Author: Lesley McKay
Jo-Jo’s Community Garden – Stittsville’s hidden gem growing again
Thanks to the donation of land by the Kassis family in 2017, located behind Jo-Jo’s Pizza, the community garden is again flourishing and has increased in size. …
Two Stittsville Reverends receive award for community work at Frederick Banting Alternate School
Recognized by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) for their outstanding partnership and support of the students at Frederick Banting Alternate School — Reverend Grant Dillenbeck, of Stittsville United Church, and Reverend Doug…
Stittsville Public School students ‘pay it forward’ with their huge hearts
Approximately 80 grade 6 students from the French Immersion regular program classes at Stittsville Public School (SPS), have been working diligently since March involving themselves in various ‘Pay it Forward’ projects.…
Frederick Banting Alternate School receives Best Buy Canada School Tech Grant
Best Buy has really been supporting our Stittsville schools this year. Over at Frederick Banting Alternate School, the Best Buy Canada School Tech Grant program awards were handed out to 13…
Geek Squad Academy holds camp with grade 7 and 8’s at A. Lorne Cassidy
Best Buy Canada’s Geek Squad Academy program visited A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School (ALC) June 18th. During the ‘camp’, more than 110 students aged 11-14 (known as Junior Agents of…
Stittsville-Goulbourn Horticultural Society – final meeting of the season
How appropriate that the Stittsville-Goulbourn Horticultural Society (SGHS) will be holding their final meeting of the season during ‘Ottawa Garden Days’. The meeting on Tuesday, June 18 will take place at…
Stittsville Library – get your summer read on
The TD Summer Reading Club (TD SRC) is taking place this summer at the Stittsville Library for kids aged 12 and under. This year’s lively theme is ‘Natural World’. You…
Stittsville and District Lions Club hosting charity golf tournament
Mark your calendars — the Stittsville and District Lions Club is hosting the 2019 District A4 Lions Governor’s Golf Tournament on Sunday, August 18th. The Tournament is a fundraiser with all…
529 Garage bike registry program gets new sponsor and more retailers where shield is available
(An 1888 Geared Facile Bicycle at the Conventry Transport Museum. Photo: Wikimedia) The theft of bikes will be minimized with the donation of 1,000 project protected shields from Safer Roads Ottawa (SRO)…
Small group gathered to commemorate 75th Anniversary of D-Day at Stittsville Cenotaph
(left-right: Valerie Wright, Carolyn Clark (in rear) Judith Richardson, Edna Marlow, Heather Walt, Captain (Ret’d) Gordon Walt. Photo: Bob Halberstadt) A group of ‘Goulbourn’ citizens got together at the Stittsville Cenotaph to honour…
Erica Wiebe wrestled her dream into gold – shares inspiration with kids
The crowd of kids and parents came from across the Ottawa Valley — Renfrew, Barrhaven, Kanata, Ottawa and Stittsville — to meet Erica Wiebe. Erica was in her hometown of Stittsville…
Green bin plastic or paper bag disposal coming soon
On July 2nd, residents will now be able to use plastic bags as an option for disposing of organics in your green bin. Organics would include food scraps, paper towel,…
Metric Homes in Stittsville requesting extension to stay in present location
At the Planning Committee on June 13, Metric Homes (SPD Developments Inc.) is on the agenda. They have requested a Zoning By-law amendment proposal that would allow their corporate office, together…
Transit fare freeze approved by Ottawa Council
On July 1, transit riders would have seen an increase to fares. The fares have been postponed until the O-Train Confederation Line light-rail service is up and running. The approach,…
Toyota Canada sponsoring Erica Wiebe – On the road to 2020
As the world prepares to compete at the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, Toyota Canada is welcoming ten inspirational Canadian athletes to ‘Team Toyota’. One of those athletes is…