Kevin Pidgeon funds Bell Warriors Jim Wagdin Scholarship for 2020
(Bell Warriors Football Club retired Coach Kevin Pidgeon now funding the Bell Warriors Jim Wagdin Post-Secondary Scholarships for 2020. Photo: Submitted) “The Bell Warriors Football Club is pleased and excited…
Ottawa Humane Society assists pet owners with emergency pet food bank
Many pet owners are having a difficult time affording the cost of food for their animals due to the COVID pandemic. To help address these needs, the Ottawa Humane Society (OHS)…
Colin Simonds running Stittsville streets for the food bank
Have you seen a young marathon man running down your street? If so, it is Colin Simonds, a Stittsville resident and PhD student at Queen’s University. Colin loves to run…
Celebrate Seniors Month – participate online in useful and fun library activities
June is Seniors Month and the Province of Ontario has declared this year’s theme — ‘Aging Strong: Respect and Protect Seniors’. The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is totally in agreement with this…
Goulbourn Museum brings history into your home for Doors Open weekend
(Just some of the many artifacts brought into your home by Goulbourn Museum during the 2020 Doors Open Ottawa. Photo: Goulbourn Museum) The annual Doors Open Ottawa scheduled to take…
The SGHS annual plant sale taking place virtually
Stittsville residents look forward to the annual plant sale held by the Stittsville-Goulbourn Horticultural Society (SGHS) at Bradley’s Insurance. This year is no different, well perhaps. Due to the pandemic,…
PHOTOS: Stittsville’s Alex captured in the spectacular photos of Danielle Barabé-Bussières
Stittsville resident and 2020 National Photographic Artist of the Year, Danielle Barabé-Bussières, has photographed our beautiful resident fox, Alex, and shares her photographs with us. He is healthy, proud and…
Miller Waste starts servicing Stittsville this week
(Miller Waste Ottawa side-loader waste vehicle. Photo: Miller Waste) A new waste collection contractor, Miller Waste, will be servicing the neighbourhoods of Stittsville starting June 1st. Your collection day will…
When times were simpler – in what direction are we moving?
(Clark Dairy of Ottawa circa 1950’s – Photo: Flickr) After reading an article, Eileen Masse of Stittsville was prompted to send in some thoughts on the optimistic changes that the…
Rte 62 OC Transpo operator has tested positive for COVID-19
OC Transpo (OCT) has confirmed this evening that a bus operator has tested positive for COVID-19. The operator last worked on May 24 and began experiencing symptoms on May 25 and operated…
Stittsville’s first evening of Market at the Barn a welcomed event
It was hot and a light sprinkle of rain was falling, but aside from the weather, a successful first evening for Stittsville’s Market at the Barn took place on Thursday,…
Serious rollover collision March and Carp Roads
(Ottawa Fire Services at scene of accident at March and Carp Roads – May 29, 2020. Photo: Ottawa Fire Services) Contacted by Ottawa Police Services, Ottawa Fire Services and Ottawa…
#StittsvilleStrong COVID crest introduced at Market@the Barn May 28
An exciting Stittsville fundraiser is starting on Thursday, May 28 at Stittsville’s Market at the Barn (at Village Square Park corner of Abbott and Main). Two Stittsville entrepreneurs have teamed…
Speed/Stunt driving complaints high – Operation Overwatch slows down hundreds
Patrol Officers from the Central, East and West Divisions of the Ottawa Police Service continue to address all road safety issues, but with an added focus on speeding. Since Operation…
O-Train Confederation Line temporarily closing for maintenance
Following two closures in earlier May, once again the O-Train Confederation Line 1 will close temporarily with the R1 replacement bus servicing the line from Sunday, May 31 to Wednesday, June 3.…