Sacred Heart students get set for SleepOUT For Youth 2016
There are over a thousand homeless youth in Canada’s capital every day of the year, even when our winter weather drops below 30 degrees celsius. This is why Youth Services Bureau…
LEGION: Volunteers needed for Remembrance Day colour party
INFORMATION Sgt. at Arms Mike Fenton is looking for volunteers for the colour party for Remembrance Day Service on November 11th. The Parade leaves the Legion Hall at 1:30 p.m.…
PHOTO: Tuesday morning after the long weekend
Is this what your house looks like on Tuesday morning after Thanksgiving before you have your coffee? This photo was taken on Sunnyside Avenue just off Fernbank. Send in your Halloween…
PHOTOS: Thanksgiving Monday on the Crazy Horse Trail
Harold Moore saw our post this morning with suggestions for nature trails near Stittsville. He went out and explored the Crazy Horse Trail north of Stittsville, and sent along these…
COMMENT: Five places to enjoy the great outdoors on Thanksgiving Monday
(PHOTO: Lookout over the marsh at the head of Poole Creek, along the Trans Canada Trail just west of Stittsville. Photo by Glen Gower.) As I sit down to write…
First edition of “La course des Patriotes” takes place October 29
École secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais, Stittsville’s new French Catholic high school, is planning the inaugural edition of La course des Patriotes on October 29. It’s partly an effort to promote youth fitness…
PHOTO: Geese near Fernbank
Thanks to Barry Gray for sending along more great photos from around our community. The photo above of the geese in the field was taken Thursday morning near Fernbank Road.…
Pipeline spill would impact Ottawa drinking water, says report
(Press release via Ecology Ottawa) A spill from the proposed Energy East pipeline could have catastrophic impacts on the Rideau, Mississippi and Ottawa rivers, and put the region’s drinking water…
Three places to find a pumpkin near Stittsville
(Pumpkins near Richmond. Photo by Barry Gray.) A lot of Stittsville families will be heading out to find a pumpkin this weekend. Think about skipping the grocery store this year, and…
List of road closures for 9RUNRUN on Saturday, October 15
(Photo: Runners at the 2013 9 Run Run event.) With less than two weeks until race day, spots are nearly sold out for 9RUNRUN. Now entering its seventh year, 9RUNRUN has raised…
PHOTO: “Grassroots and gracious community”
Thanks to David Collier for sharing this great photo. He writes: “I wanted to share this photo with you and the readers of StittsvilleCentral.ca. I feel it captures the current mood…
MOFFATT: No perfect way to collect stormwater fees
(Here’s a note shared by Rideau-Goulbourn Councillor Scott Moffatt today via email.) “There simply is no perfect way to collect fees on the basis of fairness. Each and every property…
What the city’s proposed new water rates mean for you
The city released its proposed new water rate structure Monday and for most people in Stittsville it could mean a slight increase – or even decrease – to your bill,…
LINKED: New DND move to west end impacts “CFB Fairwinds”
Over the next few years, thousands of employees at the Department of National Defence will move into the old Nortel buildings on Moodie Drive. The Ottawa Citizen ran a feature this weekend called…
PHOTO: “Volunteers needed to hold ladders”
Stittsville has a great sense of humour. Seen at the corner of Hazeldean and Stittsville Main…