by Glen Gower | Oct 10, 2025 | Development, Notebook
La version française suit This week City Council received the Housing Innovation Task Force report and approved a series of measures to help deal with Ottawa’s housing crisis. The approved measures include things like: Streamlining rules and processes to make...
by Team Stittsville | Sep 22, 2025 | Community
La version française suit On Saturday, September 20, Stittsville joined a global movement. As millions of people in over 180 countries marked World Cleanup Day 2025, our community welcomed the United Nations to W.J. Bell Rotary Peace Park. Guests included Anacláudia...
by Team Stittsville | Aug 17, 2025 | Community
La version française suit Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 4th Annual Pride Week Flag Raising Ceremony at Village Square Park in Stittsville. Our guest speaker and honourary flag raiser was Councillor Ariel Troster, Council Liaison for Women, Gender Equity...
by Glen Gower | Sep 20, 2024 | Notebook
La version française suit (This post was originally published in my Substack newsletter.) On Wednesday, Ottawa City Council spent almost three hours debating a 5-minute service change to LRT off-peak service. A majority of councillors (included me) voted to keep the...
by Glen Gower | Aug 10, 2024 | Information, Notebook
La version française suit (Originally published on my Substack newsletter) In a 30-minute speech in front of local reporters at City Hall, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe laid out a compelling case for financial fairness for the City of Ottawa from the provincial and federal...