Author: Stittsville Central Staff
Stittsville skating pair set sights on Canadian championships in January
Stittsville teenagers Alex Gunther and Kaitlyn Chubb have started a string of competitions that they hope will bring them to the Canadian national figure skating championships in Ottawa in January…
GRC pool closed from August 29-September 19 for maintenance
(via Councillor Shad Qadri / City of Ottawa) The Goulbourn Recreation Complex and Richcraft Recreation Complex swimming pools will be closed from August 29th-September 19th/18th due to annual maintenance. The complexes…
Food, beer, and wine is on the menu at Taste of Stittsville, September 4
Covered Bridge Brewing will host “A Taste of Stittsville” on September 4 in the parking lot at 119 Iber Road, 11am-4pm. A selection of local food and drink vendors will…
UPDATE: No commemorative street names in this round
(PHOTO: Warner-Colpitts Lane is named after Sterling Warner and Ian Colpitts, two Stittsville volunteers who were instrumental in building the Johnny Leroux Arena.) Councillor Shad Qadri provided an update on…
GRC gym to be named after Erica Wiebe
Just one week after she won Olympic gold in Rio, hundreds of residents – many of them kids – packed the gymnasium at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Thursday evening to…
Trampoline park will be part of Zida Academy grand opening on Sunday
(Photo: Zida’s Sheng Lan with his mother Hua (Jennifer) Lan and father Julian Ni. Photo by Devyn Barrie.) Zida Academy, the private school at the old Ottawa Waldorf School location…
Orangetheory Fitness hosts grand opening on Thursday
(via Orangetheory Fitness) After five long months of construction, reserving pre-opening memberships, participating in multiple events, setting up and training the team of staff in order to open our next…
Erica Wiebe returns to Ottawa on Tuesday morning
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJU4kJhjcJZ/ (press release via the Canadian Olympic Committee / Wrestling Canada) With the 2016 Olympic Games ending today, Canadian wrestling 2016 Olympic Champion Erica Wiebe will be returning home…
LETTER: The Tragically Hip have a really special place in my heart
(Leslie McKay is a longtime Stittsville resident and shared this story about her family’s connection with The Tragically Hip.) When my Dad was awaiting his double-lung transplant in Toronto…
ROUND-UP: Celebrating Erica Wiebe’s gold medal victory
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJRp2GXjyho/?taken-by=eweebz The community, the city, the entire country is cheering on Erica Wiebe’s gold medal victory in Olympic wrestling. Here are some stories, interviews and photos from the last 24…
Stittsville Village Association presents end-of-summer fireworks on August 27
The bad news: The Stittsville Village Association‘s fireworks on Canada Day this year were rained out. The good news: they’re launching them on Saturday, August 27 instead. Head over to…
MEC Summer Century Ride includes a trip through Stittsville
(via MEC/Mountain Equipment Co-op) This third annual ride returns on Sunday, August 28, 2016! For only $45 (CAD), you can choose between three different ride options, 50km, 100km or 160km…
Maple Grove closed from Huntmar to Terry Fox starting Sept 8
(via City of Ottawa) The City of Ottawa is in the process of constructing the new Kanata West Pump Station and Forcemains to provide servicing to new development in the…
Quitters hosts Tragically Hip viewing party on Saturday
(via Quitters) Hey Stittsville: Tragically Hip viewing party tomorrow here at the shop. Swing by and catch the historic event in our friendly environs. We’ll play some greatmusic prior and compare…
From zamboni drivers to beer sellers, Sens host job fair on August 24 & 25
(press release) The Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and Canadian Tire Centre want your help in creating raving fans for life! We are a welcoming workplace and look forward to strengthening…