Ed Taylor and Bill Hein play Gaia Java on May 29
It’s always fun to listen to a couple of good acoustic guitarists intertwining their styles and melodies together. This week you can hear Ed and Bill perform an assortment of…
Open House planned for proposed Stittsville South subdivision
The City of Ottawa has received a revised draft plan of subdivision for the Stittsville South development that includes some significant changes over previous plans. The City of Ottawa is…
Condo development proposed for Livery Street
The City of Ottawa has received a Site Plan and Plan of Condominium application to develop residential condominiums on Livery Street in the Blackstone area. The plan calls for eight…
PHOTOS: Sacred Heart relay raises nearly $17k
Sacred Heart High School students hosted their first-ever Relay for Life fundraising event on Friday and it was a big success, raising at least $16,800 for the Canadian Cancer Society.…
Local choir to participate in international military tattoo
(Press release from the Canadian Military Wives Choir) The Canadian Military Wives Choir (CMWC) are Hamilton bound! The choir is honored to have been invited to participate in the Canadian…
West Ottawa Soccer launches video about parents on the sidelines
The West Ottawa Soccer Club has released a new video featuring young soccer players telling what they love – and don’t love – about parents at soccer games. “This candid and…
Successful E-Waste and Cake Walk fundraisers at Westwind PS
The Westwind PS Parent Council is proud to share its successes in the month of May with the community. Without the contributions of our Westwind families and surrounding community the…
Latest plan for Stittsville Main Street ‘a vast improvement’
(Above: City of Ottawa planner Mark Young presented highlights from the new draft plan for Stittsville Main Street at a public meeting on May 20.) The latest draft of the Stittsville Main…
Big summer craft show planned for old Hazeldean Target location
(via OttawaStart.com) Two local show organizers, Creative Creations Events (Carleton Place) and the OVCC (Ottawa) have joined forces to create one of the largest summer craft shows the city has…
Ribfest planned for Walter Baker Park in Kanata this September
Walter Baker Park in Kanata will host Ribfest from September 10-13, 2015. (Note the change of dates – originally it was scheduled for September 17-20.) The event is being organized by…
Stittsville Peace Park fundraising at 70 per cent of goal
(Above: An architectural rendering of the Peace Park labyrinth being built by Stittsville’s Rotary Club.) Stittsville Rotary Club member Brad Spriggs confirmed Wednesday that the group’s Peace Park project has reached 70…
Summer swim registration begins for Goulbourn Recreation Complex pool
UPDATE (June 11): In an updated provided to the Stittsville Vallage Association, Shad Qadri said the swimming pool at Goulbourn Rec Centre will open for public swimming June 29, and for…
NEW: Young Artist of the Month Contest
CALLING ALL STITTSVILLE ARTISTS! If you’re 14 years of age or younger, we want to invite you to enter our Young Artist of the Month contest. This month’s theme is…
Trustees vote to send Munster elementary students to new schools this fall
(Summary provided by the Ottawa Carleton District School Board.) A Special Board Meeting was held to deal with the redirection of current Munster Elementary students to either A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School…
FOOD TRUCKS: Sandwich sorcery at The ‘Wiches Cauldron (with video)
(Above: Monique Haugen and Craig Beaudry from The Wiches Cauldron. Photo by Jordan Mady.) (EDITOR’S NOTE: Stittsville’s The ‘Wiches Cauldron is in its third season and business is bubbling. In this…