West Enders Pollinator Patch

June is Let’s Bike Month
Reminders:
Ottawa Race Weekend – good luck to runners!

Drivers – slow down & road safety
Have a great week!
–Councillor Glen
10 min
May 20, 2023May 20: Committee sends Minto file back to staff
Good morning! This morning I was swatting mosquitoes next to the Poole Creek Walk Way on Jonathan Pack Street.
This week’s updates:
Slow Down For Us signs are still available at our ward office at CARDELREC

Update on 5618 Hazeldean / Minto’s Abbott’s Run: Committee sends the file back to staff

OC Route Review – virtual and in-person open houses next week

Phase one of the City’s Anti-Racism Strategy

New Program for Youth Ages 11 to 14 years: YOUth Decides

Victoria Day Schedule Changes

Grand opening for Shingwàkons Public School

Update on branch pick-up

Flex stakes are being installed
Events this weekend:
Stittsville-Goulbourn Horticultural Society Plant Sale today

Library plant swap & seeds for kids today & Sunday

Craft and vendor market today

Market @ The Barn Sunday

Jade Aitkin’s walk for the Ottawa First Responders Foundation begins Sunday morning in Stittsville

Fireworks on Monday evening at Hazeldean Gardens
Upcoming events
May 28 – Mission to Mars family bike ride

June 8 – Protecting our Wetlands public meeting

June 17 – Welcome to Stittsville Multicultural Festival (volunteers needed!)
Also:
Marking one year since the derecho & ensuring you’re prepared for the next emergency

Reminder to call 9-1-1 if you see a crime in progress
Have an excellent long weekend!
–Councillor Glen
12 min
May 13, 2023May 13: 6-million OC Transpo trips in March
Good morning! Today I was at Alexander Grove near Johnny Leroux Arena / Warner-Colpitts Lane.
This week:
OC Transpo prepares for launch of the next stage of light rail towards the Airport and Riverside South

City Council & High Performance Development Standards

McHappy Day raising money for an expansion of Ronald McDonald House

Transit Commission: 6-million rider trips in March, GPS & data updates; e-bus pilot results

Ice storm clean-up update, including a branch collection blitz on Tuesday

New regulations for little free libraries and roadside gardens

Tow trucks - know your rights

1981 Maple Grove Road - Ontario Land Tribunal orders approval

Spring tree planting update

How police are tackling auto theft

Shea Road temporary closure south of Fernbank

5618 Hazeldean Road at Planning Committee / Minto's Abbott's Run

Emergency Preparedness Week + Red Cross workshops

Councillor Chat - Saturday (today) 11am-1pm at Village Square Park including Slow Down For Us signs

Ride for Disabled Vets - 10am-3pm - expect lots of motorbikes on Stittsville Main

owaa new artwork - "My Happy Place" at CARDELREC (1500 Shea Road)

Check out my newsletter for more local events each week

Happy Mother's Day!

Report street racing and loud vehicles to ottawapolice.ca/report/

Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
13 min
May 06, 2023 May 6: Bear sightings
Good morning! This week's update was recorded on Saturday morning at Crossing Bridge Park.
- Ottawa River Flooding - volunteers needed, visit WestCarletonRelief.ca
- Bear sightings
- Proposal for a new "Pay-As-You-Throw" garbage bag system
- Crossing Bridge Park renewal
- OC Transpo bus route review / survey
- Nightlife commissioner
- Affordable Housing - Scaling Up report
- Sod turning for the new St. Bernadette Catholic School
- CPI Interiors - celebrating 25 years
- Tour of the City's traffic facilities
- Today - Jane's Walk on Stittsville Main Street - registration is full
- May 18 - Councillor Chat & "Slow Down for Us" sign giveaway
- May 28 - Mission to Mars family bike ride
- May 31 - Volunteer Awards
- Cleaning the Capital - Thank you to volunteers! 66 groups registered,
over 1,400 volunteers in Stittsville
- Multicultural & Human Rights Calendar
- Make the right call! 9-1-1 for emergencies & crimes in progress;
3-1-1 for City issues - parks, graffiti, potholes, trees, etc.
Have an excellent week!
--Councillor Glen

13 min