Category: Sports & Recreation
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…
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.…