PHOTO: Confusing traffic light on Hazeldean
Here’s a photo from Jeff Quigley of an indecisive traffic light at Hazeldean and Iber Roads last Saturday. We sent the city a quick email to ask what happened, here’s…
Businesses partner with Lions Club to hang Christmas lights at Village Square Park
Photo: Members of the Stittsville Lions and Stittsville Business Association. From left: Jim Walker, Fern’s Frozen Fruits; Zulo Greenriver, Jim Bell, Gord Maclsaac, Paul Riddell, Robert Gregory, Stittsville Lions; Darryl…
Stittsville woman’s Facebook post on ‘spontaneous act of caring’ at Park ‘n Ride goes viral
Editor’s note: Republished here with permission is the text of a Facebook post from Nov. 21 by Stittsville resident Jessica Sultan, which got well over 650 likes in under a…
New map shows which paths in Stittsville are being plowed
Bike Ottawa is putting together a new crowdsourced map that shows which pathways are regularly plowed in the winter. You can check it out here. Plowed paths are indicated by…
PHOTOS: Stittsville’s 2018 Remembrance Day ceremony
Above: Stittsville veteran Johnny Leroux lays a wreath at the cenotaph. Photos from the Stittsville Legion’s annual Remembrance Day parade and ceremony on Nov. 11, 2018, via Barry Gray.
Eighth annual Shopapolooza brings holiday shopping fun to Stittsville
For the eighth year in a row, a unique group of artisans and local vendors will be taking part in “Shopapolooza – Not Your Granny’s Craft Sale, Craft Sale.” …
COMMENT: Three ways Stittsville could benefit from more high-density development
The image above visualizes the density levels around Stittsville. The darker the colour, the more people per hectare reside there. Here’s an interactive version. What would the community look like…
A preview of Stittsville’s Remembrance Day parade and ceremony
(PHOTO: Remembrance Day parade in 2016. Photo by Barry Gray.) The Stittsville Legion’s annual Remembrance Day parade and ceremony happens on Sunday, November 11, 2018. Everyone is welcome to join…
Legion says $300k city development fee holding back new hall
Unbearable development fees charged by the City of Ottawa, coupled with disappointing fundraising showings, are coming out as major barriers for the Legion’s new multi-million dollar building. The Legion announced…
Instagram removes fake Tysen Lefebvre account that solicited money
Tysen Lefebvre, the Stittsville teen who recently raised $1 million for Make-a-Wish, says someone is impersonating him on Instagram and soliciting money. The fake account “tysens_mission_to_a_million_” had 51 followers as…
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…