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		<title>NOTEBOOK: A fond farewell to Quitters</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>La version française suit I have a lot of feelings about Quitters closing next week. Equator Coffee will be moving in as of March 8. I grew up with Quitters’ owner, Kathleen Edwards. We went to elementary school and high school together in Nepean when we were kids. We’d lost touch when she left town [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://glengower.ca/community/notebook-a-fond-farewell-to-quitters/">NOTEBOOK: A fond farewell to Quitters</a> appeared first on <a href="https://glengower.ca">Glen Gower | Councillor / Conseiller | Stittsville</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>La version française suit</em></p>
<p>I have a lot of feelings about Quitters closing next week. Equator Coffee will be moving in as of March 8.</p>
<p>I grew up with Quitters’ owner, Kathleen Edwards. We went to elementary school and high school together in Nepean when we were kids. We’d lost touch when she left town to pursue her music career (with great success, I might add), and I was thrilled when rumours started swirling in 2014 that she’d be taking a break to open a coffee shop in our Stittsville neighbourhood.</p>
<p>The coffee shop would finally open on Thanksgiving weekend 2014, transforming a former antique shop into a neighbourhood hub that became Stittsville biggest tourist attraction, our unofficial town hall, and the friendliest coffee shop in the city.</p>
<p>Radio hosts on CBC would name-drop Quitters and Stittsville every time they spun one of Kathleen’s songs. Her fans and musical friends from across the country made a point of trekking out to visit when they came to the Nation’s Capital. (<a href="https://stittsvillecentral.ca/bryan-adams-stopped-in-at-quitters-coffee-on-saturday-afternoon/"><b>Bryan Adams</b> even dropped by once.</a>)</p>
<p>Every weekend during spring, summer and fall, there would be a steady stream of cyclists who took a detour off the Trans Canada Trail to grab a drink and a bite to eat. The shop became an unofficial boardroom for many work-from-home entrepreneurs and a spot for people of all ages to meet up with their friends. I almost always would run into somebody I knew at the shop.</p>
<p>The trivia nights, hosted by Rick Tremblay, were legendary for their friendly rambunctiousness and great music. (And they certainly weren’t physically distant. It’s amazing how many people the staff could squeeze into such a small room.)</p>
<p>As noisy as it could be at Saturday night trivia, it could also be a calm environment at times. A quiet spot to meet a friend to solve life’s problems, or just to gaze out the window in the rain.</p>
<p>In 2015, on the occasion of Quitters’ first anniversary, <a href="https://stittsvillecentral.ca/comment-happy-first-birthday-to-quitters/">I wrote an editorial on StittsvilleCentral.ca</a> to try to capture what Kathleen had done for our community. “Next time you see Kathleen, ask her about some of her ideas for the shops and services that she’d like to see nearby on Stittsville Main. She’s given me hope that it’s still possible to reclaim the village vibe that’s been missing from the street. I hope we can find more local business owners like Kathleen who can bring the same level of vision, energy and enthusiasm to our community.”</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Quitters really did blaze a trail for Stittsville Main Street. Thank you to Kathleen and your team (Rick and Amanda deserve a lot of credit in particular) for creating a landmark. Vibrant, social, and locally focused, you brought Stittsville together. You’ll be forever missed, and never forgotten.</p>
<div id="attachment_6596" style="width: 1930px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6596" class="wp-image-6596 size-full" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bill-brown.jpg" alt="Quitters at night - Painting by Bill Brown" width="1920" height="1905" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bill-brown.jpg 1920w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bill-brown-300x298.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bill-brown-1024x1016.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bill-brown-150x150.jpg 150w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bill-brown-768x762.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bill-brown-1536x1524.jpg 1536w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bill-brown-610x605.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bill-brown-1080x1072.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bill-brown-1280x1270.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bill-brown-980x972.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bill-brown-480x476.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /><p id="caption-attachment-6596" class="wp-caption-text">Painting by Bill Brown (published with permission)</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_6606" style="width: 1110px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6606" class="wp-image-6606 size-full" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-exterior.jpg" alt="Quitters 2014 coming soon" width="1100" height="619" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-exterior.jpg 1100w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-exterior-300x169.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-exterior-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-exterior-768x432.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-exterior-610x343.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-exterior-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-exterior-980x551.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-exterior-480x270.