by Glen Gower | Sep 14, 2026 | Development, Notebook
Can City Council pause housing development in Stittsville until Carp Road gets widened, or until LRT construction is finished? That’s a question I get a lot from residents, and it sounds like a straightforward and logical idea. But under Provincial legislation, the...
by Glen Gower | Sep 12, 2026 | Information
Good morning! Today I’m at Patrick Hartin House on Maple Grove Road. These two stone buildings are being recommended for heritage designation. The smaller cottage was built around 1840, and the larger home was built in 1886. They are among the last stone buildings...
by Glen Gower | Aug 29, 2026 | Information, Notebook
This post originally appeared in my Substack newsletter. La version française suit At the start of August, an intriguing email arrived in my mailbox from City of Ottawa Forestry staff. Subject: For Your Awareness – Upcoming Carleton University Research I’m...
by Glen Gower | Aug 29, 2026 | Information
Good morning! Today I’m in front of Shingwàkons Public School on Cope Drive. (Shingwàkons means “little pine” in the Kitigan Zibi dialect of the Algonquin language.) This week’s updates: Back to school for English students this week, plus some traffic...
by Glen Gower | Aug 28, 2026 | Information
Photo: Display board from the November 2025 meeting about the updated Carp Road design. Photo : Illustrations présentées à la réunion de novembre 2025 sur la nouvelle conception pour le chemin Carp. La version française suit The Carp Road Widening project...
