Councillor Glen's Stittsville Updates

Councillor Glen's weekly update for Saturday, February 5, 2022.  This week: - Thanking volunteers who help maintain outdoor rinks, including the rink at Pioneer Plains Park in Jackson Trails  - Stittsville's Amatur Raheem Salam-Alada receives a Black History Month Community Builder Award  - Scott Phelan profiled in our "Making a Difference" series  - Nearly 200 have signed up f...

Councillor Glen's weekly update for Saturday, January 29, 2022.  Live from the skating rink at Fringewood Park. This week: - COVID-19 vaccine access (including a weekend vaccine clinic hosted by the Ottawa Birth & Wellness Centre) - Stittsville Volunteer Connect: glengower.ca/volunteers - Reminder to stay off stormwater management ponds - Dog walkers in Shea Woods - church parking lot rem...

Councillor Glen's weekly update along the trails near Paul Lindsay Park in Amberwood. This week: - Community support for families affected by fires - Cleaning up from Monday's storm: Thank you & tips (parking, hydrants, frozen pipes, tobogganing & more) - The latest COVID-19 vaccination stats - Councillor Chat on Thursday evening - A look ahead to City Hall this week More info at http://gl...

Saturday morning update from the skating rink at Village Square Park.   - Thanks to outdoor rink volunteers  - New: Stittsville Volunteer Connection https://www.glengower.ca/volunteers/  - COVID-19 vaccination updates; drop-in appointments available  - Back to school on Monday  - Supporting local business  - Transportation Master Plan: Need your feedback on Active Tra...

Councillor Glen's Saturday morning update recorded at the skating rink at Crossing Bridge Park.  Lots of COVID-19 info this week:  - A new phase in the pandemic  - Mitigating harm through vaccination and staying home when you're sick  - Vaccine appointments  - Emergency childcare  - A thank you to kids, parents, teachers, small businesses, and health care professional...

Saturday, December 18. This week's update was recorded along the Trans Canada Trail just west of Stittsville Main. This week: - COVID-19 - new restrictions; rapid tests; Fringewood test centre; 53% of kids with at least 1 dose; booster shots; why it's important to keep schools open - OC Transpo & LRT - details about new Provincial commission; escalation of legal action versus RTG; trains are r...

Last week City Council approved the 2022 Budget, including a number of  investments that will directly benefit our Stittsville community.   In this bonus episode, Councillor Glen provides some highlights about what's planned for 2022, as well as how the City is addressing pressing health and social needs in the City like affordable housing, public health, social services, and  crime...

Saturday Morning update from the “Home Alone” house on Cypress Gardens in Stittsville. It's the Turcotte family's fundraiser for mental health programs at CHEO. This week's updates include: - This week's snow and nasty weather - Purolator pilot to reduce trucks & GHG's - City budget highlights - infrastructure, affordable housing, crime prevention funding & more - COVID-19 updates. 89% of...

Saturday morning update. I’m at No Frills this morning reminding residents about the OC Transpo Food Drive. Drop off a grocery or cash donation at No Frills or Brown’s Independent until 5pm today. Let’s fill the bus! In this weeks update: - Happy Hanukkah - OC Transpo Food Drive for the Stittsville Food Bank - COVID-19: 25% of kids have been vaccinated; booster shots; new testing at Fringewood Com...

Saturday morning update from the Poole Creek Pathway near Wyldewood. - "Alex in Amberwood" children's book - Vaccinations & flu shots - Councillor Chat - development updates - Stittsville Main Street Steering Committee - 37 Wildpine & 360 Bobolink Q&A - Affordable housing investments - $17-million for 2022 - OC Transpo launches first battery-electric buses - Outdoor Rinks - Volunteers...

Saturday morning update from the Trans Canada Trail near Stittsville Main Street. - Vaccines for kids aged 5-11 - LRT & local bus service update - Order of Ottawa recipients - New businesses - Ritual, Farm Boy, Masakali - Construction of public high school - Development updates & meetings - Future roads & transportation - Councillor Chat on Monday - Better Homes loan program - Outdoor...

Councillor Glen's Saturday morning update for November 13. This week: - Looking back on Remembrance Day - Volunteer firefighters at Station 81 - LRT return to service & free fares for December - A new councillor for Kanata North - Bradley Commons street signage - Development applications - 1927 Maple Grove, 360 Bobolink - Green Parks - what we heard - Farm Boy opening Thursday; Ritual on Main...

Saturday morning update from the Stittsville Cenotaph at Johnny Leroux Arena. - Remembrance Day - Celebrating Diwali - Cleaning up at Sacred Heart - Traffic calming fall removal - Local development updates - Shea Road & Fernbank Road construction - City budget - LRT return to service update - Ottawa Public Health - flu and COVID-19 vaccination updates - Anti-Racism Secretariat - Outdoor rink v...

