Category: Health
Improve your flexibility – join the Stittsville table tennis group
For over 10 years the Table Tennis Group of Stittsville has been enjoying this recreational sport.
Warmstone Family Dentistry gives back to community
Warmstone Family Dentistry in Stittsville knows the importance of a healthy smile and they contributed to 36 patients receiving free dental services who would otherwise not afford the care.
OPEN LETTER: Stittsville mom and school bus driver tells her story from the driver’s seat
I am a school bus driver in the Ottawa area. I have been driving the school bus for 4 years. I love the job, working with children, and the flexibility the schedule gives me.
Jody Ryan brings Yoga ‘Tools for Life’ online
Jody Ryan of Stittsville is the only yoga instructor in Ottawa to deliver Pain Care Yoga and Stittsville Central caught up with her to take a look at how COVID-19 has affected her yoga sessions.
Registration deadline for 9runrun quickly approaching
Hosted in Stittsville for the past 10 years and entering its 11th year, 9RunRun has become one of the National Capital Region’s most special running events.
Motorcyle Ride for Guide Dogs – 224 kms of scenic Eastern Ontario
Own a motorcycle? Ride on your own or with those in your bubble to raise money towards the training of guide dogs and assistance dogs.
No COVID-19 cases at Holy Spirit Elementary School
On September 5, 2020, a letter was sent to the families of those children who attend Holy Spirit Elementary School in Stittsville in response to reports that COVID-19 was present at the school.
The importance of the Kidney Foundation – shares Stittsville resident Eileen Winters
Stittsville resident, Eileen Winters, knows firsthand the importance of donating to the Kidney Foundation.
Kidney Foundation 2020 neighbourhood walk – virtually everywhere and anywhere!
The annual Kidney Foundation Walk is again taking place, but under a new venue – virtually.
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus
Mosquito trapping and testing-components of Ottawa Public Health’s West Nile Virus Program have confirmed the presence of the virus in Ottawa.
Cycling on sidewalks and walking the Trans Canada Trail
(Cycling the Trans-Canada Trail at Stittsville Village Square.) Last week a neighbour was knocked down by a cyclist on the Trans Canada Trail, parallel to Abbott Street. More…
Rock Out For Jack bottle drive closing in on $10,000
(11-year old Jack Brown is hyped with all the empties collected from Stittsville and area residents and thanks everyone for the donations. Photo: Greg Brown) The Brown family of Stittsville…
Frontline physicians simulate common workout situations for safe return to the gym
(Dr. Christopher Hicks and Dr. Andrew Petrosoniak, Emergency Physicians at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, monitor a potential gym scenario of weight lifting with a client at GoodLife Fitness. Photo:…
PHOTOS: Stittsville’s Front Porch Concerts deliver donation to Crossroads
This week, the Crossroads Children’s Mental Health Centre were the proud recipients of a $5,983.90 donation from the residents of Stittsville who provided donations at the various performance sites for…
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,…