Category: Sports & Recreation
Update on recreation and cultural programs – facility and park rentals
The City of Ottawa will be cancelling its regular summer recreation and cultural programming and many of its rental agreements due to the current Provincial COVID-19 restrictions. Starting July 6, summer…
The Amberwood Village Golf and Country Club vote to sell five building lots
Amberwood Village Golf and Country Club (AVGCC) held their virtual Annual General Meeting two weeks ago. At that meeting the members voted unanimously to support a motion required by the…
Kevin Pidgeon funds Bell Warriors Jim Wagdin Scholarship for 2020
(Bell Warriors Football Club retired Coach Kevin Pidgeon now funding the Bell Warriors Jim Wagdin Post-Secondary Scholarships for 2020. Photo: Submitted) “The Bell Warriors Football Club is pleased and excited…
Stittsville residents respond big-time to SMHA-GGHA food drive parade
The players and volunteers of the Stittsville Minor Hockey and Goulbourn Girls Hockey Associations criss-crossed the streets of Stittsville to collect donations for the Stittsville Food Bank in a first-ever food…
SMHA-GGHA teams parading their way through Stittsville for food bank donations
We all know the importance that food banks play in the lives of many. The Stittsville RAMS and the Goulbourn Girls Hornets hockey teams recognize the need to keep the…
#RollingItForward – Ottawa Sens Anthony Duclair inspiring acts of kindness
(NHL® players from coast-to-coast are teaming up to inspire acts of generosity in #RollingItForward initiative.) Seven Canadian NHL players are taking to social media to inspire Canadians to perform Acts of Neighbourly…
Carleton Ravens nominate Stittsville’s Malik Yusuf as rookie of the year
(#44 Malik Yusuf played as a Linebacker for the Bell Warriors and was named Best Defensive Player for three seasons. Photo: Bell Warriors) Paul Stewart, President of the Bell Warriors…
Bell Warriors bring back Jim Wagdin Scholarship for 2020
You have all been reading about the success of Bell Warriors former team players – Adam Cowan and Michael Hoecht – both going on to be drafted by the big-time…
What’s next for Michael Hoecht? he tells us
(Michael Hoecht Defensive Lineman #93 at Brown University – Photo: David Silverman Photography) As we reported earlier this week, Michael Hoecht, a former Bell Warrior, Stittsville local and Brown University…
Ashton’s Brad Cowen answers the knock from the Redblacks
(Brad Cowan, received the Most Improved Player award as a Bantam Bell Warrior with Paul Stewart (r) and Tim Sheahan (l). Photo: Bell Warriors) With his roots just to the…
Replace your tired bike helmets during helmet discount weekend
(Best helmets for 2020. Photo: Wirecutter) Several bike shops are offering discounts May 2 and 3 on the purchase of a new bike helmet. Springtime is the perfect time to replace…
Former Stittsville resident and Bell Warrior Michael Hoecht signs with Los Angeles Rams
(Michael Hoecht #47 playing the Bell Warriors Bantam 2012 A-Cup semi-final win over the Gloucester South Raiders when the Warriors won 56-35. Photo: Bell Warriors) Coming from Ohio, Michael Hoecht,…
Ringette for the upcoming months – activities postponed or cancelled
The West Ottawa Ringette Association (WORA) Executive is sharing information with the public about changes that will have an effect on ringette activities here in Stittsville and area. Ringette Ontario…
West Ottawa Ringette alumni compete at Ontario Winter Games
(WORA alumni who competed at the 2020 Ontario Winter Games in Orillia from February 27 – March 1. Photo: WORA) The 2020 Ontario Winter Games took place from February 27…
Bell Warriors hold AGM – 65 years of all-inclusive youth football programs
(Bell Warriors Football Club President, Paul Stewart, at Winter Workouts in 2019. Photo: Submitted) Entering their 65th year of youth football programs, the Bell Warriors Football Club is proud to…