Saturday morning update in front of an elaborate Halloween display on Joseph Circle (off Johnwoods). This week's updates include: - COVID-19: Capacity limits, vaccinations for children, police - Crossing guards - Hazeldean/Carp advance arrow - 1037 Carp Road - new office proposed - HOP! a new app to encourage walking to school - LRT return-to-service update - Council approves new Official Plan - U...

Saturday morning update from Crantham Crescent. - COVID-19: 90% have a first dose; Ontario lifting some restrictions; flu shots  - Cathodic protection - extending the life of water mains - Bell set to start fiber installation work in the Liard/Cherry/Caribou area - Getting set for sewer construction - Shea Road and Fernbank @ Edenwylde - Reminder about emptying your pool - This week at City H...

Councillor Glen's Saturday update, recorded at Pioneer Plains Park in Jackson Trails.   This week's updates include: - COVID-19 - Letter for parents from Dr. Etches - 37 Wildpine development      - Paul Desmarais petition      - Fall tree planting      - A reminder for dog owners re: school property & picking up after your pets &...

Saturday morning update near the Trans Canada Trail.   This week:  - Wednesday's fire  - Opening of Mark Yakabuski Park  - COVID - Thanksgiving, Halloween  - Speed cameras  - No to a gravel pit on Fernbank  - Cleaning up the Capital  - Blasting for new trunk sewer  - LRT issues & judicial inquiry  - Upcoming events  - Happy Thanksgiving! &...

Saturday morning update from Village Square Park in Stittsville. - COVID-19 - printing & laminating your proof of vaccination at the Stittsville library - New pedestrian crosswalk on Stittsville Main - Stittsville Main Street Public Realm Plan - Alexander Grove Park - safety issues - Green Parks pilot - Cathodic protection program - The new site for the Civic Hospital - Parks & Recreation...

Saturday morning update from Paul Lindsay Park in Amberwood. - Bonne fête aux Franco-Ontariennes et aux Franco-Ontariens!   - COVID-19 - proof of vaccination, more options for testing  - LRT safety  - New towing regulations  - E-cargo bike pilot  - Stittsville Main Street Public Realm Plan  - Blasting east of Shea  - Ladybird Park reforestation  - Meetings r...

Councillor Glen's weekly update from Traditions Park: - Federal election on Monday ( https://elections.ca ) - School traffic & parking, school buses & OC Transpo  - Councillor Chat - Sept 22  - Green Parks Pilot - meetings on Sept 27 & 28  - New towing rules  - Roundabout opens at Palladium & Robert Grant  - Graffiti - call 3-1-1  - Doctors & clini...

Saturday morning update from Stittsville Main Street.   - Support Local Business / new Stittsville Business Association banners  - Schools: bus cancellations, crowding @ Westwind, traffic & safety  - Growth in Stittsville and the housing crisis  - September 30 - National Day for Truth & Reconciliation  - Goodlife (Carp Road) vaccination clinic - Sept 15  - Wes...

Saturday morning update near École Paul-Desmarais   - COVID updates: vaccine policy toolkit  - Federal candidate debate Tuesday @ 7pm - Village Square Park  - Paving in Abbottsville Crossing & Fairwinds Phase 6  - 155 Iber - warehouse proposal  - Police budget survey  - Bell Fiber install in South Stittsville  - New blasting info page: glengower.ca/blast...

Councillor Glen's Saturday morning update from the Amberwood golf course.  The golf course is hosting a putting contest today. $2 per putt ($5 for 5 putts) with all proceeds to the Stittsville Food Bank.   This week's updates include:  - COVID-19 - vaccinations, schools, etc.  - Back to school this week for some students  - Tartan lands - tree cutting  - Carp landfill...

Saturday morning update from the Henry Walker Grove Trail. Dr. Etches COVID-19 update Family doctors Cleaning the Capital registration is now open Maintenance work Tuesday along Henry Walker Trail & Trans Canada Trail 417 detours & local road closures LRT construction detour at Moodie Brightside pedestrian upgrades - info meeting August 30 Upcoming events We're hiring for a PT case work po...

Councillor Glen's Saturday morning update from Jo-Jo’s Community Garden on Stittsville Main Street. This week we have updates aboutn: - COVID-19 vaccine rates: https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/reports-research-and-statistics/covid-19-vaccinations-by-neighbourhood.aspx - Phoebe the bearded dragon lizard reunited with family - Curbside waste pick-up survey - Dirt bikes & ATV's - Upcoming roa...