Today is the 41st Annual OC Transpo Food Drive, and volunteers are at Brown’s (Stittsville Main) and No Frills (Iber Road) collecting donations for the Stittsville Food Bank. Let’s fill the bus!

More updates:

• City Budget 2026: Stittsville projects, police, affordable housing, infrastructure, transit

• New Zoning By-law coming to committee this week

• Ottawa Public Health reminder about vaccines

• Winter parking reminders

• Brae Street parking reminder

• Development files: Hazeldean @ Savage; MTO Highway Maintenance Yard; a new Catholic high school

• Parade of Lights / thanks to the Stittsville Village Association

• Upcoming events

• Ice safety reminder

• Changes to recycling on January 1

• Happy Hanukkah

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• Stittsville Village Association presents the Parade of Lights this evening

• New sign for the Stittsville Muslim Association

• City Budget wraps up on Wednesday, plus results of our budget survey

• New Zoning By-law gets closer to the finish line

• Idylea pathway construction begins

• Moodie on-ramp re-opens

• Support the Stittsville Food Bank

• Ottawa Safety Council is looking for more adult crossing guards

• OSTA is running a survey about school transportation

• Upcoming events, including today’s FUNdraiser market, and Letters for Santa

• December 11: Coyote info session

• December 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities

• December 5: International Volunteer Day

• December 6: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

• Reminder: Stay off the ice at stormwater ponds

See you at the parade!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• This week ⁠we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the facility⁠ with some of the people who were instrumental in getting the facility built back in the days of Goulbourn Township.
• Small Business Saturday #SupportLocalStittsville
• City budget updates: OC Transpo, Public Works & Infrastructure
• Councillor Chat today at Farm Boy, 10am-12pm
• Winter parking restrictions start December 1
• Coyote Information Session with Coyote Watch Canada on December 11
• Huntmar northbound has re-opened
• Idylea Linear Park construction
• Stitt Street Park concept plans
• 6310 Hazeldean Road - minor zoning amendment and site plan
• Zonta Orange Ladies for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
• Ottawa Police / Mothers Against Drunk Driving RIDE program
• Parade of Lights on December 6
• Christmas singalong on December 8
• Holiday giving: Angel Tree, Toy Mountain, Stittsville Food Bank

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• City budget: $23-million (plus more) allocated for affordable housing construction

• Resident pop-up at No Frills this morning, 10am-12pm

• RECAP: O.P.P. anti-fraud presentation

• CARDELREC–Goulbourn 25th Anniversary celebration on Tuesday

• #SupportLocalStittsville

• Blasting at 1650 Shea

• Tree removal at 37 Wildpine

• Winter parking reminder

• Rink volunteers

• Parade of Lights volunteers

• United Way Burger Battle at ALE

• Weekend events & activities

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• Maplewood Secondary School official opening
• Thanks to the Legion for the Remembrance Day ceremony
• Recap of “Are we ready?” our panel on climate resiliency
• Recap of our Carp Road construction meeting
• City Budget 2026 & what’s in it for Stittsville
• Huntmar northbound closed November 16-26 between Maple Grove & Palladium
• Anti-Fraud workshop on November 19
• CARDELREC-Goulbourn 25th Anniversary on November 25
• Local events at glengower.ca/events/
• Volunteers needed: Parade of Lights, outdoor rinks
• Reminder to get your flu shot & COVID shot
• Kichi Zībī Mīkan - closure this weekend, then re-opening to four lanes on Monday
• School zone traffic safety reminder
• Remembering Grant Dillenbeck

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• Remembrance Day activities

• Budget survey + a drop-in event this morning at Brown’s Independent

• November 10: “Are We Ready?” a panel about adapting to climate change and growth

• November 13: Carp Road construction meeting

• November 19: O.P.P. anti-fraud workshop

• Volunteers needed for the Parade of Lights

• Volunteers needed for outdoor rinks

• The law is changing for carbon monoxide alarms in homes

• Changes are coming to recycling (blue bin and black bin) on January 1

• Automated speed enforcement (speed camera) ban starts November 14

• Construction work along Huntmar, between Maple Grove and Palladium

• Saturday: Stittsville United Church Holly Jolly Christmas

• Saturday: FUNdraiser Market at Johnny Leroux arena

• Saturday: Ottawa West Arts Association launches “Beautiful Things” exhibit at CARDELREC

• Sunday: Market @ the Barn Holiday Market

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• Stittsville Legion Poppy Campaign
• Hazardous Waste Depot today on Westbrook Drive (off Carp)
• Pumpkin Parade tonight at Village Square Park
• Ottawa Public Health measles alert
• November 10: Are We Ready - a panel on climate change and resilience
• November 13: Carp Road construction meeting
• November 19: Anti-fraud workshop
• Rouncey @ Tapadero; Rouncey @ Westphalian: Sidewalk upgrades
• Granite Ridge stormwater pond maintenance
• Terry Fox / Westphalian pathway upgrades
• Take our budget survey
• Lansdowne Park update
• Province bans speed cameras (Speed cameras work!)
• Traffic safety reminder
• Parade of Lights volunteers
• Outdoor rink volunteers
• Lion on the Beach travel raffle

Have a great week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• Robert Grant Avenue is open!