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px" /><p id="caption-attachment-6606" class="wp-caption-text">Quitters in August 2014</p></div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<div id="attachment_6604" style="width: 730px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6604" class="wp-image-6604 size-full" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-coffee-1.jpg" alt="Quitters first day opening 2014" width="720" height="960" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-coffee-1.jpg 720w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-coffee-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-coffee-1-610x813.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-coffee-1-480x640.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /><p id="caption-attachment-6604" class="wp-caption-text">Opening day, October 2014. (Photo by Rochelle James)</p></div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6610" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-putz.jpg" alt="Kathleen on the first day" width="1614" height="1362" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-putz.jpg 1614w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-putz-300x253.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-putz-1024x864.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-putz-768x648.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-putz-1536x1296.jpg 1536w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-putz-610x515.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-putz-1080x911.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-putz-1280x1080.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-putz-980x827.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-putz-480x405.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1614px) 100vw, 1614px" /></p>
<div id="attachment_6608" style="width: 1474px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6608" class="wp-image-6608 size-full" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-kathleen-dogs.jpg" alt="Kathleen with Penny and Fred" width="1464" height="1430" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-kathleen-dogs.jpg 1464w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-kathleen-dogs-300x293.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-kathleen-dogs-1024x1000.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-kathleen-dogs-768x750.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-kathleen-dogs-610x596.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-kathleen-dogs-1080x1055.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-kathleen-dogs-1280x1250.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-kathleen-dogs-980x957.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-kathleen-dogs-480x469.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1464px) 100vw, 1464px" /><p id="caption-attachment-6608" class="wp-caption-text">Kathleen with Penny and Fred</p></div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<div id="attachment_6607" style="width: 1476px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6607" class="wp-image-6607 size-full" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-jim-bryson.jpg" alt="Jim Bryson and Kathleen Edwards" width="1466" height="1464" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-jim-bryson.jpg 1466w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-jim-bryson-300x300.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-jim-bryson-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-jim-bryson-150x150.jpg 150w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-jim-bryson-768x767.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-jim-bryson-610x609.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-jim-bryson-1080x1079.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-jim-bryson-1280x1278.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-jim-bryson-980x979.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-jim-bryson-480x479.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1466px) 100vw, 1466px" /><p id="caption-attachment-6607" class="wp-caption-text">Jim Bryson performers with Kathleen Edwards, February 2016</p></div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<div id="attachment_6622" style="width: 1032px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6622" class="wp-image-6622 size-full" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-gingerbread-amanda.jpg" alt="Amanda with a Gingerbread house replica of Quitters" width="1022" height="576" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-gingerbread-amanda.jpg 1022w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-gingerbread-amanda-300x169.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-gingerbread-amanda-768x433.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-gingerbread-amanda-610x344.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-gingerbread-amanda-980x552.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-gingerbread-amanda-480x271.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px" /><p id="caption-attachment-6622" class="wp-caption-text">Amanda Epp displays a gingerbread replica of Quitters (Photo by Barry Gray)</p></div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<div id="attachment_6615" style="width: 1464px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6615" class="wp-image-6615 size-full" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rick-tremblay.jpg" alt="Rick Tremblay" width="1454" height="1458" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rick-tremblay.jpg 1454w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rick-tremblay-300x300.