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 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 11, 2026 | Notebook
La version française suit (This post originally appeared in my Substack newsletter.) The Vacant Unit Tax declaration portal is once again open on ottawa.ca. If you’re an Ottawa property owner, remember to take a few minutes to complete your declaration ahead of the...
by Glen Gower | Jan 9, 2026 | Information, Notebook
La version française suit At the end of November, our team took a tour of Ottawa’s Traffic Operations Centre on Loretta Avenue. Tucked in beside the Queensway, this old industrial building is where staff monitor and adjust traffic signals, fabricate street signs,...
by Glen Gower | Dec 21, 2025 | Information, Notebook
Originally published December 5, 2025 La version française suit Earlier this week I dropped in to the Stittsville Food Bank to check in with Theresa Qadri, the organization’s Chair. She says that December is always their busiest time of year, with donations ramping up...
by Glen Gower | Dec 11, 2025 | Notebook
La version française suit (Originally published in my Substack newsletter.) (Photo: With my council colleagues Marty Carr and Jeff Leiper, checking out the train schedule back in December 2024.) City Council passed the 2026 City Budget late on Wednesday night. Some...
