by Glen Gower | Sep 14, 2025 | Notebook
(This post originally appeared in my Substack newsletter.) Why is OC Transpo struggling to deliver consistent, reliable bus service? What is being done to fix it? And how long will it take? It’s tough right now to be using transit in Ottawa. What I hear from...
by Glen Gower | Sep 12, 2025 | Notebook
La version française suit Here’s a recap of what we heard at Transit Committee this week: Stage 2 O-Train East and West Extensions Final construction activities and system testing on the O-Train East Extension are nearing completion. On September 13 and 14, a...
by Team Stittsville | Aug 3, 2025 | Information, Notebook
La version française suit A few weeks back in my weekly video update, I mentioned the possibility of a new extension of the Poole Creek Pathway through Amberwood and Amberlakes. I wanted to provide some more information about where we are at with that project....
by Glen Gower | Jul 27, 2025 | Notebook
La version française suit (Photo: The Stittsville Family Bike Ride group photo at Village Square Park in May 2024.) Way back in 2019, when City Council was still in the early stages of developing a new Official Plan, I remember reading a staff report with a stark...
by Glen Gower | Jul 25, 2025 | Notebook
La version française suit Here are 30 things we all can do – big and small, short- and long-term, in your neighbourhood and in our culture at large – to make our streets safer. (This post comes as a response to a resident who asked what she could do to support efforts...
by Glen Gower | Jul 18, 2025 | Information, Notebook
La version française suit Early in August, I’ll be meeting in Stittsville with Police Chief Eric Stubbs. It’s a regular check-in that he does at least once a year with every local councillor, and I use the meeting to share feedback that I’m hearing...