Councillor Glen's Stittsville Updates Councillor Glen Gower

Upcoming events:

- Saturday: Party in the Park

- Saturday: Craft & vendor fundraising market

- Sunday: Market at the Barn Strawberry Social

- Sunday: Brazilian Vibes @ Main Street Pub

- Thursday: Porch Concerts (new date)

- Canada Day in Stittsville on July 1



Looking back at the week:

- Welcome to Stittsville multicultural festival

- Ottawa Wildlife Strategy

- Solid Waste Master Plan

- Transportation Master Plan



Local updates:

- Westwood paths

- Huntmar/Maple Grove

- Cloverloft & Lazy Nol repaving

- Trans Canada Trail maintenance from Jinkinson to Dwyer Hill

- 6310 Hazeldean update

- Shea & Flewellyn intersection

- Crossway Park (Connections) update

- 40km/h on Cope, Rouncey, Abbott, Cranesbill

- Congratulations graduates!





Have an excellent week!



–Councillor Glen

Today’s update is jam-packed with information… from upcoming events to local construction updates to what’s happening at City Hall.Local events:


Welcome to Stittsville Multicultural Festival (+launch of our Newcomers Guide)
Lemonade fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Foundation at Fringewood Park
Loonie Circle for Jack on Helm Circle in Fairwinds
Car Show at Hazeldean Gardens
Craft & Vendors Market on Stittsville Main
Sunday: Eco West Enders Native Plant Sale
June 20: Stittsville Front Porch Concerts
See our full listing at glengower.ca/events/



Local updates:


Westwood pathways under construction
Trans Canada Trail Maintenance between Jinkinson & Dwyer Hill, June 24-28
Hazeldean sidewalks near the Carp River bridge
Your property tax is due June 20
June 20: New Zoning By-Law Virtual Information Session
Thank you - Community safety & policing meeting
Brae Street traffic count data
Ottawa Transit Riders Stittsville forum



City Hall:


A recap of Transit Commission
This week: Board of Health, Wildlife Strategy, Solid Waste Master Plan, Planning & Housing Committee, Infrastructure Master Plan



In the community:


Let’s Bike Month continues
Pride Month (plus a heads up about our Pride Week flag raising ceremony in August)
June 21 is National Indigenous People’s Day
C’est le Festival franco-ontarien


And a reminder about grass cutting on boulevards and your responsibility as a resident.
Have an excellent week!–Councillor Glen

Good morning! Today I’m at the Vic Whittaker stormwater pond near Cope Drive.A look aback at the week:


Heavy rain and what to expect with stormwater run-off
Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre groundbreaking
Congrats to SVA volunteers for a successful Art in the Park
Crossing Guard Appreciation Day, and special recognition for a guard at St. Stephen school
Stittsville Diversity Committee
Ride-along with OC Transpo Special Constables
A new Catholic high school and a new Catholic elementary school for Stittsville
Let’s Bike Month continues, plus our Family Bike Ride on Sunday



Community updates:


Repaving on Cloverloft and Lazy Nol
Village Square Park play structure
Crossway Park in the Connections neighbourhood
Deer Run splash pad repairs
Update on 121 Brae
Reminders about West Nile Virus & Lyme Disease from Ottawa Public Health



Upcoming events:


Wednesday: Ottawa Transit Rider Forum
Thursday: Community Safety & Policing w/ Ottawa Police
Next Saturday: Welcome to Stittsville multicultural festival; Loonie Circle for Jack; Hazeldean Gardens car show
June 20: Stittsville Front Porch Concerts
More at glengower.ca/events/


Have an excellent week!–Councillor Glen

This week's updates:




Greg MacPherson’s walk for mental health from Niagara Falls to Ottawa
Collision on Highway 417
Celebrating Stittsville’s volunteers
Sunday: Art in the Park
Saturday: Trail Road Landfill Hazardous Waste Depot
Saturday: Motorcycle Ride for Dad
This weekend: Doors Open Ottawa
This weekend: Asian Fest Night Market
June 13: Councillor Chat on community safety and policing
June 15: Welcome to Stittsville multicultural festival
Wild parsnip
Cleaning the Capital
3-item garbage limit starts September 30
You can now tap your debit card on OC Transpo buses & trains
Line 2/4 LRT update
Draft of the new Zoning By-law, interactive maps, and open house on June 20\
10,000 subscribers to our email newsletter
Update on aggressive dog attacks
June is Pride Month, National Indigenous History Month, Italian Heritage Month, Filipino Heritage Month, Portuguese Heritage Month
Let’s Bike Month


Have an excellent week!–Councillor Glen

Good morning! Lots of updates this week...



Happening this weekend:

- Village Square Park play ground re-opening on Sunday

- OC Transpo job fair today at Greenboro

- Road closure this weekend on Robert Grant Avenue & Haliburton Heights

- Writer’s Market – local authors at Main Street Café

- Stittsville Goulbourn Horticultural Society plant sale

- Ottawa West Artists Association new exhibit



From the past week:

- Sacred Heart Relay for Life

- CNIB tour of transit stations

- Second year anniversary of the derecho

- Basketball nets

- Grass cutting

- Ottawa Fire burn permit reminder

- Traffic safety tip: Stop at stop sign



Coming up:

- May 26: iNaturalist Field Training Session

- May 30: Stittsville Volunteer Awards

- June is Let’s Bike Month

- June 2: Arts in the Park

- June 9: Registration is full for our Family Bike Ride

- June 13: Councillor Chat about community safety and policing

- June 15: Welcome to Stittsville multicultural festival



Good luck to everyone taking part in Ottawa Race Weekend!



Have an excellent week!



–Councillor Glen

This week’s updates:


Remembering Diane Deans
Victoria Day Weekend schedule changes + FIREWORKS in Stittsville
Splash pads are open and so is the Amberwood Pool
Events this weekend including a Plant Swap at the Stittsville library
Food Bank celebrates donors and volunteers
Stittsville Community Micro-Grant recipients
Cloverloft and Lazy Nol resurfacing update
Robert Grant Avenue at Haliburton closed next wekeend
Forest Creek Park pathway rehabilitation starts next week
1927 Maple Grove coming to Planning & Housing Committee
Download the Transit app
Upcoming events in our community


Have a great long weekend!–Councillor Glen