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rick-tremblay-1021x1024.jpg 1021w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rick-tremblay-150x150.jpg 150w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rick-tremblay-768x770.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rick-tremblay-610x612.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rick-tremblay-1080x1083.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rick-tremblay-1280x1284.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rick-tremblay-980x983.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rick-tremblay-480x481.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1454px) 100vw, 1454px" /><p id="caption-attachment-6615" class="wp-caption-text">Rick Tremblay opens the patio for spring</p></div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<div id="attachment_6613" style="width: 1472px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6613" class="wp-image-6613 size-full" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-redds-ice-cream.jpg" alt="Ice cream at Quitters Redd's" width="1462" height="1454" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-redds-ice-cream.jpg 1462w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-redds-ice-cream-300x298.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-redds-ice-cream-1024x1018.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-redds-ice-cream-150x150.jpg 150w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-redds-ice-cream-768x764.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-redds-ice-cream-610x607.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-redds-ice-cream-1080x1074.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-redds-ice-cream-1280x1273.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-redds-ice-cream-980x975.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-redds-ice-cream-480x477.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1462px) 100vw, 1462px" /><p id="caption-attachment-6613" class="wp-caption-text">Ice cream from Redd&#8217;s</p></div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6605" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-cold-beer-patio.jpg" alt="Cold beer on the Quitters patio" width="1462" height="1464" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-cold-beer-patio.jpg 1462w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-cold-beer-patio-300x300.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-cold-beer-patio-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-cold-beer-patio-150x150.jpg 150w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-cold-beer-patio-768x769.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-cold-beer-patio-610x611.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-cold-beer-patio-1080x1081.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-cold-beer-patio-1280x1282.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-cold-beer-patio-980x981.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-cold-beer-patio-480x481.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1462px) 100vw, 1462px" />    <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6616" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-springtime-exterior.jpg" alt="Quitters from across the street" width="1446" height="1054" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-springtime-exterior.jpg 1446w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-springtime-exterior-300x219.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-springtime-exterior-1024x746.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-springtime-exterior-768x560.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-springtime-exterior-610x445.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-springtime-exterior-1080x787.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-springtime-exterior-1280x933.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-springtime-exterior-980x714.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-springtime-exterior-480x350.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1446px) 100vw, 1446px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6620" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia3.jpg" alt="Quitters trivia" width="1452" height="1220" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia3.jpg 1452w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia3-300x252.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia3-1024x860.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia3-768x645.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia3-610x513.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia3-1080x907.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia3-1280x1075.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia3-980x823.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia3-480x403.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1452px) 100vw, 1452px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6617" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-categories.jpg" alt="Quitters trivia topics" width="1440" height="1440" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-categories.jpg 1440w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-categories-300x300.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-categories-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-categories-150x150.jpg 150w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-categories-768x768.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-categories-610x610.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-categories-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-categories-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-categories-980x980.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-categories-480x480.