Councillor Glen's Stittsville Updates

This week’s updates:

• Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser for Lionhearts Inc. is TONIGHT. Still time to make a donation:
• “Brummell-Curry Park” - commemorating the service of “The Two Johns”
• Plant Your Place - free trees for your property
• 6111 Hazeldean Road site plan + Stittsville development update
• Multi-Cultural & Human Rights Calendar
• Speaker Series: Ottawa Public Health - Advancing equity, diversity and inclusion
• Save the date: Welcome to Stittsville Multicultural Festival on June 20
• Upcoming events at https://glengower.ca/events/
• Support local businesses #supportlocalstittsville

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• Coldest Night of the Year for Lionhearts - still time sign to sign up or donate
• An update on my election plans
• Waste collection day changes coming March 30
• Update on cricket pitches in our community (and beyond)
• Volunteer Award nominations close this week
• Kiwanis Home Bosses Youth Centre is looking for adult volunteers
• Ramadan, Lent, and the Lunar New Year
• Olympic hockey gold medal game - watch parties

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• Remembering Marion Gullock
• Claridge applies for an urban boundary expansion west of Stittsville
• 2 Pretty Street - update on affordable housing project
• Mayor visits Stittsville, with stops at Shingwàkons, Habitat for Humanity Re-Store, and Ritual on Stittsville Main
• Chuks Onwuachi (The Brotherhood Coalition) and Natalie Taite (Ottawa Young Black Professionals) visited City Hall
• OC Transpo Transit Committee update + LRT east opening info
• Your waste pick-up day may be changing
• Coldest Night of the Year moves to Stittsville Main Street
• Deadline for Micro-Grant applications is this week
• Now accepting Volunteer Award nominations
• Stittsville Lions effective speaking contest
• Ramadan begins this week and Lent begins this week
• FUNdraiser Valentine’s Day craft market at Johnny Leroux Arena
• Family Day Skate on Monday - registration is full

Have an excellent weekend!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• Family Day Skate at CARDELREC
• Councillor Chat today at Brown’s, 10am-noon
• Stittsville Community Micro-Grants - deadline February 20
• Upcoming workshop about community associations
• Stittsville Volunteer Awards - nominations are open
• Coldest Night of the Year for Lionhearts - a new route on Stittsville Main Street
• OC Transpo update
• Moving ahead on a new paramedic facility for the west end
• Turning the page with the Stittsville Creative Writing Group
• Congrats Ottawa Sports Awards winners: Allan Ryan, Tyrone Henry, Collinda Joseph, Trinity Lowthian
• Good luck to everyone competing in the West Ottawa Ringette tournament

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• Snowshoe Fest on the Trans Canada Trail today
• Be a hydrant hero, and also shovel out your furnace vents
• Join us for the Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser for Lionhearts
• Nominations are open for the 2026 Stittsville Volunteer Awards
• A reminder for humans and dogs who like to walk at Shea Woods
• Faith leaders roundtable
• OC Transpo info session recap
• Carp Road Corridor BIA annual general meeting
• Remembering Gord Atkinson
• Council passes a new Zoning By-law
• Caivan’s subdivision application at Shea & Flewellyn
• Black History Month and our Multicultural Calendar
• Upcoming events, including a photo exhibit from the Goulbourn Township Historical Society

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• Stitt Street Park consultation event for today has been cancelled due to cold weather
• Cold weather = great-tasting tap water
• Snow removal operations underway
• OC Transpo: Bus fleet update and LRT issues
• OC Transpo info session for Stittsville and Kanata residents on Monday evening
• New zoning by-law comes to Council on Wednesday
• Changes to the Urban Fire Boundary in Stittsville
• Stittsville Community Micro-Grants - deadline for applications at the end of February
• Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser for Lionhearts - please register or make a donation
• Video series about upcoming projects and initiatives in Stittsville
• Changes made to traffic light timing at Robert Grant & Hazeldean

Stay warm!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• Snow! Thanks to snow plow operators, and thanks to residents for co-operating with the parking ban. Plus some reminders for the next big snowfall.
• Join us for the Coldest Night of the Year fundraising walk on February 28, supporting Lionhearts Inc.
• Stittsville Community Micro-Grants
• OC Transpo info session on January 26
• Ottawa Police CommunityConnect
• Catholic elementary school gets site plan approval
• Call Miller Waste for recycling inquiries: 1-888-852-2374 or [email protected]
• Stitt Street Park consultation on January 24
• Celebration of Life for Tysen Lefebvre on Tuesday
• Canadian Tire Centre celebrates 30 years
• Happy birthday wishes

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

Good morning! Today I’m at Silas Bradley Park (Orvieto Way at Edenwylde) in the Edenwylde neighbourhood. It’s one of 16 outdoor rinks in Stittsville. A big thank you to all of the volunteers who are working hard this season to keep the ice in great shape… despite the challenging weather today!

This week’s updates:

• Silas Bradley Park is one of ⁠16 outdoor rinks⁠ in Stittsville.
• Remembering Tysen Lefebvre
• 2026 Micro-grant program launch
• January 24: Bring your ideas for Stitt Street Park
• OC Transpo fleet update
• School bell times & traffic safety
• Multicultural calendar for January
• Hydro Ottawa’s Top 5 reasons for power outages
• Vacant Unit Tax - declaration portal is now open
• Recycling pick-up is now through “Circular Materials” via Miller Waste
• Emergency prep reminder

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

- Celebrating Hanukkah and supporting our Jewish neighbours

- Ottawa Fire tips about oven fires

- Ottawa Police tips to avoid residential break-ins

- OC Transpo Food Drive results

- OC Transpo winter schedule starts on December 21

- OC Transpo is free on New Year’s Eve

- Committee passes new Zoning By-law + update on local files

- Recycling changes coming January 1

- Reminder to get your flu shot and COVID shot (and RSV, if you’re eligible)

- Our office will be closed December 24, reopening January 5

- Support local businesses!

Merry Christmas!

–Councillor Glen

Today is the 41st Annual OC Transpo Food Drive, and volunteers are at Brown’s (Stittsville Main) and No Frills (Iber Road) collecting donations for the Stittsville Food Bank. Let’s fill the bus!

More updates:

• City Budget 2026: Stittsville projects, police, affordable housing, infrastructure, transit

• New Zoning By-law coming to committee this week

• Ottawa Public Health reminder about vaccines

• Winter parking reminders

• Brae Street parking reminder

• Development files: Hazeldean @ Savage; MTO Highway Maintenance Yard; a new Catholic high school

• Parade of Lights / thanks to the Stittsville Village Association

• Upcoming events

• Ice safety reminder

• Changes to recycling on January 1

• Happy Hanukkah

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen