Minor Atom Stittsville Rams take gold at Bell Capital Cup
(ABOVE: The Rams players celebrate their 1-0 win as the final horn sounds.) (Photos & text via Stittsville Rams) The Minor Atom Stittsville Rams competitive hockey team competed in the…
Potter’s Key construction info session on January 11
(via Councillor Shad Qadri) In efforts to continue communication with the neighbouring communities, Minto will be hosting a Potter’s Key Construction Information Session on Wednesday, January 11th. The session will…
NOTEBOOK: Stories we’re watching in 2017
Let’s take out the crystal ball and look ahead at what 2017 may have in store for Stittsville… CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE Earlier this year we should hear from the Ottawa Senators about what…
PHOTO: Afternoon in the Shea Woods
(We love seeing photos from in and around our community. Please send your best pics to us at feedback@stittsvillecentral.ca)
AROUND THE RINKS: Jackson Trails & Bryanston Gate skating updates
JACKSON TRAILS The Jackson Trails Community Association is looking for volunteers to help set up and run a community skating rink. The City of Ottawa has given the go-ahead for an…
Heritage house on Stittsville Main gets new life as interior design studio
(Photo:Jennifer McGahan in front of the building on Main Street that she has purchased and will renovate for her business. Photo by Barry Gray.) After over a century as a…
PHOTO: Winter Sunrise
This photo comes courtesy of Grace Mysak, and was taken early on December 30. You can find more on her Instragram page. (We love seeing photos from in and around our…
2016 REWIND: The top local news stories of the year
To wrap up our 2016 Rewind series, here’s a round-up of the top news stories in our community. Never a dull moment in Ottawa’s most exciting suburb!
2016 REWIND: Our favourite reader letters from 2016
We love hearing from the community about issues and stories that are important to them. Here are five “Letters to the Editor” that stood out in 2016. You can click…
LINKED: Special apparatus helps teen with rare genetic disorder realize hockey dream
Great story from the Ottawa Citizen about Stittsville’s Tysen Lefebvre: Despite Tysen Lefebvre’s physical challenges, the 15-year-old has never backed down from achieving his goals. These days, he’s seeing an…
2016 REWIND: Looking back at the ups and downs in local heritage
(Above: Barn at the Bradley-Craig farm. Photo by Steve Garecke.) There was bad news and there was good news for heritage buildings in Stittsville in 2016. First, the bad. In…
2016 REWIND: Our favourite photos
Thank you to all of the photographers who’ve shared their amazing photos of our community, in particular to Barry Gray who snapped the majority of pics on this page. You can…
2016 REWIND: The year in planning and development
(PHOTO: Aerial photo of Fairwinds. Photo by @TwitchxB.) Retirement homes, car dealerships and density. Those are the three words I’d choose to sum up the development proposals we saw this…
PHOTO: Turkey time on Greer Street
With Christmas dinner finished, it was safe to come out of hiding. Thanks to Anna Lusk for sending over this pic of turkeys on Boxing Day on Greer Street. “When…
2016 REWIND: It happened on Stittsville Main
(The Stittsville Jane’s Walk makes a stop in front of Hudson’s Insurance on Stittsville Main Street. Photo by Barry Gray.) At the start of January of this year I wrote:…