Author: Lesley McKay
École secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais receives $12M in funding to expand
“This announcement is excellent news for the francophone community of Stittsville,” said Marc
Bertrand, Director of Education for the CECCE.
2022 Winter Recreation & Arts eGuides now online for next week’s registration
The 2022 Winter eGuides provide many choices of activities, offered in English and French, for you and your family to stay active this winter.
Merry Christmas, little fella – Stittsville’s Turcotte holiday display returns
The Turcotte family – Shawn, Chantelle, Hudson and Kennedy – want their home to bring that same feeling of cheer to all those visiting their Home Alone display.
37th annual ‘Fill the Bus’ for the Stittsville Food Bank – December 4th
Residents are being asked to pick up a little something extra when they go shopping this weekend.
After-school COVID-19 vaccination clinics schedule now available
From Thursday, December 2 to Thursday, December 23, 73 schools across the city will host vaccination clinics on a rotating schedule with one in Stittsville.
The Ottawa Police accepting donations for the ‘Re-fill Project’
The 6th installment of the Ottawa Police Purse Project has partnered with Shopper’s Drug Mart and Citron Hygiene and donations of personal hygiene products for women and men are being collected.
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
This week Councillor Gower is seeking volunteers to help out at the various outdoor rinks in a few of our Stittsville parks…
BinoBooks launching their customizable book “Humans Can’t Fly, But They Can”
Samantha Dassanayake, a student at Sacred Heart High School, is an illustrator and the Marketing Coordinator for Bino Books a new startup that personalizes e-storybooks.
The Stittsville ‘Parade of Lights’ skipped for the second year
The Stittsville Village Association would like to remind residents that there will be no Parade of Lights along Stittsville Main Street this year.
An update on holiday hours at the Stittsville Library
Looking for some good books to read over the Christmas season, visit the Stittsville Library and the Good Reads book store located at the branch.
Crave Tacos partners with Youth Services Bureau for ‘Stay Up Ottawa’
Jeff Robinson, owner of Crave Tacos, has been bringing live music to his stage all summer long and he is doing it again for a great cause.
The last Sweater Weather Charity Market takes place November 28
The last of the Sweater Weather Charity Markets, hosted by Mandy Faulkner and Daniel Viens owners of Stittsville Market at the Barn, takes place on Sunday, November 28.
Leigh Couture named Executive Director at Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre
On December 1st, Leigh Couture will become the new Executive Director at the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre taking over from Michelle Hurtubise.
The home of Patrick and Mary Hartin on Maple Grove
Artist Perpetua Quigley shares her beautiful watercolour sketch and Haiku of Hartin House and cottage on Maple Grove Road in Stittsville. Perpetua shares, “as we are on the cusp of…
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
This week Councillor Gower shares some exciting news for Stittsville. The new Stittsville High School is under construction and the official sod-turning took place on November 18, 2021.