Stittsville Lions pick Dunrobin tornado relief for annual fundraising campaign
At this time of year, the Stittsville District Lions Club conducts its Annual Fundraising Campaign, raising funds to help the less fortunate. The club supports various groups such as the…
Benefit concert for food bank raises over $1,500
The sounds of six different choirs soared through the rafters at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Stittsville Oct. 21, as they performed with the purpose of raising money for the…
Tysen Lefebvre reaches $1 million goal for Make-a-Wish
Stittsville’s Tysen Lefebvre is at the end of his five-year mission to raise $1 million for Make-a-Wish foundation — and he’s even gone a little bit over. As of Tuesday,…
Stittsville Softball bantam girls tryouts November 1 & 8
(Via Stittsville Minor Softball Association) The SMSA Bantam Rep Tier II team will host trial tryouts on Nov. 1 and 8, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Stittsville Public…
Stittsville students ‘stun’ cat rescue with mass donation of supplies, funds
Photos via Jessica Sultan. Last spring, my then-Grade 6 daughter came home with a project from Stittsville Public School (SPS), titled the Pay it Forward Project. Launched by the four-person…
Gower unseats Qadri in Stittsville election
Glen Gower has been elected councillor for Stittsville Ward. With all polls reporting, Gower received 57.86 per cent of the vote compared to incumbent Shad Qadri’s 42.14 per cent. Turnout…
NOTEBOOK: Where to vote, Tysen’s Mission closes in on deadline, assaults at Saunders Farm
A few things across our newsdesk lately… Election day is Monday The City of Ottawa election is on Oct. 22. Our sister site has an article about how to find…
Stittsville hit in series of west-end break-ins
(Via Ottawa Police) The Ottawa Police West Division Break and Enter Section is currently investigating a series of daytime residential Break and Enters in the areas of Kanata, Stittsville and…
Affordable rental housing units built in Stittsville since 1999: Zero.
Photo: A one-bedroom unit in this apartment building on Stittsville Main Street was offered for a monthly rent of $1,350 in October, far above the city average for a one-bedroom…
CITIZEN: Stittsville council candidates answer questionnaire
The Ottawa Citizen has posted a questionnaire filled out by Stittsville’s two city council candidates: Shad Qadri and Glen Gower, with many informative questions and answers touching issues such as…
GRC rink named for Goulbourn skating duo Katie Xu and Jack Fan
Photo: Jack Fan and Katie Xu. By Amal Abdulsalam, via the Goulbourn Skating Club Rink A at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex has been named the “Katie Xu and Jack Fan…
9 Run Run needs volunteers for Oct. 13 race day
(Press release and photos via 9 Run Run) This fall, join the men and women of Ottawa’s Fire, Police and Paramedic services for a half marathon that will be the highlight of…
Haunted tours on Stittsville Main Street examine community’s spooky past
Photo: A new haunted tour series is coming to Stittsville Main Street this month. Photo via Joseph Carbonetto. The mysterious and unexplained specters of Stittsville’s past will be told in…
So what’s the deal with Clive Doucet’s transit plan for Stittsville?
Photo: Clive Doucet’s proposed Capital Region Rail system. Mayoral candidate Clive Doucet’s plan for a regional rail system in Ottawa wouldn’t send trains into the heart of Stittsville. Rather, there…
ALGONQUIN TIMES: Stittsville’s Main Street Café serves hundreds in tornado aftermath
Photo: The Main Street Café. Image via Facebook. Algonquin College’s campus newspaper the Algonquin Times has a story about the Main Street Café’s busy day Sept. 22 after the Ottawa-area storm…