by Glen Gower | Dec 7, 2023 | Notebook
La version française suit This week City Council approved the 2024 City budget, which will invest in the core services and follows through on the Mayor’s campaign promise to keep the city affordable for residents. Residents will see a low tax increase of 2.5 per cent,...
by Glen Gower | Dec 2, 2023 | Information
This week I’m visiting the Turcotte Family Christmas at 18 Cypress Gardens in Stittsville, an annual fundraiser for the Stittsville Food Bank. This week’s updates: Tonight is the Parade of Lights, organized by the Stittsville Village Association....
by Glen Gower | Dec 1, 2023 | Events
The Parade of Lights is this weekend! This year’s Parade of Lights happens on the evening of Saturday, December 2. It runs along Stittsville Main Street beginning at 6:00pm, starting in front of Brown’s Independent and ending at Carleton Cathcart Street....
by Glen Gower | Nov 25, 2023 | Information
This week I’m at the new Silas Bradley Park in Edenwylde (corner of Edenwylde and Hickstead). This week’s updates: A fire on Snowy Owl Emergency plane landing in a field near Fernbank & Shea International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against...
by Glen Gower | Nov 23, 2023 | Information
(Originally published by the Ottawa Citizen, November 22, 2023.) Transit is essential to our city. Without transit, Ottawa cannot function. Right now, OC Transpo struggles with low rider confidence, partly due to LRT issues and partly due to an underperforming bus...