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…
Celtic harp duo Acacia Lyra are at Gaia Java this week
Acacia Lyra is not your average harp and voice duo. Janine Dudding and Susan Sweeney Hermon sing in English, French, Spanish and Gaelic, accompanying themselves on Celtic harps and guitars.…
Stittsville Public School’s grade six students present Charlie Brown musical
(Article by Taylor and Rachel, grade six students at Stittsville Public School.) Since the end of December, the grade six students of Stittsville Public School have been working very hard to…
List of city services affected by Victoria Day
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) The City of Ottawa would like to remind residents of the following schedule changes for Victoria Day (Monday, May 18).
Harvey & Vern’s Lime Soda flavour at Brown’s #supportlocalstittsville
Brown’s Independent on Stittsville Main Street has about 50 cases of the new Harvey & Vern’s Lime Soda. When I went in on Saturday it was right at the front…
Read this before you set off fireworks this weekend
(Above: The Phat Boy fireworks truck is parked in front of the Rona on Hazeldean Road. Last year they were on Stittsville Main Street and this year they have a…
Waste Management submits site plan for Carp Road landfill expansion
Waste Management has submitted a site plan control proposal to the City of Ottawa for the expansion of the Carp Road landfill. You can access the documents on Waste Management’s…
City splash pads are now open
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) Just in time for the long weekend, the City of Ottawa has opened the majority of its splash pads that will operate from…
Public high school teachers expected to make “partial withdrawal of service”
(Press release from the OCDSB.) The Ottawa Carleton District School Board has received notice of strike action in the form of a partial withdrawal of service beginning on Thursday, May…
Bus shelters, better express routes among suggestions at OC Transpo meeting
OC Transpo representatives met with Stittsville residents at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex Wednesday night to update them on route changes as well as discuss concerns about current bus service. Residents…
UPDATE: Bear may be looking for honey in Richmond
Here’s a note posted to the Richmond Facebook Group. “There has been an adult male bear in the woods, back of the houses at Ottawa and Fowler Streets. It may…
CITIZEN: Stittsville mom recovering from flesh-eating disease
The Ottawa Citizen has a story about Stittsville’s Susan Brayshaw, who is recovering from flesh-eating disease: A Stittsville mother recovering from flesh-eating disease wants nothing more than to carry her…
PHOTOS: Creative cakes raise over $2,400 for Stittsville Public School
This fundraiser really takes the cake. This year’s annual Cakewalk at Stittsville Public School raised $2,455 and featured 286 cakes. Parents donate the cakes (both home-made and store-bought), and then…
House fire on Maestro Avenue in Fairwinds North
Ottawa Fire Services responded to a 911 call today shortly after 2:30pm about a fire on Maestro Avenue in the Fairwinds North area. The 911 caller reported seeing black smoke coming…