Councillor Glen's Stittsville Updates

By Councillor Glen Gower

Every Saturday morning, Councillor Glen Gower shares news and info for Stittsville residents.... more

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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
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9min
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

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12min
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
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14min
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
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10min
September 07, 2024Sept 7: A heads up about recent car break-ins
This week's updates:
Back to school, and an opening date for Maplewood High School

Heads up about recent vehicle break-ins

6310 Hazeldean Road at Planning & Housing Committee on Wednesday

New Zoning By-Law info session on Wednesday evening

Mark Sutcliffe’s campaign for financial fairness

OC Transpo update

Ottawa Public Health vaccination reminder

CARDELREC temporary closure for renovations

3-item garbage limit starts in Octoboer

Butter Tart Festival on September 14

Congrats to Trinity Lowthian, competing at the Paralympics

Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
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9min
July 27, 2024 July 27: The watermain break

Events today:
- Hazardous Waste Depot at Canadian Tire Centre
- BAPS Walkathon fundraiser
- Lionhearts Great Potato Rescue
- West Side Pride

More upcoming events:
- Sunday: Silas Bradley Park naming ceremony
- July 31: Outdoor movie night at Stittsville Villa

This week’s updates:
- Queensway closure for bridge replacement at Preston Street
- Watermain break on Stittsville Main
- West Nile Virus
- Wastewater surveillance funding
- Summer storm prep
- New traffic calming locations for 2025
- 620 Bobolink construction info
- Stittsville Sports Hall of Fame nominations
- E-bikes and scooters reminder
- Shea & Flewellyn update
 Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

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10min
July 20, 2024July 20: When will LRT Lines 2/4 open?
This week’s updates:
Congrats Trinity Lowthian, named to the Canadian Paralympic team for Wheelchair Fencing

Tim’s Camp Day

When will LRT Line 2/4 launch to the south end?

Stittsville South Open House recap

Glen Cairn stormwater pond maintenance

Call for nominations: Stittsville Sports Hall of Fame
Saturday: Stittsville Crafters & Vendors Market

Saturday: Brazilian Vibes at Main Street Café

Sunday: Stittsville Market at the Barn

July 27: Hazardous Waste Depot at Canadian Tire Centre

July 27: West Side Pride

July 28: Silas Bradley Park official naming ceremony
Welcome to Stittsville Newcomer’s Guide

Upcoming events:Reminder:
Have a great week!
–Councillor Glen
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7min
July 13, 2024July 13: Shea & Flewellyn intersection
This week’s updates:
Shea & Flewellyn intersection

City Council wraps up for the summer

Fernbank area speed reduction

Friendly Crescent pump station decommissioning

MVCA wants your feedback on their land conservation strategy

Stittsville development update

Transportation trends in Ottawa (Origin-Destination Study)

LRT maintenance for the next two weeks

“New Ways to Bus” schedule preview
Craft & Vendor Fair today

Market @ The Barn on Sunday (Christmas theme)

Tim Hortons Camp Day on Wednesday

West Side Pride on July 27

Silas Bradley Park opening on July 28
Upcoming events:
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
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8min
July 06, 2024July 6: This week at City Hall and in the community
This week’s updates:
Canada Day recap and thank you to organizers and volunteers!

Should we ban the sale of fireworks?

OC Transpo & Bluesfest

This week at City Hall: Carleton U. Pool; transitional housing; developer donations

Sweetnam Drive traffic calming survey

Multicultural calendar & reminder about our Newcomers Guide

Blackstone/Fernbank/Abbottsville speed reduction

New little free library at Wildpine

July 18: Stittsville South open house

Transportation Master Plan on Engage Ottawa

Ottawa Public Health launches StopOverdoseOttawa.ca

A reminder about sidewalks and accessibility

Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
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12min
June 29, 2024June 29: Happy Canada Day!
This week’s updates:
Canada
Day events in Stittsville: Flag Raising ceremony; Canda Day at the
Legion; Car show; Stittsville Village Association fireworks, music, food
trucks, more

OC Transpo is free on Canada Day

OC Transpo summer schedule starts on Sunday

Fireworks safety reminder

Park Run every Saturday

Market @ The Barn every Sunday (strawberry social this weekend)

Congrats to organizers of Porch Fest, and the Brazilian Vibes event

Trees In Trust - deadline is July 1 for fall tree planting

Transportation Committee approves my request for lower speeds in Fernbank/Blackstone/Abbottsville Crossing

Stittsville Main Street construction near “The Landing” (at Beverly)

Update
on pedestrian and cycling projects: Forest Creek Park; Johnwoods;
Westphalian/Terry Fox pathway; Baldcypress bridge to Bradley Commons;
Abbott/Tall Tree crosswalk

Warning about speed camera text scam

Reminder: Welcome to Stittsville Newcomer’s Guide

Call 3-1-1 for help with city services

Update on Let’s Bike Ottawa

Happy Canada Day!
–Councillor Glen
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10min

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