Category: Sports & Recreation
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.…
City fitness facilities offer free trial passes next week
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) The City of Ottawa is offering free Try It! passes for City fitness centres and various group exercise classes from September 21 to…
Imjin Classic to commemorate historic Korean War hockey games
During the Korean War, Canadian soldiers played hockey on the frozen Imjin River whenever they were given time away from their front-line duties. The Imjin flows from North to South…
PHOTOS: Grassroot Grannies raise $55k in fundraising ride
Last Wednesday morning, the Grassroot Grannies, a group of 23 retired women, left Bushtakah on Hazeldean Road on a three-day fundraising bike tour. They rode over 200km and ended up…
Splash pads, skateboards top resident suggestions for park upgrades
(PHOTO: John Hughes wants to see an upgrade or an entirely new skatepark in Stittsville. And sooner rather than later. Photo by Jordan Mady.) Last month, councillor Shad Qadri asked…