New French Catholic high school will be named after Paul Desmarais
(Press release from the CECCCE.) At its regular meeting on May 26, 2015, the Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) adopted a name for the new Catholic secondary school being built…
Results of public high school survey will be presented to school board on June 16
Here’s an email from the Stittsville Public High School Now group. They’ll be presenting the results of their survey, in advance of the Ministry of Education’s deadline for school boards to…
WATCH: HANDS UP! Short film about the 1938 Richmond Bank Robbery
From Youtube: “This short movie was based on actual events surrounding the infamous 1938 bank robbery at the Bank of Nova Scotia in Richmond Ontario. The script was written by…
Deer crashes through living room window in Glen Cairn
It’s been a week of wildlife in this end of town. A bear, turtles, and now a deer jumping through a window in Glen Cairn. Here’s what happened…
Goulbourn Museum celebrates 25th birthday with Father’s Day bash
(press release via the Goulbourn Museum) The Goulbourn Museum is turning 25 and the community is invited to an old-world birthday bash on Father’s Day to celebrate! Watch a medieval fight,…
SouthWest Stittsville Community Association invites residents to BBQ on June 20
(via the SouthWest Stittsville Community Association) The SouthWest Stittsville Community Association is excited to invite its Community Residents to a BBQ in Coyote Park Saturday June 20th starting at noon.
Country/folk guitarist Greg Kelly at Gaia Java this Friday
Greg Kelly has been in the shop many times in the last several months; not only for his own performance last fall, but also on many occasions when he drops…
LOST & FOUND: Twin concrete lions stolen from driveway
An Amberwood resident has turned to Kijiji in a search for two stolen concrete lions: “Looking for my twin lions stolen from my driveway. 2 ornamental lions, white concrete, 2 feet…
Public meeting on Carp Road Landfill site plan on June 15
(via city councillor Eli El-Chantiry) The City of Ottawa has received a Site Plan Control application from the West Carleton Environmental Centre (WCEC) to permit an expansion to the existing…
Mayor Jim Watson and retired major general Lew MacKenzie help launch go kart event
Capital Karting Grand Prix and the Mayor’s Cup of wishes takes off at Karters Korner July 25 & 26 pic.twitter.com/imNvnJ6fQU — City of Ottawa (@ottawacity) June 9, 2015 (Press release…
Herbicide to be used to combat wild parsnip south of Stittsville
(Adapted from an article originally published on the City of Ottawa web site.) For a plant with such an innocuous name, the wild parsnip is a troublemaker. Like any invasive…
Anybody missing a sombrero?
Via Stittsville Moms: “Is anyone missing a sombrero in deer run / cypress gardens.”
Snapping turtle lays eggs at Stitt Street Park
Karla Torres and her family witnessed nature up close last week when they saw a snapping turtle laying her eggs in the sand at Stitt Street Park. “Our kids were…
PHOTOS: Black bear near Hazeldean and Jinkinson
These photos are from Kenny B, who spotted a black bear just off Hazeldean Road near Jinkinson, just past West Ridge on Thursday, June 4. He tells us: “I was…
Alex Sanghwan showing progress, celebrates 23rd birthday
Alex Sanghwan, the Stittsville student badly injured after being hit by a car in Miami earlier this year, is showing progress. His family posted an update to the Pray 4…