Category: Community Groups
Special Olympians causing excitement – Goulbourn Skating Club
Every Wednesday at the Katie Xu and Jack Fan Ice Rink on Shea Road, you can find Special Olympians training determinedly at their regular ice sessions in preparation for the upcoming…
Effective speaking – Stittsville Lions holding annual contest
Again this year, the Stittsville & District Lions Club will be holding their Effective Speaking competition. This is the largest competition in Canada and is supported by the provincial Ministries…
Seeking board members – Goulbourn Township Historical Society
Are you interested in local history and looking for a way to contribute to your community? The Goulbourn Township Historical Society (GTHS) has several vacancies on its Board and is…
We sing and have fun! – Audition for the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus
“Our goal is to gift our community with music.” The West Ottawa Ladies Chorus has certainly lived up to their goal. Their performances include a collection of songs from a broad…
Winner of pizza dinner announced – Knights of Columbus 12249 Holy Spirit Parish
(Pictured from left to right, are Natasha Rohani, Owner JoJo’s Stittsville, Landon Matesz, Winner, and David Hatch, Christmas Tree Director, Holy Spirit Knights of Columbus Parish, Stittsville.) The Knights of…
Donate, cook and serve – that is our Stittsville & District Lions Club
(Cheque presentation to the West Carleton Food Access Centre. From left to right: Councillor Eli El-Chantiry for West Carleton-March; Stittsville & District Lions Club President Paul Riddell; behind is Lion…
Merry Christmas & All the Best for 2019!
(Photo: Rob Hambly) Our first month of running Stittsville Central has been a big learning experience but we have kept the wheels on and are looking forward to more great…
Stittsville District Lions Club – aiding our neighbours
September 21, 2018 is one date that Dunrobin and area residents will not soon forget – the day the winds pummeled their community beyond recognition. Here in Stittsville, another wind…
Ottawa Police collecting for Youth Services Bureau
The OPS are collecting non-perishable food items on behalf of homeless and street-level youth who use the services of the Youth Services Bureau, (https://www.ysb.ca), located in downtown Ottawa. Their is…
Sustainable Stittsville aims to create a ‘lush community’ with more green space
(Above: Aerial photo of Fairwinds. Photo by @TwitchxB) Sally McIntyre remembers what Stittsville used to be like when she was working in the Township of Goulbourn’s planning department as a summer…
OC Transpo and Loblaw lead community effort to stock the shelves at the Ottawa Food Bank
Volunteers gear up for the annual Stittsville Fill The Bus Food Drive at Brown’s Independent for Stittsville Food Bank – Photo by Barry Gray (City of Ottawa) – Continuing a…
West Ottawa Ladies’ Chorus sing at Brown’s
The strains of Hark the Herald Angels Sing rang out over the carrots and potatoes of the produce department at Brown’s Independent Grocer’s on Sunday Nov. 18. Shoppers turned in…
Knights of Columbus sell Christmas trees to support Stittsville charities
Photo: Knights of Columbus volunteer David Hatch, with one of the 8-foot balsam firs for sale. (File) The Knights of Columbus will be selling Christmas Trees in the Parish parking…
2018 Stittsville Santa Parade is coming this Saturday
(Via Stittsville Village Association) Yes, Santa Claus is definitely coming to town and the Stittsville Village Association (SVA) is hoping to make his welcome the biggest and best ever. Santa’s…
Businesses partner with Lions Club to hang Christmas lights at Village Square Park
Photo: Members of the Stittsville Lions and Stittsville Business Association. From left: Jim Walker, Fern’s Frozen Fruits; Zulo Greenriver, Jim Bell, Gord Maclsaac, Paul Riddell, Robert Gregory, Stittsville Lions; Darryl…