Category: News
Please help support a Stittsville mother with Stage 4 lung cancer
(Tammy Rhyholm with her two daughters.) Tammy is a loving, single mother of two teenage daughters who has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 metastasized melanoma in both of her lungs,…
Stittsville Village Association grows with new board members
(The Stittsville Village Association Board. L-R back row: Tanya Hein, Mandy Hambly, David Fairbrother, Marion Gullock, Doug Sutherland, Jeff Gallant, Nancy Therrien, Dayna Hammond, Jan Mattingly, Lesley McKay and L-R…
Five hundred brown bags to fill by December 4th – get involved
(Nancy Allen, of Remax Stittsville, AKA The Grinch, drops off the community food donations to the CTV Morning Live Holiday Helpers Food Drive in 2018. Photos: provided by Christine Toth)…
Around town this weekend
(Poole’s Creek. Photo: Barry Gray) Friday, November 22nd Drop your child off Upstairs @ Brown’s – they will enjoy making Grinch pancakes & Grinch Kabobs, then will eat their culinary…
Many to thank for lighting up Stittsville Village Square Park
Over 20 volunteers came out to help install the lights at Village Square Park on Saturday, November 16th. The Stittsville Business Association organized the volunteers in collaboration with the Stittsville Lions Club. The two groups have been…
Almost the last concert!
(Conductor, Robert Dueck leading the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus at the Christmas 2018 concert. Photo: Tom Chmara) Conductor Robert Dueck is planning to hand out a basket of Wintertime Cheer…
West Ottawa Ladies Chorus serenade shoppers
(The West Ottawa Ladies Chorus perform at Brown’s YIG on Sunday, November 17, 2019. Photo: John Bottriell) As you passed through the entrance, you could hear their voices cascading down…
Christmas spirit in the air at Goulbourn Museum
Everything Christmas – that is what Goulbourn Museum shared with everyone at their Old-Fashioned Christmas and Outdoor Artisan Market. The weather could not have been more perfect for this long-awaited…
Stittsville Lions Club educates public for diabetes awareness month
“In 2017, 7.3% of Canadians aged 12 and older (roughly 2.3 million people) reported being diagnosed with diabetes.” – Statistics Canada. November is Diabetes Awareness Month. An awareness not overlooked by…
A Saturday of giving and learning in Stittsville
The Sew Eco: Holiday Giftbag Making group were having a grand time when we dropped by. Kelly Ray was there to help lead the group, along with Tanya Schauer-Hein. The…
Retired OPP officer gives back with construction of new school in Nicaragua
(Mark Radke seen with some of the school children from the school he helped construct in Nicaragua. Photo via Ilham Reda – SchoolBOX) In June 2018, Stittsville Central brought you the…
Memorial plaque honouring those who have fallen before us
(Robert Halberstadt, President of the Goulbourn Township Historical Society, lays the Society’s wreath on Remembrance Day at the Stittsville Cenotaph. The temporary memorial plaque signage is to the right. Photo:…
OC Transpo deploying more buses to Stittsville
Stittsville transit riders have been facing many delays and no-shows during the peak times on our bus routes for quite some time. Well, good news! This afternoon John Manconi, General Manager…
‘Tis the season for bazaars, craft shows, donating, flu clinics and (local criminals?)
With cold temperatures and snow seemingly here to stay – these are reminders that the festive season is quickly approaching. This weekend promises to be a busy one with craft shows,…
Stittsville Lions Club and team diabetes partner with Toys & Toothpaste to make a difference
A Diabetes Open House is being held on Saturday, November 16 by the Stittsville Lions Club. From 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, you can drop by the Lions Hall and…