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6618" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-scorecard.jpg" alt="quitters rules of the game trivia" width="1466" height="1460" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-scorecard.jpg 1466w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-scorecard-300x300.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-scorecard-1024x1020.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-scorecard-150x150.jpg 150w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-scorecard-768x765.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-scorecard-610x608.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-scorecard-1080x1076.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-scorecard-1280x1275.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-scorecard-980x976.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-trivia-scorecard-480x478.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1466px) 100vw, 1466px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6602" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitter-trivia1.jpg" alt="Rick Tremblay hosts Quitters trivia night" width="1464" height="1284" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitter-trivia1.jpg 1464w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitter-trivia1-300x263.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitter-trivia1-1024x898.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitter-trivia1-768x674.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitter-trivia1-610x535.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitter-trivia1-1080x947.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitter-trivia1-1280x1123.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitter-trivia1-980x860.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitter-trivia1-480x421.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1464px) 100vw, 1464px" /></p>
<div id="attachment_6621" style="width: 1048px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6621" class="wp-image-6621 size-full" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/reinventing-stittsville-main-05.jpg" alt="Re-Imaginging stittsville Main" width="1038" height="576" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/reinventing-stittsville-main-05.jpg 1038w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/reinventing-stittsville-main-05-300x166.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/reinventing-stittsville-main-05-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/reinventing-stittsville-main-05-768x426.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/reinventing-stittsville-main-05-610x338.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/reinventing-stittsville-main-05-980x544.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/reinventing-stittsville-main-05-480x266.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1038px) 100vw, 1038px" /><p id="caption-attachment-6621" class="wp-caption-text">Re-Imagining Stittsville Main Street, November 2016</p></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6614" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-revitalizing.jpg" alt="Re-Imagining Stittsville Main" width="982" height="832" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-revitalizing.jpg 982w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-revitalizing-300x254.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-revitalizing-768x651.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-revitalizing-610x517.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-revitalizing-980x830.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-revitalizing-480x407.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6609" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-pumpkin-kathleen.jpg" alt="Kathleen behind the cash at Quitters" width="1460" height="1316" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-pumpkin-kathleen.jpg 1460w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-pumpkin-kathleen-300x270.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-pumpkin-kathleen-1024x923.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-pumpkin-kathleen-768x692.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-pumpkin-kathleen-610x550.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-pumpkin-kathleen-1080x973.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-pumpkin-kathleen-1280x1154.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-pumpkin-kathleen-980x883.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-pumpkin-kathleen-480x433.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1460px) 100vw, 1460px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6612" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rain.jpg" alt="Quitters in the rain" width="1458" height="1460" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rain.jpg 1458w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rain-300x300.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rain-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rain-150x150.jpg 150w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rain-768x769.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rain-610x611.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rain-1080x1081.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rain-1280x1282.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rain-980x981.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-rain-480x481.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1458px) 100vw, 1458px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6603" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bw-front.jpg" alt="Black and white - Quitters on Stittsville Main" width="1458" height="950" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bw-front.jpg 1458w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bw-front-300x195.