• Carp Road construction meeting on November 13

• West Ridge - pedestrian & cyclist safety & accessibility drop-in today 10am-noon

• Council approves primary care strategy + Kanata-Stittsville Health Hub motion

• We’re sending less to the landfill

• Site plans for a new school on Triangle, and for low-rise homes at 815 Roger Griffiths in Mapleton

• Training for snow plow operators

• Small Business Week

• Events today: Octoboofest, Fall Supper at Stittsville United Church

• November 1: Pumpkin Parade

• November 10: “Are We Ready” Resiliency panel

• November 19: O.P.P. Anti-fraud workshop

• Remembering Robin Derrick

• Remembering Robyn Guest

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• Tree planting event by the Eco West Enders

• Stittsville Muslim Association coffeehouse on Sunday

• Primary care update: A new recruitment & retention strategy for Ottawa, plus a step forward on our Kanata-Stittsvile Primary Care Health Hub

• New license program for landscapers

• COVID & flu vaccine reminder

• Ottawa Police warn about distraction thefts

• Kichi Zībī Mīkan closures this weekend

• New pathway construction along Terry Fox near Westphalian

• October 25: West Ridge sidewalk & bike lane info

• November 10: Are We Ready? a panel about adapting to climate change and growth

• November 13: Carp Road construction info meeting

• Robert Grant Avenue update

• Legion poppy sales - volunteer opportunity

• Diwali starts on Monday

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• Peak yard waste season
• Thanksgiving schedule changes
• Robert Grant Avenue “pre-opening” recap, plus what’s next
• Regional Group’s housing proposal for 560 Hazeldean Road
• Recap: Stittsville South update meeting
• Council approves Housing Task Force recommendations
• Update on Fernbank truck traffic
• October 25: Learn about sidewalk, accessibility, and cycling improvements for West Ridge
• RSV vaccines for older adults
• #weekwithoutdriving recap
• Upcoming events: glengower.ca/events/
• October 11: Stittsville Food Bank pumpkin giveaway
• October 11: Gobblefest
• October 12: Market @ The Barn - last one of the season
• October 16: Stittsville Village Association AGM
• October 18: 9RunRun
• October 18: Eco West Enders tree planting
• October 19: Stittsville Muslim Association coffeehouse

Have a great Thanksgiving weekend!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s update:

• #weekwithoutdriving
• Constantine Luty Park naming ceremony
• Metric Park grand opening, plus a record-setting attempt for “Longest Open House”
• SEA Canada opens its doors on Hazeldean
• National Day for Truth & Reconciliation - thanks to the Rotary Club & Legacy of Hope Foundation
• Shirley Sergeant celebrates 100 years
• October 7: Stittsville South info meeting
• 1883 Stittsville Main Street - construction info
• 6171 Hazeldean Road - tree removal
• October 4: Lone Mitten Project at the library
• October 5: Treat Accessibly Halloween on Baywood Drive
• October 9: Jokes for Jack
• RSV immunization campaign for infants & high risk children

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s update:

• Jour des Franco-Ontariens et Franco-Ontariennes
• Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)
• Speed cameras: They work!
• Return to office - supporting hybrid work at the City of Ottawa
• OC Transpo contract ratification
• Brae parking motion passes
• Home Bosses Youth Centre (Kiwanis)
• Hydro Ottawa - Alon equipment upgrades on October 2
• Stittsville South - Caivan development info meeting on October 7
• Carp Fair this weekend
• Saturday: Goulbourn Township Historical Society cemetery tour
• Sunday: Stittsville Muslim Association Community Expo Bazaar
• Monday: Western Ottawa Community Centre Open House
• Tuesday: Truth & Reconciliation Day
• October 4: Robert Grant Avenue “pre-opening” special event
• October 4: Constantine Luty Park ceremony
• October 5: Metric Park grand opening

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• 4th Annual Quilt Walk at Mad About Patchwork
• Fall clean-up at R.J. Bell Rotary Peace Park, part of World Clean-up Day
• Shingwàkons student Japnam’s petition for more speed cameras and road safety
• Butter Tart Festival sells over 16,500 butter tarts!
• Robert Grant Avenue pre-opening event - ride/walk/roll/run on October 4
• 10e anniversaire de l’École secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais
• Update on Caivan’s Stittsville South neighbourhood design
• Waste diversion at local parks, plus recycling responsibility moves from the City to the Province
• Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards
• Borehill drilling along Henry Walker Trail
• Sept 25: Housing & Homelessness Plan - open house / drop-in
• Sept 24: Home Bosses Youth Centre open house
• Sept 30: Truth & Reconciliation event
• Upcoming events: Richmond Fair, Scouting Apple Day, Apple Fest, lots more
• Shout out to Grant Dillenbeck

