Category: Parks
City looking for public input on the new Atlas Park design
The City is looking for your help to design a new park in Stittsville. Atlas Park will be nearly one-hectare neighbourhood park on Atlas Terrace in the southern area of…
Sugar Creek Park – City wants to hear from you on new options
The City needs your help to choose a replacement for the Sugar Creek Park in Stittsville. The combined junior and senior playground equipment for children between the ages of 1.5…
Parade of Lights and Lighting up the Park have finally arrived – plus more Stittsville events
(Santa with children in Village Square Park at 2018’s Lighting up the Park. Photo: Barry Gray) We have all been waiting for this amazing Stittsville event happening this weekend –…
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…
PHOTOS: Day of the dead and pumpkin parade draw a huge crowd
Friday evening was full of spirit as two of Stittsville’s events held at the Village Square Park brought out the best of both worlds – celebrating the dead and a pumpkin…
Volunteers needed for hanging lights in Village Square Park
The Christmas season and the Stittsville Parade of Lights is fast approaching. The Stittsville Business Association (SBA) has teamed up with the Stittsville and District Lions Club to again hang…
Ottawa By-law provide dog park etiquette and signage clarification
In the City of Ottawa, dogs must be on-leash and under control at all times, unless they are on private property or in a designated off-leash area. Parks can provide…
Ottawa and friends rally to #SaveTwinElm rugby park
(Photos by Twin Elm Rugby Park) #SaveTwinElm is taking its best shot in a national contest in an effort to raise funds to bring this beloved facility up to code…
Fairyland turns up in local park to the delight of a dog walker
(Photos provided by Robert Dueck when on a recent dog walk.) A new fairyland in Stittsville has been revealed. When Robert Dueck was walking his dogs on an early October…
Improving our urban tree canopy and protecting our region’s existing trees – Tree canopy assessment
The wealth of green spaces is a defining element of Canada’s Capital Region, and a new study has been publicly released that measures the size of our extensive tree canopy –…
Updated: Support Responsible Dog Owners of Canada through FundScrip campaign
Responsible Dog Owners of Canada (RDOC) is a registered, non-profit, national organization comprised of volunteers who believe that responsibility, respect and recognition are fundamental components of dog ownership. They are…
Park namings to honour Alfred McCoy and Mark Yakabuski
The Community and Protective Services Committee approved commemorative naming proposals for two new parks in Stittsville on August 29, 2019. The Committee has given approval for the proposed “Alfred McCoy Park”…
Company of Fools brings a classic to the Stittsville stage
(Shakespeare in the Park – Romeo and Juliet performed by Company of Fools. Photos: Stittsville Central) Torchlight Shakespeare in the Park found its way to Alexander Grove Park in Stittsville on…
Black legged or deer ticks on the rise in Eastern Ontario
Black legged ticks (also known as deer ticks) have increased in numbers in our part of the country this year. There have been several reported cases in Stittsville. With so…
Poisonous plants to be avoided
(A giant Hogweed plant) Some information in this article was provided by the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. Poisonous plants can be more troublesome than the beauty they hide behind. Most…