NEWS ARCHIVES

December 4, 2009

Santa to visit Shad and friends

With Christmas just weeks away, Santa Claus is paying an early visit to Stittsville, just in time to receive everyone’s Christmas wish list.

On December 12, Santa and his helpers will be at my ward office, located inside the Goulbourn Recreation Complex, meeting with the children of our community between 10am-12pm. Digital photos of your children and Santa will also be available.

In addition, children will have an opportunity to decorate gingerbread cookies from 9am-12pm. I will also be announcing the winners of my Christmas card contest, which saw children submit works of art; the top four entries will form my office’s Christmas e-greeting, seen by thousands of residents as well as City staff and noteworthy dignitaries.

I look forward to seeing your family on December 12 as we celebrate the arrival or the Christmas season.
 

Patience needed during widening of Hazeldean Road

With the widening of Hazeldean Road now underway, there will be some short-term inconveniences and traffic snarls in light of the construction process.

However, my office will work with construction crews to minimize those inconveniences and I will aim to inform residents of any problems ahead of time. I ask for your patience and understanding over the next year and a half as construction traffic increases.

In order to bypass construction, I suggest residents plan their routes using Huntmar or Fernbank to Terry Fox, Carp or Iber roads.

Should you have any comments or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact my office, or you can contact the following key individuals responsible for Phase 1 and Phase 2. For Phase 1 - Terry Fox to Iber - please contact Kevin McNeill at 613-286-1778. For Phase 2 - Iber to Stittsville Main - please contact Mike Wood at 613-286-9181.

I thank you for your on-going patience and understanding. I fully acknowledge the construction work will make commuting difficult at times, but the long-term benefit will make it all worthwhile. The widening of Hazeldean Road is vital to meet our community’s growing infrastructure needs.
 

Community helping neighbours

With the holiday season upon us, it is time we reflect on how fortunate each one of us is, while we extend an offer of support to those who are in need.

Several donation drives are operating throughout the community during the month of December.

The number of families visiting food banks continues to increase, and that trend is expected to continue given the current economic state. With this in mind, the Stittsville Food Bank is running its annual food hamper program out of Brown’s Independent Grocer. There is a list of requested food and toiletry items available at the grocery store and you can choose what you wish to donate. Donations can be made up until December 14. As well, various community associations will be going door-to-door collecting donations.

The Christmas Angels, Gertrude Brown and Janice LeBlanc, have helped to establish the Angel Trees program at St. Thomas Anglican Church and Holy Spirit Catholic Church respectively. The program accepts Christmas presents for children under the age of 16. Each angel on the Christmas tree represents a child under the age of 16. When gifts are donated, the gifts are wrapped and placed along with the Stittsville Food Bank’s Christmas hamper.

I also encourage you to volunteer in our community through the many charitable organizations and community associations that operate throughout the year.

I cannot thank you enough for spreading Christmas cheer this holiday season to families less fortunate.
 

Always listening and acting on your concerns

As your Councillor, I always welcome your keen input and ideas on how we can sustain and improve Stittsville.

Please contact our office anytime by phone at 613-580-2476 or by e-mail at Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca.

My ward office is located in the Goulbourn Recreation Complex, located at 1500 Shea Road. The hours of operation are Mondays 9-2pm, Wednesdays 3-8pm, Fridays 9-5pm, and Saturday 9-1pm. Please do not hesitate to pay us a visit. I welcome your call or e-mail to arrange an appointment.

If you are not part of my electronic outreach list and would like to be added, please contact my office to ensure you receive pertinent information concerning our community.

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