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bw-front-1024x667.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bw-front-768x500.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bw-front-610x397.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bw-front-1080x704.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bw-front-1280x834.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bw-front-980x639.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-bw-front-480x313.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1458px) 100vw, 1458px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6611 aligncenter" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-q-reflection.jpg" alt="Quitters Q reflection" width="1472" height="1470" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-q-reflection.jpg 1472w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-q-reflection-300x300.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-q-reflection-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-q-reflection-150x150.jpg 150w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-q-reflection-768x767.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-q-reflection-610x609.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-q-reflection-1080x1079.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-q-reflection-1280x1278.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-q-reflection-980x979.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quitters-q-reflection-480x479.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1472px) 100vw, 1472px" /></p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: 400;">Carnet de notes : Des adieux chaleureux à Quitters</h2>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Je ressens toute une gamme d’émotions relativement à la fermeture de Quitters la semaine prochaine. Equator Coffee emménagera dans ses anciens locaux le 8 mars.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">J’ai grandi avec la propriétaire de Quitters, Kathleen Edwards. Quand nous étions jeunes, nous avons fréquenté les mêmes écoles primaire et secondaire à Nepean. Nous avons perdu contact lorsqu’elle a quitté la ville pour poursuivre sa carrière musicale (avec beaucoup de succès, je pourrais ajouter). J’ai été très heureux en 2014 quand des rumeurs ont commencé à circuler selon lesquelles elle allait mettre sa carrière sur pause pour ouvrir un café dans notre quartier de Stittsville.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Le café a finalement ouvert ses portes la fin de semaine de l’Action de grâce de 2014, transformant ainsi un ancien magasin d’antiquités en un carrefour de quartier, lequel est ensuite devenu la plus grande attraction touristique de Stittsville, notre hôtel de ville non officiel et le café le plus amical de la ville.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Les animateurs de radio de la CBC mentionnaient Quitters et Stittsville chaque fois qu’ils faisaient jouer une des chansons de Kathleen. Ses admirateurs et ses amis musiciens de partout au pays ne rataient pas une occasion de faire un détour pour visiter le café lorsqu’ils se rendaient dans la capitale nationale. (<a href="https://stittsvillecentral.ca/bryan-adams-stopped-in-at-quitters-coffee-on-saturday-afternoon/">Bryan Adams y est même déjà allé</a>!)</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Chaque fin de semaine au printemps, en été et en automne, on voyait un flux régulier de cyclistes quitter le Sentier transcanadien pour aller y prendre un verre et y manger un morceau. L’établissement est devenu une salle de réunion non officielle pour de nombreux entrepreneurs travaillant à domicile et un endroit où des gens de tous âges pouvaient rencontrer leurs amis. J’y rencontrais presque toujours quelqu’un que je connaissais.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Les soirées de jeux-questionnaires animées par Rick Tremblay étaient légendaires pour leur chaleureuse énergie et leur bonne musique. (La distanciation physique n’y était assurément pas respectée. C’est incroyable le nombre de personnes que le personnel pouvait accueillir dans une salle aussi petite.)</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Même s’il était bruyant le samedi soir, l’établissement pouvait aussi parfois offrir un environnement calme. Il devenait alors un endroit tranquille où l’on pouvait rencontrer quelqu’un afin de résoudre différents problèmes de la vie ou, tout simplement, de regarder tomber la pluie par la fenêtre.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">En 2015, à l’occasion du premier anniversaire de Quitters, <a href="https://stittsvillecentral.ca/comment-happy-first-birthday-to-quitters/">j’ai écrit un article sur StittsvilleCentral.ca</a> pour essayer de saisir tout ce que Kathleen avait fait pour notre communauté. [traduction] « La prochaine fois que vous verrez Kathleen, parlez-lui des magasins et des services qu’elle aimerait voir à proximité sur la rue Stittsville Main. Elle m’a donné l’espoir qu’il est encore possible de raviver l’ambiance de village qui a disparu du secteur. J’espère que nous serons en mesure de trouver d’autres propriétaires d’entreprises locales comme Kathleen, qui pourront insuffler la même vision ainsi que le même niveau d’énergie et d’enthousiasme à notre communauté. »</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Quitters a réellement ouvert la voie aux autres sur la rue Stittsville Main. Merci à Kathleen et à son équipe (Rick et Amanda méritent tout particulièrement notre reconnaissance) d’avoir créé ce lieu incontournable. Par votre énergie, votre entregent et votre travail à l’échelle locale, vous avez rassemblé les résidents et les résidentes de Stittsville. Vous laisserez un vide et ne serez jamais oubliés.