Category: Community Groups
Letter to the Editor: Personal actions to fight climate change
(Photo: NASA Climate Change) Recently, while getting ready for school drop-off, I told my daughter that since she was now almost five years old getting dressed should not take her…
Ottawa Public Library presents – Reel Youth Film Festival
(Meridian Theatres – formerly Centrepointe – Photo: City of Ottawa) Attention film lovers and aspiring young filmmakers, Ottawa Public Library (OPL) will be hosting a free film screening for film…
City seeking feedback on two programs
Below are two programs which the City of Ottawa is asking for your feedback. They want input to help better your daily life. City of Ottawa Municipal Accessibility Plan: The city…
Stittsville lawyer volunteers his time to safeguard rights of local artists
Stittsville’s Byron Pascoe is a practicing lawyer who volunteers his time with Artists’ Legal Services Ottawa (ALSO). A group of Ottawa lawyers and artists formed ALSO six years ago and…
West Ottawa Ladies Chorus join ranks with Ottawa Police Chorus for spring concert
On Saturday April 27th at 7:00 pm, the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus will take you on a musical journey with stops in Australia, the British Isles, Canada and the United States…
Gold Medal at regionals for Goulbourn Hornets Bantam Girl’s basketball team
(Coach Kevin Hemeon (l) and the Champions are: Ava Mirabelli, Avery Taylor, Chelsea Hemeon, Ella Schoenhofen, Elizabeth Stuart, Emmaleen Lucas, Kaiya Woodcock, Laura Gallant, Melissa Gdula, Samantha Hemeon, Shreya Prasad, Simran Sarai and Assistant Coach Katrina DiTullio (r). All Photos: Audrey…
‘Secrets of Stittsville’ Jane’s Walk taking place May 4
(Photos by Barry Gray) Councillor Glen Gower will be leading his 4th annual Jane’s Walk – a personal passion of his. This year, he will be sharing Stittsville’s Secrets with…
Caitlin Bauer co-chairs Algonquin College’s most successful Relay for Life to date
(Co-chairs L-R: Kelsey Munro and Caitlin Bauer. Photo: Stittsville Central) On the evening of March 22nd, Marli Jago (Stittsville Central’s Co-op student) and I attended Algonquin College’s Relay for Life…
Stittsville Minor Softball Association registration is open
The snow is finally starting to melt – and that means it’s time to start thinking about summer activities for the family – like softball! The Stittsville Minor Softball Association…
Stittsville student hopes sixth year organizing cancer fundraiser will be her biggest yet
(Contributed by Devyn Barrie and Lesley McKay) Caitlin Bauer had been integral to Sacred Heart’s Relay for Life cancer fundraiser for so long, it’s no surprise she’s running it now…
Stittsville & District Lions Club present cheque to Dunrobin tornado victims
(Greg Patacaik, President of the Dunrobin Community Association, thanking the Stittsville & District Lions Club members at the cheque presentation for the Dunrobin tornado victims. Past-President Wayne Beaton is looking…
GLAD Cleaning the Capital opens registration
After the winter snow, frigid temperatures and ice, you can now turn your attention to the City of Ottawa’s 2019 GLAD Cleaning the Capital campaign, taking place from April 15…
Stittsville United Church offers public a Place for Peace
With all of the turmoil in the world today, Stittsville United Church (SUC) would love to tell you about a new initiative – ‘The Place to BE’. Their new tag…
Students participate in wellness day at Frederick Banting Alternate School
March 7 was Wellness Day at Stittsville’s Frederick Banting Alternate School. Frederick Banting is comprised of students from grades 9-12, ranging in age from 16 to 21 and offers independent learning…
Goodbye GRC – hello Cardelrec Recreation Complex-Goulbourn
(All photos: Stittsville Central Staff) Our fondly known Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Shea Road today received a new name – the Cardelrec Recreation Complex-Goulbourn. The unveiling ceremony for the renamed…