PHOTOS: Stittsville Rams defeat Renfrew Timberwolves to win EOJHL Valley division
The Stittsville Rams defeated the Renfrew Timberwolves 6-3 on Wednesday night at the Goulbourn Recreation Centre to win the EOJHL Valley Division. They won the series with four straight wins…
Retired military medic trains for fundraising bike tour from Vimy Ridge
(Above: Matt Muzzi on Juno Beach, June 2014.) Stittsville resident Matt Muzzi is training to take part in his second Battlefield Bikeride, a fundraising bike tour to raise money and…
SUPPORT LOCAL: Ivan’s meat is now 100% Ontario-sourced
City is accepting applications for environmental projects grant
(From the City of Ottawa.) Are you looking for an opportunity to put your environmental ideas into action? The City of Ottawa is now accepting applications for the 2015 Community…
Gaia Java celebrates St. Patrick’s day a little early with the Dooley Family
OK, so we are a few days early, but it will get you in the mood for St Patrick’s day! Kevin Dooley is a great supporter of Gaelic music around…
COMMENT: Five ways Ottawa’s future suburbs may start to look a little different
(Above: Aerial photo of Fairwinds, by @TwitchxB) On Tuesday, the City of Ottawa’s Planning Committee will receive the latest update on a project called “Building Better and Smarter Suburbs”. If it’s…
Kevin Haime driving range opens for the season on Tuesday
There’s lots of snow on the ground but the forecast calls for a high of 9 on Tuesday. Perfect conditions for the Kevin Haime golf school on Hazeldean Road to…
Reminder: You have to stop for school buses on Hazeldean
Tony Hagan from the Ottawa Police posted this reminder to Twitter last week. There are large signs along Hazeldean reminding motorists that they can’t pass school buses that are picking…
Update from Shad Qadri on GRC pool repairs
Shad Qadri provided this update about repairs to the pool at the Goulbourn Recreation Centre: As part of the ongoing GRC Pool construction, painting of the steel beams will be…
Calgary Flames players stop in at Cabotto’s for dinner
Cabotto’s restaurant on Hazeldean Road hosted players from the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. They stopped in for dinner the night before their game against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday.
PHOTO: Winter in Stittsville, 1940s
From the Goulbourn Township Historical Society collection, circa 1940: “Byron Boyd with a load of milk at Eagleson’s Corners, to meet a truck from Producers Dairy after a big snowstorm. In…
Parking tops the list of Stittsville bylaw complaints in 2014
The total number of bylaw calls made by Stittsville residents was down slightly in 2014. With 1,383 calls made, that’s the lowest since 2009. Every category is down slightly except…
How meeting Adam Sandler inspired Tysen Lefebvre to raise $1-million
Editor’s note: Tysen Lefebvre has become a familiar name in Stittsville for his non-stop fundraising efforts in our community. He’s working to raise one million dollars for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. We asked…
LETTER: Businesses need to do their fair share of garbage reduction
As residents of Ottawa, we are asked to recycle and divert as much household garbage as possible so we can extend the life of the city Trail Road landfill –…
New barre fitness studio opens this spring on Stittsville Main
Ottawa’s iNSiDE Out STUDiO barre plans to open their second location on Stittsville Main Street in mid-April. The studio will be located at 1261 Stittsville Main in the same plaza as…