Category: Sports & Recreation
Sens invite public to check out their Lebreton Flats proposal at CTC
(Press release via Ottawa Senators) RendezVous LeBreton Group’s IllumiNATION LeBreton proposal, submitted to the National Capital Commission to redevelop LeBreton Flats, will be on public display at Canadian Tire Centre…
City staff uncovered GRC pool problems back in 2002
(Photo: The GRC pool under repair in May 2015.) A former Goulbourn councillor says an out-of-court settlement made a decade ago means we may never know who’s really responsible for problems…
QADRI: Don’t skate on storm management ponds
From councillor Shad Qadri’s email newsletter: A stormwater management pond is an artificial pond that is designed to collect and hold stormwater. The stormwater management pond’s primary function is stormwater…
LETTERS: How the community built Stittsville’s rink
Kirtan fundraiser for multiple sclerosis at Blue Bamboo Yoga Sunday
(via Blue Bamboo Yoga) Join Blue Bamboo for a charity event benefiting the MS Foundation. Kimberly Mantas will guide you to sing together in an easy and uplifting “call and…
Warriors banquet auctions set a new record
(via Warriors Football Club) The Bell Warriors Football Club has reached out to Warriors families, supporters and local businesses and the response was better than could have been expected Saturday…
PHOTO ESSAY: Johnny Leroux Arena turns 45 years old
The Johnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena turns 45 years old this month. The first skate was on the evening of January 16, 1971, the result of a massive community effort to raise…
Stittsville Aces bring home the gold
Photo: Front row (lying down) left to right: William MacNeil, Luke Yelle. Second row, left to right: Evan Moo, Tyler Hannah, Cameron Stone, Grady Lowthian, Patrick Bonini, Austin Sykes, Christopher…
Snowmobilers warned to use extra caution due to warm weather
(Photo: Snowmobile on Jonathan Pack Street in Stittsville.) Ottawa Police Service, Ottawa Fire Service and Ottawa Paramedic Service are warning residents to use caution when using snowmobiles this weekend. Warmer…
The rules of the road for safe snowmobiling
(Photo: Snowmobile on Jonathan Pack Street in Stittsville.) The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) remind snowmobilers that being compliant with the Motorized Snow…
Thunderbird takes over management of Amberwood Village Golf Club
(Press release) Thunderbird Management Services Inc. (TMSI) is pleased to announce, effective immediately, it has partnered with the Amberwood Village Golf and Country Club (AVGCC) to manage the entire golf…
Local girls win gold at Bell Capital Cup
(PHOTO: Nepean Wildcats Peewee AA Champions. Front row: Cameron Thomas and Hillary Sterling. Second Row: Aislyn Blakely, Emma Eryou, Ellie Brown, Gabi Curkovic, Ashley Monds, Caroline Alexander, Elle Spencer, Jamie…
Stittsville Royals plan special food drive this Sunday
(via the Stittsville Royals) On Sunday, January 3 the Stittsville Royals Juniors Hockey Club is having a Food Drive to replenish the Stittsville Food Bank’s cupboard. They’re offering $2 off tickets if you bring a non-perishable food item.…
Ottawa REDBLACKS’ Justin Phillips helps raise funds for the Warriors
(via the Bell Warriors) Justin Phillips of the Ottawa REDBLACKS started his playing days years ago as a Bell Warrior and the local star football player has not forgotten his roots. Recently,…
Mould at Johnny Leroux Arena posed no health threat, says city
(Photo: Johnny Leroux Arena. File photo by Barry Gray.) The city spent about a quarter of a million dollars this year to fix a mould problem uncovered at the Johnny Leroux…