Councillor Glen's Stittsville Updates

By Councillor Glen GowerGovernment

Councillor Glen's Stittsville Updates episodes

February 08, 2025Feb 8: Snow, LRT, healthcare, and buying Canadian
This week’s updates:
Coldest Night of the Year coming up on February 22cnoy.org/location/ottawastittsville
Snow clearing reminders
LRT updates - Line 1 testing, Line 2/4 service, more
A motion to buy Canadian
Primary Care Health Hub recap
Expanding the Queensway Carleton Hospital
Point-In-Time Homelessness Survey results
Para Transpo Talk sessions
Traffic safety meetings; February 18 for Springbrook; February 26 for Kittiwake
School traffic reminder (including Shingwàkons)
Upcoming events: Valentine’s Market, Jamming for Jack, Family Day @ CARDELREC
11 min
February 01, 2025Feb 1: Primary Care recap
This week’s updates:
A recap of our Primary Care health hub meeting

HART Hub funding for the west end

Police warning about suspicious activity

Winter Trailfest on Sunday

Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser for Lionhearts on February 22

Caivan’s proposed development for Stittsville South

Multicultural & Human Rights Calendar, including Black History Month

$180-million in transit funding from the federal government

Mayor launches a new Housing Task Force

School parking and traffic reminder

Police release collision data for 2024

The Ontario election

White Pine Chocolates opens today on Stittsville Main
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
9 min
January 25, 2025Jan 25: They found Banjo!
This week’s updates:
They found Banjo the dog!

Primary Care Health Hub info meeting on Tuesday, January 28

Coldest Night of the Year fundraising walk for Lionhearts on February 22

Stittsville Trailfest on February 2

City receives $10.5-million in homelessness funding from the federal government

Saturday service starts today for OC Transpo Line 2/4

New Para Transpo minibuses and new electric buses

A minor zoning change for the park at 785 Cope in Westwood

Crimestoppers Month

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack & Action Against Islamophobia

Chinese New Year
Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
8 min
January 18, 2025Jan 18: Renovictions
This week’s updates:
Preparing for cold weather this week ottawapublichealth.ca/coldweather

Primary Care Health Hub info meeting on January 28

OC Transpo: Line 2/4 LRT update, plus traffic on the Kichi Zībī Mīkan

Planning and Housing Committee tackles renovictions

Development updates: 37 Wildpine, 425 Culdaff, 5000 Robert Grant

February 2: Stittsville Trailfest

Stittsville Youth Centre is looking for book donations

City March Break camp registration starts January 21

A reminder about garbage

Thank you Juliana!
Stay warm!
–Councillor Glen
12 min
January 11, 2025 Jan 11: Launch of LRT Lines 2 & 4
This week’s updates:
- Remembering Doreen Bell
- OC Transpo launches LRT Line 2/4
- Cold weather resources
- Outdoor skating rinks & volunteers
- Primary Care Health Hub meeting on January 28
- 425 Culdaff Road at Committee of Adjustment
- 37 Wildpine at Planning & Housing Committee
- Automated Speed Enforcement (speed camera) update
- Vacant Unit Tax declaration portal is now open
- We’re hiring: Councillor’s Assistant
- Lionhearts e-waste drop-off today
- Snowmobile reminder
- Welcome to Green Fresh Supermarket
- Closing of Kiddie Kobbler (Stittsville) & Handfashioned Fine Craft

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

11 min
December 21, 2024Dec 21: Happy Holidays!
This week’s updates:
Holiday skate this afternoon at CARDELREC

OC Transpo food drive collects 2,500 kilograms and over $5,000 for the Stittsville Food Bank

A ride on the new LRT Line 2/4

What OC Transpo is doing to improve reliability for buses and Para Transpo

OC Transpo Winter service change starts tomorrow (December 22)

City of Ottawa holiday schedule changes

Call 3-1-1 for any urgent requests over the holidays

The data so far on Ottawa’s 3-item garbage limit, plus a Christmas reminder

Snow clearing reminder

Thank you to volunteers who joined us for this week’s singalong!

Support a local charity this Christmas
Merry Christmas / Joyeux Noël / Happy Hanukkah / Seasons Greetings!
–Councillor Glen
9 min
December 14, 2024 Dec 14: OC Transpo 40th annual food drive
Good morning! Today I'm on Cypress Gardens in front of the Turcotte Family Christmas fundraiser for CHEO. It's a great annual tradition in Stittsville and it'll be lit up every night til the end of the month.

This week's updates:
* Thanks to the Stittsville Village Association and volunteers for a great Parade of Lights!
* OC Transpo 40th annual food drive today - at Brown's Independent and No Frills
* Christmas wrapping fundraiser for Chrysalis House today
* Free holiday skate on December 21
* Snow clearing reminders
* Winter Trail survey at glengower.ca/winter-trail
* Council passes my primary care motion
* Council passes the City budget
* Blasting has wrapped up at Idylea
* Updates to the Sweetnam Drive Neighbourhood Traffic Calming plan
* Residential boulevard gardening survey at engage.ottawa.ca
Have a great week!

–Councillor Glen
9 min
December 07, 2024Dec 7: Stittsville Parade of Lights
This week’s updates:
Christmas displays on Bert G. Argue

Stittsville Parade of Lights TONIGHT on Stittsville Main Street at 6:00 p.m. and streaming live online; Stittsville Lions will be collecting donations for the Stittsville Food Bank, plus video coverage from iSiLIVE.

CBC visits Stittsville for Make the Season Kind

OC Transpo Food Drive next weekend, 40th annual

All kinds of holiday-themed events coming up, visit glengower.ca/events

Free holiday skate on December 21

Ottawa Police RIDE programs / drive sober and plan a ride home

LRT Lines 2/4 open on January 6

Dr. Etches is joining CHEO

Ottawa Public Health encourages families to update immunization records

Reminder to get your flu shot, COVID shot, RSV shot

121 Brae and 1919 Maple Grove approved at Planning & Housing Committee

Budget day on December 11

Christmas singalongs

Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
9 min
November 30, 2024Nov 30: Improving access to primary care in Stittsville
This week’s updates:
Improving access to primary care in Stittsville

Stittsville Sports Hall of Fame 2024 inductees

City budget update

Winter parking restrictions in effect December 1

1919 Maple Grove and 121 Brae at Planning & Housing Committee

An update on the proposed ward boundary change

Where to find the Community Voice newspaper

Local books and local authors

Repair Café today

December 5: CBC’s Make the Season Kind comes to Stittsville

December 7: Stittsville Village Association Parade of Lights

It’s Small Business Saturday / support local business!

Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
11 min
November 23, 2024Nov 23: Stittsville Library turns 50!
Good morning! Today the Stittsville Branch of the Ottawa Public Library is celebrating its 50th anniversary! Special events throughout the day - face painting, button making, games. Some speeches, cake and beverages at 2:00pm, and a performance by Rock the Arts puppets at 2:45pm.

This week’s updates:
Kanata Santa Claus Parade is this morning in Glen Cairn

Christmas market today at Johnny Leroux Arena

Goulbourn Museum’s Old Fashioned Christmas on Sunday

Stittsville Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Thursday at CARDELREC

Stittsville Spree - shop local and win big

November 30: Repair Café

December 5: CBC’s Make the Season Kind in Stittsville

December 7: Parade of Lights

City Budget - info meeting on November 26; what’s in it for Stittsville

Transit Budget - a quick preview of Transit Commission on Monday

Have an excellent week!
–Councillor Glen
10 min