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://glengower.ca/community/notebook-a-fond-farewell-to-quitters/">NOTEBOOK: A fond farewell to Quitters</a> appeared first on <a href="https://glengower.ca">Glen Gower | Councillor / Conseiller | Stittsville</a>.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>(Photo: Kathleen Edwards and her parents, Margaret and Len. All photos courtesy of the City of Ottawa.) I was very lucky to be a part of Thursday night&#8217;s ceremony at City Hall to induct my friend Kathleen Edwards into the Order of Ottawa. For me, one of the best parts of the event was seeing [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://glengower.ca/events/kathleen-edwards-inducted-to-the-order-of-ottawa/">Kathleen Edwards inducted to the Order of Ottawa</a> appeared first on <a href="https://glengower.ca">Glen Gower | Councillor / Conseiller | Stittsville</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>(Photo: Kathleen Edwards and her parents, Margaret and Len. All photos courtesy of the City of Ottawa.)</em></p>
<p>I was very lucky to be a part of Thursday night&#8217;s ceremony at City Hall to induct my friend Kathleen Edwards into the Order of Ottawa.</p>
<p>For me, one of the best part<span class="text_exposed_show">s of the event was seeing Kathleen&#8217;s parents, Margaret and Len (pictured above with Kathleen), and their excitement and pride in all of her accomplishments. </span></p>
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<p>Kathleen and I grew up together in Nepean, and through a fortunate set of circumstances we&#8217;ve found ourselves living and working in Stittsville. I am still in awe at what Kathleen has accomplished as a musician, as a business owner, and as a volunteer in our community.</p>
<p>Well done my friend!</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2488" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-jim.jpg" alt="2019 Order of Ottawa induction ceremony. Photo credit: City of Ottawa" width="1200" height="1600" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-jim.jpg 1200w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-jim-225x300.jpg 225w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-jim-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-jim-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-jim-610x813.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-jim-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-jim-980x1307.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-jim-480x640.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2487" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-signature.jpg" alt="2019 Order of Ottawa induction ceremony. Photo credit: City of Ottawa" width="1600" height="1067" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-signature.jpg 1600w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-signature-300x200.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-signature-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-signature-768x512.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-signature-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-signature-610x407.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-signature-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-signature-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-signature-980x654.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-signature-480x320.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2486" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-order.jpg" alt="2019 Order of Ottawa induction ceremony. Photo credit: City of Ottawa" width="1600" height="1067" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-order.jpg 1600w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-order-300x200.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-order-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-order-768x512.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-order-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-order-610x407.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-order-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-order-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-order-980x654.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kathleen-order-480x320.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2485" src="http://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/order-of-ottawa-recipients-2019.jpg" alt="2019 Order of Ottawa induction ceremony. Photo credit: City of Ottawa" width="1600" height="963" srcset="https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/order-of-ottawa-recipients-2019.jpg 1600w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/order-of-ottawa-recipients-2019-300x181.jpg 300w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/order-of-ottawa-recipients-2019-1024x616.jpg 1024w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/order-of-ottawa-recipients-2019-768x462.jpg 768w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/order-of-ottawa-recipients-2019-1536x924.jpg 1536w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/order-of-ottawa-recipients-2019-610x367.jpg 610w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/order-of-ottawa-recipients-2019-1080x650.jpg 1080w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/order-of-ottawa-recipients-2019-1280x770.jpg 1280w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/order-of-ottawa-recipients-2019-980x590.jpg 980w, https://glengower.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/order-of-ottawa-recipients-2019-480x289.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /></p>
