Category: Schools
LETTER: “Mini Muffins Preschool was a big part of the community”
Mini Muffins Precshool has closed its doors. Located in Katimavik, the facility served many Stittsville families. The closure was sudden. Staff only found out on Friday (some via email) and…
Sacred Heart students to help care for 100-year-old forest
(All photos by Coreen Tyers.) Students from Sacred Heart Catholic High School will play an active role in caring for the Kemp Woodland as part of a partnership with the…
Notes from the school board trustee candidate debate
English candidates running for school board trustee in the Public and Catholic board appeared at a public debate last night, answering questions from residents. The hour-long debate was organized by…
Candidate Q&A: French public board (CEPEO)
Here’s the next in our series of questionnaires from the candidates in the upcoming city council and school board elections. (Click here for all of our election coverage.) Stittsville is in…
Candidate Q&A: French Catholic board (CECCE)
Here’s the next in our series of questionnaires from the candidates in the upcoming city council and school board elections. (Click here for all of our election coverage.) Stittsville is in…
Candidate Q&A: Zone 1 English Public Board
Here’s the second in our series of articles about the candidates in the upcoming city council and school board elections. We sent every Stittsville candidate a questionnaire and will be publishing…
Candidate Q&A: Zone 1 English Catholic Board
This is the first in a series of articles about the candidates in the upcoming city council and school board elections. We sent each candidate a questionnaire and will be…
Public school board trustee “meet the candidates” event on Sept 22
The Stonecrest Elmentary School Council is hosting a “meet the candidates” event on Monday night, featuring the four candidates for Zone 1, the area that includes Stittsville. The four candidates in…
Reader mail: Your comments about the Stittsville public high school
Our article earlier this week about the latest in the push for a public high school in Stittsville generated quite a few comments. Here’s a sampling of your opinions.
EXPLAINER: When will Stittsville get a public high school?
Jenny Guth’s son Levi is only in junior kindergarten this year, but she’s already thinking about where he’ll go to high school. Guth (pictured above), along with several other parents in…
Six back-to-school traffic safety tips from the Ottawa police
Ottawa Police are reminding motorists and pedestrians to be aware of the extra children and youth on city streets over the next few days. Kids will be returning to school and…
USEFUL: Find out what time your school bus arrives this fall
Fall school bus schedules are now available on the Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) web site: http://www.ottawaschoolbus.ca/bus-routes/use-our-stop-locator