Category: Community
Local author offers glimpse into life with a disabled son in “Ben’s Story”
Benjamin Norton passed away in 2015 at the age of 29. This story focuses on how Ben and his family dealt with Ben’s mental and physical challenges and, sometimes more telling, how our society dealt with Ben.
The Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority wants to hear from you
Sally McIntyre, the General Manager of the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA), is asking residents to provide feedback enabling the MVCA to develop a Land Conservation Strategy.
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
Councillor Gower is sharing some brief updates for the upcoming week for residents. You can read his comments on Stittsville residential development files…
Wildpine Residence launches their ‘little free library’ for the community
Wildpine Residence staff and residents want to encourage a passion for reading for residents of Stittsville. On July 4th, they took that first step by introducing their Little Free Library…
Visit the Art Space Wall at the Stittsville Library and join the fun during the summer programs
Drop in to the Branch to view the beautiful art created by Em Hernandez Velasco, a Mexican-Canadian artist, that expresses her culture and immigration to Canada.
The 4th annual ’10 Minute Play’ Festival returns to the stage at Kanata Theatre
Kanata Theatre’s 2024 ’10 Minute Play Festival’ plays on July 26 and July 27 – featuring seven plays written by local playwrights under the tutelage of award-winning playwright Guy Newsham…
Goulbourn Museum News: summer programs, digitization station, board news and St. Thomas Anglican Church fire of 60 years ago
The new digitization station introduced in June offers the technology to help you preserve your family collections such as old letters, photos, and slides.
Stittsville’s Canada Day celebrations in Photos
The weather was perfect for Canada Day 2024. Thanks to the many volunteers and sponsors who gave of their time to ensure that Canada Day in Stittsville was a success.
Stittsville Lions present student scholarships and a donation to Carleton Place Hospital
The Stittsville and District Lions Club presented scholarships to five local students graduating from high school and will be attending college or university in the fall.
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
With the Canada Day long weekend over, Councillor Gower shares his updates for the following week and future news and events. The city wants to hear from you on…
Share the joy of outer space in July with Lucy Hambly
From the Buck Moon to the kickoff of the Polaris Dawn mission, here are some of July’s most anticipated astronomical phenomena and rocket launches…
Wildlife groups support wildlife strategy after critical changes made to staff report
(Every year, Dr. Roly Armitage who recently passed away, would pay tribute to the importance of beavers in our local wetlands with a Canadian flag proudly displayed on a beaver…
$1M richer – INSTANT ticket pays off for Stittsville man
Kdep Bou of Stittsville has a million reasons to smile. He became an INSTANT millionaire when he won the $1 million top prize on May 9, 2024 with his…
Loonie circle and a fun day brings Stittsville community together to support Jack Laidlaw
(On June 15th and 22nd, two fundraisers were held for Jack Laidlaw to assist with the research underway to find a cure for the rare genetic disease SPG4 that Jack…
Stittsville Lions and Wellings of Stittsville continue to make a difference – meet Hero and Lise-Marie
When Lise-Marie experiences a seizure, her head falls forward and her speech becomes barely audible and jumbled. Most bystanders wouldn’t notice this, but Hero does and his training quickly takes over…