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<p>The Order of Ottawa recognizes exceptional residents who have made a significant contribution in a professional capacity in many areas of city life, including arts and culture, business, community service, education, public service, labour, communications and media, science, medicine, sports and entertainment, or other fields that benefit the residents of Ottawa.</p>
<p>Mayor Jim Watson inducted 16 residents into the Order of Ottawa and presented the 2019 recipient of the Brian Kilrea Award for Excellence in Coaching during a ceremony at Ottawa City Hall.</p>
<p>The Order of Ottawa inductees are: Anand S. Aggarwal, Dr. Roland Armitage, Claude Bennett, Katherine Cooligan, Kathleen Edwards, Lisa Hébert, Marc LeBoutillier, Jean-Michel Lemieux, Gwen Madiba M. Latulippe, Madeleine Meilleur, Hindia Mohamoud, Bernard A. Poulin, L.A. (Sandy) Smallwood, Kenneth Tammadge and Chef Ric Watson. Victor F. Tedondo was presented with the Brian Kilrea Award for Excellence in Coaching, an award that recognizes the contributions of an amateur coach who best exemplifies the qualities of leadership and commitment.</p>
<p>L’Ordre d’Ottawa rend hommage à des citoyennes et citoyens exceptionnels dont la contribution sur le plan professionnel a enrichi de façon significative la vie municipale dans le domaine des arts et de la culture, des affaires, des services communautaires, de l’éducation, de la fonction publique, du travail, des communications et des médias, des sciences, de la médecine, des sports et des loisirs ou d’autres secteurs d’activité dont les bienfaits rejaillissent sur la population d’Ottawa.</p>
<p>Le maire Jim Watson a honoré les seize récipiendaires de l’Ordre d’Ottawa et a présenté le lauréat 2019 du Prix Brian-Kilrea soulignant l’excellence chez les entraîneurs lors d’une cérémonie qui a eu lieu à l’hôtel de ville d’Ottawa.</p>
<p>Les quinze personnes suivantes ont été décorées de l’Ordre d’Ottawa : Anand S. Aggarwal, Dr Roland Armitage, Claude Bennett, Katherine Cooligan, Kathleen Edwards, Lisa Hébert, Marc LeBoutillier, Jean-Michel Lemieux, Gwen Madiba M. Latulippe, Madeleine Meilleur, Hindia Mohamoud, Bernard A. Poulin, L. A. (Sandy) Smallwood, Kenneth Tammadge et Chef Ric Watson. Le maire Watson a aussi remis à Victor F. Tedondo le Prix Brian-Kilrea pour l’excellence chez les entraîneurs; ce prix souligne les actions d’un entraîneur amateur incarnant le mieux les qualités de leadership et d’engagement.</p>
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<p>A native of Ottawa, Ms. Kathleen Edwards has made her home city shine. She is an accomplished, nationally recognized singer-songwriter and musician who has achieved outstanding success as an alt-country artist, playing on stage with greats like Joni Mitchell, Bryan Adams and Blue Rodeo, and appearing on the Late Show with David Letterman.</p>
<p>Her 2003 debut album, Failer, contained the singles Six O’Clock News and Hockey Skates. Her next two albums, Back to Me and Asking for Flowers, both made the Billboard 200 chart and reached the top 10 on Billboard’s Top Heatseekers chart. In 2012, Ms. Edwards’s fourth studio album, Voyageur, became her first to crack both the top 100 and top 40 in the United States, peaking at number 39 on the US Billboard 200 chart and number two in Canada. Her albums Asking for Flowers and Voyageur were both shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize and her single Soft Place to Land won the prestigious Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) Songwriting Prize. Each of her four albums has garnered Juno Awards nominations.</p>
<p>In 2013, Ms. Edwards returned to Ottawa, settling in Stittsville and establishing Quitters Coffee shop, developing it into a thriving business and a gathering spot for friends, community meetings and fundraisers. Now a successful local businessperson, Ms. Edwards lends her voice and support to many charities, community events and organizations, both locally and nationally, including The Royal, MusiCares, Ottawa Riverkeeper, Students on Ice and Golden Rescue.</p>
<p>Née à Ottawa, Mme Kathleen Edwards ne cesse de faire rayonner sa ville natale. Chanteuse, auteure-compositrice et musicienne accomplie reconnue à l’échelle nationale, elle a connu beaucoup de succès comme artiste alt-country. Elle a occupé la scène avec de grandes vedettes comme Joni Mitchell, Bryan Adams et Blue Rodeo et a fait un passage remarqué à l’émission de David Letterman, le Late Show.</p>
<p>Les pièces Six O’Clock News et Hockey Skates étaient sur son premier album, Failer, lancé en 2003. Ses deux prochains albums, Back to Me et Asking for Flowers, ont fait le Builboard 200 et se sont classés dans le top 10 des Top Heatseekers du Billboard. En 2012, le quatrième album studio de Mme Edwards, Voyageur, a été son premier à se classer dans le top 100 et le top 40 aux États-Unis, occupant le 39e rang du Billboard 200 américain et le 2e rang au Canada. Ses albums, Asking for Flowers et Voyager, ont été mis en nomination pour le Prix de musique Polaris et la pièce, Soft Place to Land, a remporté le prestigieux Prix du compositeur de la Société canadienne des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SOCAN). Chacun de ses quatre albums lui a valu des nominations aux Prix Juno.</p>
<p>En 2013, Mme Edwards est revenue à Ottawa et s’est établie à Stittsville. Elle a créé le café Quitters Coffee, devenu une entreprise prospère et un lieu de rencontre entre amis et un carrefour pour les organismes communautaires et les campagnes de collecte de fonds. Femme d’affaires connaissant beaucoup de succès localement, Mme Edwards prête sa voix et son appui à de nombreuses œuvres de bienfaisance, activités communautaires et organismes, tant à l’échelle locale que nationale, notamment à l’Hôpital Royal, à MusiCares, à Ottawa Riverkeeper, à Students on Ice et à Golden Rescue.</p>
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