Category: Sports & Recreation
DOG BLOG: Time to include dog parks in community planning
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome to our new canine affairs correspondent, Roscoe. He’s an eight-month-old boxer – pictured above – with some strong opinions and a love of peanut butter. He’ll be…
Fenced dog park proposed for Kanata North
(via Marianne Wilkinson) Kanata North councillor Marianne Wilkinson is hosting a town hall meeting next week that will include details about a proposed fenced dog park on Terry Fox Drive…
Canada’s national sledge hockey team on the ice at GRC
(via Hockey Canada) Canada’s National Sledge Team was on the ice at the Goulbourn Rec Centre this week, running on-ice clinics with players from Sledge Hockey of Eastern Ontario (SHEO). Players…
Two NHL captains visit Napoli’s
One retired NHL captain (Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa Senators) and one current NHL captain (Nick Foligno, Columbus Blue Jackets) were at Napoli’s on Wednesday night. They’re pictured here with co-owner Bassel Khalil. Foligno…
Los Hacheros baseball team travels from Stittsville to Dominican Republic
xeThe Los Hacheros baseball team from Stittsville/Kanata recently travelled to the Dominican Republic for a week of friendly games with Dominican and Haitian teams. The boys were billeted with local…
Stittsville B5 Titans win Arnprior House B Tournament
(Back row left to right: Assistant Coach Peter Pranschke, Noah Lebano, Matthew Gagnon, Connor Ingram, Michael Larson, Trainer Chris McWebb, Nico Pare, Calvin Pranschke, Head Coach Cory Garbolinsky, Assistant Coach…
Greco raises over $1,500 for boy battling leukemia
Greco Stittsville hosted a fundraising fitness class on Saturday in support of Michael Meehan, a nine-year-old boy from Stittsville who’s undergoing intensive treatment for leukemia for the second time. The event…
PHOTO: Halloween spirit knows no limit
Pictured above is the spirited Freedom 55 fitness class at the Goulbourn Rec Centre. Over 30 participants were all decked out for Halloween at today’s Friday class. Instructor Patti Dalby…
PHOTOS: 67’s mascot Riley visits Goulbourn Rockets Fun Day
Ottawa 67’s mascot Riley the Raccoon visited the Goulbourn Girls Hockey Rockets Fun Day on Saturday at Johnny Leroux Arena. Photos via Cobina Delaney.
PHOTOS: Saturday’s 9 Run Run Emergency Services run
Thousands of Emergency Service personnel – police, paramedic and fire – and friends, family and supporters have assembled in Stittsville this morning for 9 Run Run, Ottawa’s Emergency Services’ Run.…
Road closures this Saturday for 9 Run Run
This year’s annual 9 Run Run, Ottawa’s Emergency Services Run, takes place on Saturday, October 17. Here’s a list of planned road closures. These times are approximate and the may…
LETTER: Roundabouts are great for cyclists
Re: City staff rejects roundabouts for Carp Road Reading the article, the comment about them being worse for cyclists is ridiculous. I am a cyclist and a motorist and roundabouts…
6th annual 9 RUN RUN happens October 17
(via 9 RUN RUN organizers) 9 RUN RUN, Ottawa’s Emergency Services’ Run, is now in its 6th year. On October 17, we welcome participants and spectators from far and wide…
LINKED: Sens play road hockey on a Stittsville Street
Workin on a little special teams to finish off the day! @Chris_Wideman @MStoner61 #twitterlessChiasson pic.twitter.com/8FdZF5Dg68 — Curtis Lazar (@CurtisLazar95) September 20, 2015 The Ottawa Citizen had a story this week…
Sens host Fan Fest on Sunday
(Press release from the Ottawa Senators.) The Ottawa Senators (@Senators) announced today additional details for the team’s annual Fan Fest, which will take place this Sunday beginning at 9 a.m.…