Category: Schools
New solution emerges to keep Munster Elementary open
(Guest post from Jessica Breckenridge, the Munster Community Association School Liaison.) The public school board has posted a memo with another option to keep Munster Elementary School (MES) open in…
New school start times in 2015 for some Stittsville-area schools
The hours for several Stittsville schools will change in the fall of 2015. The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA), the agency that manages school bus service for the english public…
All-day kindergarten hits local daycare centres hard
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since October, at least three long-standing daycare facilities in Ottawa have shut down: Mini Muffins in Kanata, Tupper Tots in Nepean, and St. Elias Child Care and Family Resource…
First-hand account from last night’s school board meeting re: Munster Elementary
Editor’s note: Laura Rupert is a parent of two kids in Munster who supports keeping Munster Elementary School to stay open. She was at a school board meeting last night and sent…
LETTER: School board has failed Munster community
After years of the Ottawa Carleton School board neglecting and muzzling on-going issues at Munster Public School, parents finally had enough of their concerns not being heard and issues not…
LETTER: Clarification on Mini Muffins closure
Re: Parents lose cash and scramble for childcare after Mini Muffins closure, October 20 I am writing to you with concern for the article you published with regards to the…
Public meeting about a public high school planned for February 19
Please join other concerned community members for a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, February 19th, 2015 to discuss steps our community can take to help influence the Ontario government to…
Munster residents set to fight proposed school closure
School board staff have recommended closing Munster Elementary School due to declining enrolment, but residents are ready to fight to save their community school. The school currently has the lowest…
Public school board staff recommends closing Munster Elementary School
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board staff have recommended closing Munster Elementary School starting in the 2015-2016 school year. Families currently attending the school would have the choice of attending either A. Lorne…
Registration for public board Kindergarten begins January 26
(Information from the Ottawa Carleton District School Board.) Kindergarten registration for the 2015-2016 school year takes place from January 26-30, 2015 for the Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCSDB).
STITTSVILLE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS #3: Renshaw Avenue
Where are the best Christmas light displays in our community? Send us a note or send a photo to feedback@stittsvillecentral.ca Thanks to Barry Gray for sending along these photos of…
“Overwhelming response” from Stittsville Public School and community
(Above: Stittsville Public School student Ella S. helps sort some of the many donations received.) When my eight year old daughter suggested that we “adopt-a-family” from the Food Cupboard on behalf…
PHOTOS: Community comes together for Sacred Heart’s tree lighting ceremony
About 200 people braved the snowy weather for Sacred Heart High School’s Tree Lighting Ceremony. The fourth annual event is quickly becoming a community tradition.
OPINION: Closing Munster school would be detrimental to community
Stittsville resident Omar Sultan attended Wednesday’s public meeting about the future of Munster Elementary School. He is the president of Munster Cooperative Nursery School. Approximately 180 people turned out December 3 to…
STITTSVILLE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS #2: Sunnyside near Fernbank
Where are the best Christmas light displays in our community? Send us a note or send a photo to feedback@stittsvillecentral.ca These pics are from the home of Jhoanna and Nick…