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Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates

Councillor Glen Gower

Every Saturday morning, Councillor Glen Gower shares news and info for Stittsville residents.

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00:09:42

January 15: Vaccination updates & Stittsville...

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2022/01/15

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 Transportation (sidewalk & bike missing links) and new transportation/mobility policies - Anti-Racism Town Halls on Jan 15 & Jan 20 -

00:08:23

January 8: A new phase in the pandemic

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2022/01/08

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 professionals More information at http://glengower.ca

00:11:55

Dec 18: COVID-19 rapid tests & keeping schools open

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2021/12/18

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 running well; winter service starts Sunday; free transit continues til end of December; take our Fernbank

00:09:10

2022 City Budget: What's in it for Stittsville?

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2021/12/13

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 prevention. You can find more info here:

00:15:31

Dec 11: Home Alone house; City & Police budget

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2021/12/11

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 12+ fully vaccinated; 43% of kids 5-11 have at least one dose - Fringewood Community Centre testing

00:06:31

Dec 4: OC Transpo Food Drive, New COVID testing at...

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2021/12/04

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 Community Centre on Monday evenings - Free transit during December - Transportation budget includes

00:06:57

Nov 27: Development updates & Electric buses

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2021/11/27

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 needed for Mark Yakabuski Park, Ralph Street Park, Joe Lewis Park - Lions tree lighting TONIGHT at 7pm -

00:10:05

Nov. 20: Vaccines for kids, new businesses

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2021/11/20

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 rink volunteers - City budget & affordable housing More info at http://glengower.ca

00:10:47

Nov 13: Volunteer firefighters, Green parks

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2021/11/13

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 opening this week; Sod turning at new public high school More info at http://glengower.ca

00:11:37

Nov 6: Anti-Racism Secretariat, Remembrance Day

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2021/11/06

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 volunteers

00:12:30

Oct 30: Happy Halloween!

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2021/10/30

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 - Upcoming events and activities in Stittsville - WOCRC call for volunteers Happy Halloween! More info at

00:09:10

Oct 23: Flu shot season, Stittsville Landkeepers

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2021/10/23

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 Hall: Official Plan; Ādisoke library update; The latest on LRT return to service - Oct 25: Webinar on

00:15:22

Oct 16: Preparing to vaccinate kids 5-11

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2021/10/16

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 - Welcoming Nobility Performance to our community - Nominating a new councillor for Kanata North - Official Plan deliberations - LRT - investigations & transparency - Bike

00:11:54

Oct 9: Fire in Stittsville, LRT judicial review

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2021/10/09

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! More info at http://glengower.ca

00:11:36

Oct 2: Speed cameras, Stittsville Main

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2021/10/02

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 Master Plan - Property tax breaks for small businesses - LRT legal update coming this week - Friday:

00:13:32

Sept 25: LRT safety, e-cargo bike pilot

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2021/09/25

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 re: green parks pilot - Rotary Club tree giveaway - Sept. 30 - National Day for Truth & Reconciliation More info at http://glengower.ca

00:14:24

Sept 11: School traffic, new towing rules

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2021/09/18

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 & clinics: https://www.glengower.ca/information/a-list-of-doctors-and-clinics-in-and-around-stittsville/ - Bell utility updates:

00:15:48

Sept 11: Schools, housing, and supporting local business

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2021/09/11

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 - West Nile / mosquitoes - New name for Stittsville Ward?

00:12:28

Sept 4: Police budget, blasting info, Carp landfill

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2021/09/04

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/blasting/ - Carp Landfill Municipal Host Agreement - OC Fall service starts Sunday - Brigantine/Khasmin development at Planning Committee - School safety

00:13:54

August 28: Back to school, new Catholic school

Councillor Glen"s Stittsville Updates ·

2021/08/28

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 update - Blasting update - Housing affordability - Site plan for the new Catholic School on Defence Street - Brightside pedestrian/pathway

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