Category: News
Arts in the Park – annual celebration of everything arts is taking place this weekend in Stittsville
The Stittsville Village Association has hosted Arts in the Park for the past six years. Doug Sutherland has been the principle planner during this time. Prior to that, Teresa Qadri…
Volunteers urgently required for removal of debris and sandbags
The weather is predicted to be great this weekend ! Why not volunteer a few hours and help out flood victims with the removal of their sandbags and debris. Beginning…
Hunt for treasures on ‘giveaway weekend’ – June 8 and 9
Wait, don’t put those unwanted items in the garbage. Your throwaway item may be a hidden treasure for somebody else. So set them out at the curb during the spring…
Stittsville students receive bursaries from three local organizations
(Photo compliments of Doug McCrady) Three local organizations came together on Monday, June 3rd to present bursaries to Stittsville students for their continued education. Each student was presented with a…
People bring Village Square Park and Main Street to life for First Thursdays
(Nicole Chilton-Jones with her son Reece. Photo Stittsville Central) Thursday evening was a first for First Thursdays taking place in Stittsville thanks to Nicole Chilton-Jones introducing this new event to…
Updated: Stittsville Councillor Glen Gower says no to Built Heritage Sub-Committee motion to reject Château Laurier site plan
Updated to clarify nature of the vote at the sub-committee meeting. The Built Heritage Sub-Committee passed a motion recommending that the Planning Committee reject this new site plan when they…
Stittsville native dies on beach during invasion of Normandy – brother dies nearby
(Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery – The Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, located at Reviers, about 4 kilometres from Juno Beach in Normandy, France. Photo: J. Stephens) His name was Arthur McCaffrey…
Normandy landing – June 6 1944 – a live report from Goulbourn
(Approaching Normandy and preparing to land) Jack Tennant joined the Army at the age of 19. He re-enlisted after the war in 1947 and served in various Canadian, European, Mid-east…
Stittsville – Have you been scammed by this man?
The Ottawa Police Service Organized Fraud Unit is seeking the community’s assistance to locate Roger William DECARIE, 40 years old, from Ottawa, who has several warrants for his arrest relating…
75th Anniversary of Juno Beach – memories brought to life by grandson of Lt.-Col. (Ret’d) Earl A. Olmsted
(General R.F.L. Keller middle of photo with his officials on D-Day, June 6, 1944, Normandy, France. All photos provided by Geoff Osborne) Geoff Osborne has been extensively researching his Grandfather’s…
Off to a great start – HolliBell Foundation join with Sunset Farms for first doggie walk-a-thon
The HolliBell Foundation was formed when Heidi Bell and Caroline Hollingworth joined together to use their baking talents in “Cupcakes for a Cause”. Heidi had formed ‘Cupcakes’ in 2014 to…
Firefighters will be visiting homes
When you hear that knock on your door, it may be a Stittsville firefighter. They will be visiting homes from Monday, June 3 until Monday, June 10, checking to ensure smoke…
Nation-wide eBook campaign launched at public libraries
Participating public libraries will be offering free, unlimited access to the first e-book — Glass Beads, by Saskatchewan-born Indigenous author, actor, and comedian, Dawn Dumont. The book will be available in both eBook and…
First Thursdays – a first for Stittsville
You must be asking – what the heck is First Thursdays? Well, when Nicole Chilton-Jones moved to Stittsville about a year ago, from her hometown in South Africa, she arrived…
Stittsville kids with big hearts participate in 7th annual Cardel Lemonade Standemonium!
Tomorrow is the Cardel Lemonade Standemonium, an event where hundreds of kids and their families sign up to host a lemonade stand and donate all proceeds to support the Ottawa…