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• Butter Tart Festival today; also Applefest

• Reminder about stopping for school buses

• Council Approves 2026 budget directions

• A motion about parking on Brae Street

• Latest draft of the new zoning by-law

• OC Transpo updates: O-Train testing; Moodie off-ramp; reliability

• Rack & Roll at CARDELREC

• Week Without Driving, September 29-October 5

• Stittsville South - Official Plan Amendment coming to Planning & Housing Committee

• Cleaning the Capital - special clean-up at Rotary Peace Park on September 20

• Borehill drilling along the Henry Walker pathway

• A shout-out to Grant Richardson

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• Update on the fire at Flewellyn-Jones House, and a bit of history

• Stittsville Muslim Association - support from the community

• 1174 Carp Road - zoning by-law amendment going to City Council

• 4829 Abbott Street East - development application for low-rise townhomes

• Ottawa Public Health back-to-school vaccination reminder

• Hop123 app from EnviroCentre - walking to school

• Stittsville Goulbourn Horticultural Society Fall Plant Sale today

• Food Drive for Operation Come Home, organized by the Rotary Club

• Next Saturday: Butter Tart Festival

• More events at glengower.ca/events/

• Cleaning the Capital, including a special event on September 20

• Carp Road off-ramp overnight closures for repairs

• A call for neighbourhood skating rink volunteers

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• Supporting the Stittsville Muslim Association after an incident of hateful vandalism
• Support for Ottawa’s Jewish community
• Ottawa Public Health resources to help cope with stressful events
• Bike Rodeo today at CARDELREC
• Upcoming events - including the weekly parkrun and Market @ The Barn
• Register for Cleaning the Capital
• The City of Ottawa’s return-to-office mandate
• Update on this week’s power outage
• 1174 Carp Road coming to Planning & Housing Committee on Wednesday
• Idylea Linear Park (Idylea pathway)
• Back to school, OC Transpo, road safety

Have an excellent long weekend!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• Capital Pride week

• Robert Grant Avenue update

• Back to school / la rentrée

• Crossing guards needed!

• OC Transpo fall schedule starts Sunday

• Public engagement for Idylea Linear Park (pathway)

• Public engagement on future skateboard parks

• Registration is open for Fall Cleaning the Capital

• West Nile Virus / mosquitos

• Hazeldean Road - construction in Kanata

• Saturday: Block Party in support of the Food Bank

• Saturday: CornFest at Village Square Park

• Thursday: Stittsville Business Association After 5 Exchange

   

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• A reminder about accessibility & how you can help
• Stittsville events including the Restore Reads book Fair; Zonta Club “Paint the Ladies Orange”; Kiwanis Movie Night; Pride Week Flag Raising; Saturday parkrun; Sunday Market @ The Barn; more.
• Chief Stubbs visited Stittsville and we talked about traffic enforcement
• Update on a potential future Poole Creek Pathway extension
• Glen Cairn stormwater pond maintenance
• Hazeldean @ Savage - development information meeting
• OC Transpo: Route 61/62/63 detour update + fare capping for Presto
• Cleaning the Capital: Stittsville was #1 in the spring + fall registration starts this week
• Heat warning

Have an excellent week!

–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• More road safety reminders

• Drowning Prevention Week

• Council approves the Transportation Master Plan

• OC Transpo’s starring role at Bluesfest

• Hazeldean @ Savage development info meeting

• Police Chief Eric Stubbs is coming to Stittsville – what are your questions and feedback

• Stittsville Main Street hanging flower pilot

• Hazardous Waste Depot at Canadian Tire Centre today

• Lasagna Jamboree at Village Square Park

• Pride Week Flag Raising in Stittsville on August 17

   

Have an excellent week!

—Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:

• Road safety reminders
• E-bike and e-scooter rules
• Congrats to the SVA for a successful “Music and Movies at the Park”
• West Side Pride today Alexander Grove
• “Welcome to Stittsville” Newcomer’s Guide
• Stittsville Main Street hanging flower pilot
• Ottawa Alerts via Alertable - weather and other emergency notifications
• Map of existing and future schools in Stittsville
• Development updates
• Palladium Drive stormwater pond maintenance
• Johnwoods sidewalk renewal
• Transportation Master Plan at City Council this week
• Get your tickets for the Lion on the beach travel lottery!

Have an excellent week!

—Councillor Glen