Councillor Glen's Stittsville Updates

This week's updates: November 1 Pumpkin Parade Provincial changes to Ottawa's Official Plan and urban expansion areas, and what it means for Stittsville Hydro Ottawa's annual report to Council Light Rail Stage 2 update Winter recreation program guide available October 30 Lloydalex traffic safety meeting on November 22 Lansdowne Park redevleopment on the agenda this week Office-to-resid...

Recorded in front of a haunted house on Allan Moore Place in Potter’s Key. This week's updates: Food bank challenge at CARDELREC Humanitarian aid for Gaza Treat Accessibly: thank you to residents and volunteers on Baywood Drive Goulbourn Museum: new history centre, including John Curry's archive of Stittsville newspapers Tree planting: Lady Bird Park, Joe Lewis Park, Eco West Enders on Swe...

This morning I'm on Abbott Street at the 9runrun races. Hope you can join us this morning to cheer on the participants, in support of the Ottawa First Responders Foundation. This week's updates: • The horrific attacks on civilians in Israel & standing in solidarity with Ottawa's Jewish community. • Events today: 9RunRun, St. Thomas Garage Sale; Treat Accessibly; Jo-Jo's Pumpkin...

This morning I’m at the skeleton house on Crantham Crescent in Crossing Bridge. This week's updates: - Canadian Islamic History Month - Latin American Heritage Month - Library Month: "Your library, your democracy" - Ottawa Police launch Project Safe Trade - Register for our Emergency Preparedness Workshop - Share your feedback on the Ottawa Police draft strategic plan - Thanksgiving...

This week's updates include: Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Jour des Franco-Ontariens et Franco-Ontariennes A visit to the Drave Smith Youth Treatment Centre Para Transpo Awareness event Diversity Committee / CAWI (City For All Women Initiative Councillors ask province to review 2022 expansion land decision Transportation Committee discusses Queen Elizabeth Driveway clo...

Today's update was recorded at the Outdoor Quilt Path at Mad About Patchwork , located on Huntley Road just south of Fallowfield. (Just a little bit outside of Stittsville.) This week's updates: Sunday, October 1: My Seniors Day Tea at Hazeldean Gardens, 2pm-4pm New Sens owner Michael Andlauer Hydro Ottawa strike is over Board of Health: Opioid crisis + respiratory virus season https://ott...

My weekly Stittsville update for Saturday, September 16, 2023. This week's updates: - Rosh Hashanah / Jewish New Year - Apple Festival today - Unity Square Grand Opening today - Sunday Fun Day at Stittsville United Church tomorrow - Rotary Breakfast at Stittsville United Church on September 23 - Mexican Independence Day - Butter Tart Festival - 7,000 butter tarts sold in just a few hours! - Ha...

This week I'm at St. Bernadette School at the corner of Cope and Defense. Stittsville’s newest school opened for the first time on Tuesday. (Recorded on Friday afternoon.) This week's updates: School road safety reminders School buses & OSTA Butter Tart Festival today Charity Car Wash at the fire station on Iber Road OC Transpo launches O-Payment tap-and-ride, plus fare capping The fut...

My weekly update for Saturday, September 2. This week: OSTA school buses; driver recruitment at DriveYellow.ca Light rail subcommittee: update on Stage 2 LRT 37 Wildpine info meeting Brew Revolution & friends fundraiser for the food bank Happy 9th anniversary to StittsvilleCentral.ca Construction at Abbott's Run and update on Robert Grant Avenue Livery Street closure (Ginseng to Bobolink)...

This week's updates: Events today include the Corn Festival (1469 Stittsville Main); Kiddie Kobbler's fundraiser for "Shoes on their Feet" (Hazeldean at the Shoppes at Fairwinds); Centre 33's Pride Family Picnic (Kanata United Church, 33 Leacock Drive) Events tomorrow include the Pride Parade downtown Thanks to everyone who attended this week's Pride Week Flag Raising Cer...

This week’s updates: Pride Week Flag Raising Ceremony, on Monday, August 21 at 4pm at Village Square Park Cleaning the Capital: Fall registration is open New housing pipeline dashboard Ottawa Public Health: mpox vaccinations; protecting against mosquito bites CARDELREC yearly maintenance & closures Info meeting about 121 Brae on August 22 Huntmar will be closed from Maple Grove to Palladium fr...

I’m along the Trans Canada Trail just west of Stittsville Main Street. (Pre-recorded on Friday, August 11) Updates this week: Remembering Brad Schoenherr Thursday's storm; 417 closure postponed OC Transpo & LRT A meeting with Police Chief Eric Stubbs Thanks to Ottawa Fire for organizing this week's blood donor clinic Upcoming blasting glengower.ca/blasting August 22: Meeting for 121 Br...

