by Glen Gower | Jan 28, 2026 | Development, Notebook
La version française suit City Council unanimously approved the New Zoning By-law for Ottawa today. In my wrap up comments at Council, I likened Ottawa’s New Zoning By-law project to an action-adventure movie featuring a spaceship on a long, long journey back to...
by Glen Gower | Jan 28, 2026 | Notebook
La version française suit The late Gord Atkinson was one of the biggest names in Ottawa radio for nearly 50 years, and soon the longtime Stittsville resident will have a street named for him in our community. I met up with Atkinson’s family last week and we...
by Glen Gower | Jan 24, 2026 | Information
Good morning! Today I’m at Bradley-Craig Park, one of three new outdoor rinks in Stittsville for this season. (I recorded today’s update on Friday, due to the cold weather forecast!) This week’s updates: Stitt Street Park consultation event for today has been...
by Glen Gower | Jan 20, 2026 | Information, Notebook
La version française suit About 5,000 property owners in Stittsville received letters this month with information about an increase to taxes due to revisions of the “Urban Fire Boundary”. A sample of the letter is included below. The letters took many people...
by Glen Gower | Jan 17, 2026 | Information
Good morning! Today I’m at the outdoor rink at Mark Yakabuski Park, on Haliburton Heights in the Fernbank area. 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...