Category: Community Groups
GLAD’s cleaning the capital starts up in September
Registration has opened up for the fall campaign of Glad’s – Cleaning the Capital.
Pandemic causes radical shift for Let’s Bike month
Since 1999, thousands of Ottawa’s commuter cyclists have participated in May’s annual ‘Bike to Work’ month.
Support the Stittsville Legion Branch 618 by donating empties – virtually
Stittsville resident Kyle Donaldson cares about the future of Legions in Canada and especially our own Stittsville Legion Branch 618.
Vanessa’s journey: Stittsville to El Salvador – military to missionary
Vanessa Banks works with many children as a Missionary in El Salvador to guide them to a better life. (Photo: Vanessa Banks) Vanessa Banks was raised in Stittsville and is…
Senators Community Foundation names Chris Phillips as Exec Director
This morning, the Senators Community Foundation picked their new captain. Former Sens player, Chris Phillips has been named to head-up the new charitable organization.
Respected Stittsville resident David Fairbrother passes away
Stittsville has lost another long-time resident, former business owner and dedicated community volunteer. David Fairbrother passed away on July 25th. He was a humble man, known for his kindness, generosity,…
Kiwanis Kids4Kids talent showcase going virtual
The Kiwanis Club of Kanata-Stittsville had been busy this past spring preparing for their annual Kids4Kids Talent Showcase – then COVID-19 pulled the rug out from under their plans. Glynn…
Community activities postponed until January 2021 at Stittsville United Church
Alanna Code, Office Administrator at Stittsville United Church (SUC), sent out the following message to be shared with the community regarding activities at the Church. “As most of Ontario, including Ottawa,…
SUBMITTED: Culture change in long-term care homes in Ontario – an opportunity
Sue McDonald is a Member of CARP, an Ottawa Advocacy Working Group on Long-term Care If you want to see real change in our long-term care homes, CARP (Canadian Association for…
Benny&Co. donates meals to local charities and contributes to Stittsville’s Canada Day
(Benny&Co. Canada Day delivery. The restaurant staff celebrated Canada Day by giving back to the community and delivered 75 meals to local charities.) Canada Day is always a busy and…
New partnership formed between Stittsville Lions Club and Wellings of Stittsville for dog guides
(Lion Helen Burke, Pat Struble of Wellings of Stittsville and Lion Marilyn Southall are pleased with the partnership formed between Wellings of Stittsville and the Lions Club to support the…
Stittsville Village Association gearing up for a memorable virtual Canada Day
Canada Day 2020 is just around the corner and the Stittsville Village Association (SVA) has always brought the Stittsville community an exciting day. This year, in light of current circumstances,…
Plants from the dark side – Wild Parsnip
(Judith Cox, a Master Gardener, is the President of the Stittsville-Goulbourn Horticultural Society. Judith shares the characteristics and effects of Wild Parsnip as well as providing tips on ridding your…
The Amberwood Village Golf and Country Club vote to sell five building lots
Amberwood Village Golf and Country Club (AVGCC) held their virtual Annual General Meeting two weeks ago. At that meeting the members voted unanimously to support a motion required by the…
Celebrating 20 years during a pandemic – Stittsville Glass & Signs have done just that
(Front row L to R: Dave Cardinal and Luke Therrien (owner of Stittsville Glass & Signs), behind them L to R are Andrew Brown, Dayna Hammond (Nancy’s daughter), Nancy Therrien…