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A summer’s evening filled with music and ice cream

Lesley McKayJuly 3, 2025July 6, 2025

On the evening of July 2nd, the brass quintet members of the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra could be found filling the park with music at Alexander Grove in Stittsville in celebration of their 60th anniversary.

Ottawa Symphony Orchestra + ice cream + Alexander Grove Park = Awesome Summer Vibes!

Lesley McKayJune 19, 2025June 22, 2025

It’s a night where reality and imagination come together as one, as people of all ages come together to enjoy the brass ensemble (plus percussion!) of the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra…

West Side Pride returns to Stittsville for its second year

Lillian KnoopsJuly 21, 2024July 24, 2024

Come out and join the second annual West Side Pride event! The event celebrates and promotes the amazing 2SLGBTQIA+ community in the western part of Ottawa and the surrounding areas into the Ottawa Valley.

Kanata’s Andrea Massoud plays four parts when Company of Fools returns with Hamlet

Lesley McKayJuly 29, 2023July 30, 2023

(Shakespeare returns to Alexander Grove Park when Company of Fools perform Hamlet under the stars on August 5th. Photos: Company of Fools) A Company of Fools is back bringing Shakespeare to…

Stittsville’s inaugural “West Side Pride” celebration is a great success!

Kaitlyn LeBoutillierJuly 26, 2023July 27, 2023

On July 22nd, Stittsville hosted the first-ever West Side Pride event, a Pride celebration for the West End! The event brought in guests from Stittsville and Kanata as far as outlying areas such as Kinburn, Dunrobin, Carp, Arnprior, Pakenham and Renfrew.

A Company of Fools returns to Stittsville with ‘The Tempest’

Lillian KnoopsJuly 6, 2022July 6, 2022

After two long years, A Company of Fools returns, presenting The Tempest, touring to over 40 local parks throughout Ottawa and beyond, including Alexander Grove Park on July 29th.

Registration opens to Odyssey Theatre’s 2021 youth apprenticeship program

Lillian KnoopsJune 1, 2021May 31, 2021

Ottawa’s Odyssey Theatre will run their free, four-week Youth Apprenticeship Program, for youth aged 15-19, throughout August.

Company of Fools celebrate birth of Shakespeare with Ottawa Public Library

Lesley McKayApril 22, 2020

(Shakespeare in the Park – Romeo and Juliet performed by Company of Fools in Stittsville in August 2019. Photo: Stittsville Central) Every summer A Company of Fools brings their Torchlight…

Company of Fools brings a classic to the Stittsville stage

Lesley McKayAugust 11, 2019

(Shakespeare in the Park – Romeo and Juliet performed by Company of Fools. Photos: Stittsville Central) Torchlight Shakespeare in the Park found its way to Alexander Grove Park in  Stittsville on…

Tomato seeds from the International Space Station now growing in Stittsville

Lesley McKayJune 25, 2019

(Astronaut Chris Hadfield with the tomato seeds in space. Photo: NASA) The ‘Tomatosphere’ is an experiment run by the University of Guelph and the Canadian International Space Agency. Sometimes the tomato…

A Company of Fools returning to Alexander Grove Park

Lesley McKayJune 11, 2019

Best known for their Torchlight Shakespeare, A Company of Fools will be bringing their plays to parks across the region again this summer and are making a stop in Stittsville…

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21 Apr 26
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Friends of Stittsville Wetlands - All About Turtles
22 Apr 26
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2026 Stittsville Volunteer Awards
23 Apr 26
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West Ottawa Ladies Chorus - Spring Concert
24 Apr 26
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West Ottawa Ladies Chorus - Spring Concert
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27 Apr 26
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30 Apr 26
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9 May 26
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11 May 26
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