Category: Community Groups
Gala ‘A Choired Afternoon’ concert supported refugees
(All nine choirs performing at ‘A Choired Afternoon’ on November 3rd under the Direction of Scott Auchinleck and Accompanied by Bonnie MacDiarmid. All Photos: Phil Sweetnam) A gala concert featuring…
Toys and Toothpaste looking to fill Christmas hampers for families less fortunate
(The Toys and Toothpaste campaign is collecting for 2019. Photo: Medaglia family) In 2018, two Stittsville children took it upon themselves to start collecting toys, pajamas and pancake mix for 106…
Stittsville events to keep you warm this weekend
(2019 Remembrance Day Poppy Display at Goulbourn Museum. Photo: Goulbourn Museum) Come out to these local events this weekend – always lots to do in Stittsville! Be sure to visit…
Stittsville Atom B2 RAMS give back to Big Sky Ranch
(Photos provided by Kristal Medaglia) Do you like animals? Our local Stittsville RAMS Atom B2 hockey team sure do. The team volunteered on November 2nd, to give back to the…
Breakfast programs and All That Glam – seventh year of fundraising for the North
Seven years ago, Stittsville Sacred Heart High School student, Eva von Jagow, came across the staggering rates of malnourishment and under-nourishment in a part of our own country, in the…
PHOTOS: Day of the dead and pumpkin parade draw a huge crowd
Friday evening was full of spirit as two of Stittsville’s events held at the Village Square Park brought out the best of both worlds – celebrating the dead and a pumpkin…
Long time secret divulged – 55 years of community service celebrated in Stittsville
(L to R: Don Meunier and Don Zogalo accepting the Harry A. Newman Award from the Canadian Diabetes Association. Photos: Stittsville Central) In Stittsville when you mention the Lions Club,…
Volunteers needed for hanging lights in Village Square Park
The Christmas season and the Stittsville Parade of Lights is fast approaching. The Stittsville Business Association (SBA) has teamed up with the Stittsville and District Lions Club to again hang…
Spooktacular continues on Friday – less eerie events on weekend and next week
A wet rainy Halloween greeted Trick and Treaters in Stittsville, but we are a resilient community and no candy was left behind nor trick undone. This year, we believe, brought…
Stittsville United Church Offers Meditation, Coffee and Community
Stittsville United Church (SUC) has appointed a new Spiritual SPARK Director, Julee Pauling, for weekday community outreach. “SPARK” stands for spirituality, progressive, affirmative, relevant, and knowledge, and refers to activities…
Tips from the OPP to keep you safe this Halloween
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind parents, guardians and children that Halloween can be a time of both excitement and potential danger. To help keep everyone safe,…
Spin4Kids fitness fundraiser helps kids with autism, intellectual disabilities get active
Day-long Spin4Kids events are happening across Canada to raise money that will support physical activity programs for kids with intellectual disabilities and autism. GoodLife Fitness on Carp Road is participating…
Daughter of Canada’s last POW Nagasaki bomb survivor to speak at Stittsville United Church
Roslyn Franken, daughter of two unlikely survivors of World War II, will be giving an inspirational Remembrance Day presentation about her parents’ life story as told in her book, Meant…
The weekend is here again – from pumpkin patches to Budget 2020 – events not to be missed
(A fall pumpkin patch in a farmer’s field located on the Huntley Road on route to Richmond. Photo: Janice Bain) The Halloween season is upon us and there are a…
Photos – Weekend events provide captured moments
Just great to see the Goulbourn Fire Department antique fire engine back on the road! The 9runrun found 2,000 participants taking part in the 10th Anniversary of this run that…