Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: To the west of Kanata is Stittsville , Ontario , first a farming community , then a village , then part of the township of Goulbourn , Stittsville is now a large suburb which was amalgamated into the new City of Ottawa in 2001 , and largely employed by the hi-tech industry .
Simplified: Stittsville first a farming community , then a village , then part of the township of Goulbourn . Stittsville is now a large suburb which was merged into the new City of Ottawa in 2001 , and is largely employed by the hi-tech industry .