Category: Youth
Library closed but popular Storytime program goes online
(The Stittsville Public Library. Photo: Stittsville Central) The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) Storytime program is now available online. The program that provides live stories, songs and rhymes and you can…
School closures extended to May – phase two of Learn at Home education tool introduced
(Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, announces extension to school closures due to COVID-19 pandemic on March 31, 2020. Photo: Ontario Legislature) On Tuesday, on the advice of the Ontario’s Chief…
Paint It Up proceeding with adjusted application deadline
(Paint It Up Mural created at the Robert E Wilson Public School – Photo: Crime Prevention Ottawa) There is a new deadline for applications to enter the Paint It Up graffiti…
TVO launches online learning tools in collaboration with ministry of education
TV Ontario has launched a new learning initiative designed to provide enhanced access to a host of TVO digital learning products during the current school closures. Launched as part of…
Stittsville Through Phases – Growing Up a Stitty
(Photo of Stittsville looking towards water tower at sundown. Photo: Carissa Fortin) Picture this. It’s 1999. It’s August and it’s hot. The quaint little town of Stittville is bursting with…
A day at the fourth annual Frederick Banting Wellness Day
(Frederick Banting Alternative School on Stittsville Main Street held their annual Wellness Day on March 12, 2020. Graphic: Frederick Banting Alternative School) Poetry, pancakes and homemade maple syrup. Just three…
Stittsville Central welcomes Algonquin co-op student Carissa Fortin
(Algonquin student Carissa Fortin has joined Stittsville Central for her co-op placement.) Here at Stittsville Central our mandate is to support local journalism. As a result, we are pleased to…
Elocution and delivery tested at Stittsville Lions public speaking contest
(Contestants in the Stittsville Lions Club Effective Speaking Contest held on February 26, 2020. L to R: Zhenhao Li, Laurent Bourget, Rosa Iuliano (partially hidden), Guillaume Bourget, Evan Moo, Lucy Hambly and Karolina Moo.…
West Ottawa Ringette teams rack up medals in run-up to Provincial ‘A’ championships
The West Ottawa Ringette teams are on a definite roll as they prepare to host the ‘A’ Provincial Championships in Stittsville from March 19-22, 2020. The Championships will be an…
Goulbourn Museum introduces imaginative workshops for March break
The kids had a blast at last year’s March Break, so Goulbourn Museum has added an extra day to their March break programs. March Break 2020 will be offered from…
Ottawa Sports Award and tournament medals brought home for West Ottawa Ringette
(The 2018-19 WORA U14AA-Fioravanti were presented with an Ottawa Sports Award on January 29, 2020. Members of the team are: Katelyn Barteaux, Molly Cadieux, Isabella Coe, Emilie Couturier, Avalon Ellison,…
Paint It Up 2020 returning for another year
(Paint It Up Mural created at the Robert E Wilson Public School – Photo: Crime Prevention Ottawa) Do you know any youth who wish to express their artistic talent in a…