Category: Community
Shed the guilt and enjoy the cookies this holiday season
Isabell Williams, the Registered Dietician at Brown’s YIG, shares her sage advice on enjoying the holiday season without the guilt complex.
The HolliBell Foundation focuses third year on making spays, neuters more affordable
The HolliBell Foundation spent 2021 focusing on supporting families and rescues to get affordable spay and neuter services.
Stittsville photographer creates local wildlife calendar in support of Stittsville Food Bank
Stittsville photographer, Jacinta Cillis-Asquith has created a 2022 calendar highlighting beautifully the many species of local wildlife who have habitats in and around the Stittsville.
École secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais receives $12M in funding to expand
“This announcement is excellent news for the francophone community of Stittsville,” said Marc
Bertrand, Director of Education for the CECCE.
2022 Winter Recreation & Arts eGuides now online for next week’s registration
The 2022 Winter eGuides provide many choices of activities, offered in English and French, for you and your family to stay active this winter.
Merry Christmas, little fella – Stittsville’s Turcotte holiday display returns
The Turcotte family – Shawn, Chantelle, Hudson and Kennedy – want their home to bring that same feeling of cheer to all those visiting their Home Alone display.
37th annual ‘Fill the Bus’ for the Stittsville Food Bank – December 4th
Residents are being asked to pick up a little something extra when they go shopping this weekend.
Enchanted Holiday Drive returns with their drive-thru fantastical production
From December 1st to 23rd, the holiday drive-through experience, Enchanted, will bring a new level of magic to Stittsville this holiday season.
After-school COVID-19 vaccination clinics schedule now available
From Thursday, December 2 to Thursday, December 23, 73 schools across the city will host vaccination clinics on a rotating schedule with one in Stittsville.
The Ottawa Police accepting donations for the ‘Re-fill Project’
The 6th installment of the Ottawa Police Purse Project has partnered with Shopper’s Drug Mart and Citron Hygiene and donations of personal hygiene products for women and men are being collected.
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
This week Councillor Gower is seeking volunteers to help out at the various outdoor rinks in a few of our Stittsville parks…
BinoBooks launching their customizable book “Humans Can’t Fly, But They Can”
Samantha Dassanayake, a student at Sacred Heart High School, is an illustrator and the Marketing Coordinator for Bino Books a new startup that personalizes e-storybooks.
The Stittsville ‘Parade of Lights’ skipped for the second year
The Stittsville Village Association would like to remind residents that there will be no Parade of Lights along Stittsville Main Street this year.
An update on holiday hours at the Stittsville Library
Looking for some good books to read over the Christmas season, visit the Stittsville Library and the Good Reads book store located at the branch.
Crave Tacos partners with Youth Services Bureau for ‘Stay Up Ottawa’
Jeff Robinson, owner of Crave Tacos, has been bringing live music to his stage all summer long and he is doing it again for a great cause.