This week I'm at JoJo's Community Garden on Stittsville Main Street. (I recorded this on Friday afternoon.) A quick update of the OC Transpo LRT situation and then some local info: - Blasting at 360 Bobolink glengower.ca/blasting/ - Cathodic watermain protection - 121 Brae – info meeting on August 22 - 37 Wildpine – info meeting on August 30 - Next week’s waste pick-up delayed due to the l...

My weekly update for Saturday, July 8 This week’s updates: Charges laid in last month’s serious assault at Wyldewood Park Police strategic plan consultation survey 23.5% increase in hate motivated incidents in Ottawa Canada Day: thank you to volunteers and event organizers Kids 12 and under ride free on OC Transpo Pimisi Station 1650 Shea Road Site Plan Wetlands meeting recap Highway 417 closed at...

My weekly update for June 20, 2023: Canada Day 2023: Join us at 9am at Kavanagh Green for a Stittsville Canada Day flag raising ceremony. (In front of the Stittsville sign at Hazeldean & Stittsville Main). This event is free and co-hosted by Hazeldean Gardens. Tea and coffee will be served in the outdoor courtyard at Hazeldean Gardens afterwards. The Stittsville Village Association is organizi...

Councillor Glen's Weekly Update for Saturday, June 24 This week I'm at the stormwater management pond on Iber Road. Upcoming events: Saturday: Craft & vendors market at Stittsville United Church Saturday: Party in the Park at Pioneer Plains Park Sunday: Market @ The Barn strawberry social Sunday: Household Hazardous Waste Depot Monday: Help Protect Stittsville's Wetlands Wednesday:...

My weekly update, recorded at Village Square Park ahead of today’s Welcome to Stittsville Multicultural Festival This week's updates: New 3-item limit for garbage: What it means and my thoughts Household Hazardous Waste Depot on June 25 at Canadian Tire Centre Journey with Jonathan: biking across Canada to raise awareness for MS MaxxOttawa extends outreach to Stittsville/Kanata Encouraging new...

Councillor Glen’s weekly update for Saturday, June 10. Updates this week: - Recap: Protecting our Wetlands meeting - Fire on Poplarwood - Update on 5618 Hazeldean / Minto's Abbott's Run community - Wild parsnip treatment - Pioneer Plains Park: proposal for dogs-off-leash hours - Hydro Ottawa power outages - Council will decide next week on garbage "pay-as-you-throw" / bag tags -...

Good morning from the lookout along the Trans Canada Trail just west of Stittsville. This week's updates: June is Let's Bike Month - sign up at letsbike.ca Stittsville Volunteer Awards - congratulations to nominees and recipients Celebrating Pride Month and National Indigenous History Month Changes to Ottawa's development review process Branch clean-up coming to an end Waste and garbag...

Good morning! Event reminders: Sunday, March 28: “Mission to Mars” family bike ride. You can sign up at glengower.ca Wednesday, May 31: 2023 Stittsville Volunteer Awards at Johnny Leroux Arena Saturday, June 17: Welcome to Stittsville Multicultural Festival Updates from this week: OCH receives $24.1-million from the Ontario government for Mikinak, an affordable housing project Shingwàkons walk to...

Good morning! This morning I was swatting mosquitoes next to the Poole Creek Walk Way on Jonathan Pack Street. This week’s updates: Slow Down For Us signs are still available at our ward office at CARDELREC Update on 5618 Hazeldean / Minto’s Abbott’s Run: Committee sends the file back to staff OC Route Review – virtual and in-person open houses next week Phase one of the City’s Anti-Racism Strateg...

Good morning! Today I was at Alexander Grove near Johnny Leroux Arena / Warner-Colpitts Lane. This week: OC Transpo prepares for launch of the next stage of light rail towards the Airport and Riverside South City Council & High Performance Development Standards McHappy Day raising money for an expansion of Ronald McDonald House Transit Commission: 6-million rider trips in March, GPS & data...

Good morning! This week's update was recorded on Saturday morning at Crossing Bridge Park. - Ottawa River Flooding - volunteers needed, visit WestCarletonRelief.ca - Bear sightings - Proposal for a new "Pay-As-You-Throw" garbage bag system - Crossing Bridge Park renewal - OC Transpo bus route review / survey - Nightlife commissioner - Affordable Housing - Scaling Up report - Sod turn...

Good morning! This week's update was recorded at the Amberwood golf course on Springbrook Drive. A real gem in our community with golf, pickleball, swimming, ALE restaurant, and more. This week's updates: Provincial funding for supportive housing and homelessness programs Light Rail Sub-Committee: Action plan in response to the OLRT Public Inquiry Transportation Master Plan Part 1 approval...

Good morning! It's Earth Day, so I recorded my update this morning from Kemp Woodland along the Trans Canada Trail. This week: An update on the dog attack Volunteer Firefighter recruitment Transportation Committee - new Transportation Master Plan Ottawa Public Health - new mental health dashboard Thanks to Buddha / Councillor's Speaker Series Bus Rapid Transit vs. Light Rail Density and th...