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Stittsville Central welcomes Algonquin College co-op student Olivia Senecal

Lesley McKayMarch 15, 2026March 16, 2026

Stittsville Central looks forward to sharing Olivia Senecal’s writing talent with the residents of Stittsville. Olivia will be working with us from March 16 until April 24, 2026.

Stittsville Central welcomes Algonquin College co-op student Rachael LeBlanc

Lesley McKayMarch 9, 2025March 9, 2025

Stittsville Central is proud to support the many young writers over the years from the Algonquin College professional writing program — providing an opportunity for students to hone their skills and…

Professional Writing among 37 programs at Algonquin College in danger of suspension

Lillian KnoopsFebruary 17, 2025February 17, 2025

Help to advocate for the arts by signing the petition to save the Professional Writing program at Algonquin College.

Algonquin co-op student Eirini Katsika is welcomed to Stittsville Central

Lesley McKayMarch 12, 2024March 14, 2024

For five years, Stittsville Central has been proud to support the many young writers in the Algonquin College Media and Communications program. Through our collaboration with Algonquin College…

Algonquin co-op student Teresa Krasnichuk welcomed by Stittsville Central

Lesley McKayMarch 13, 2023March 14, 2023

We are pleased to introduce Teresa Krasnichuk. Teresa has been a resident of Kanata for three years, having moved here with her family from Calgary, Alberta…

Perfect program for aspiring writers at Algonquin College

Madison CosteiraApril 18, 2022April 19, 2022

Algonquin College is accepting applications for the Professional Writing program beginning this September.

Should post-secondary students be compensated for online schooling?

Madison CosteiraApril 15, 2022April 15, 2022

Since colleges and universities closed their campuses, students have been expected to pay full tuition fees for half of the experience.

Algonquin College seeking companies for summer student placements in film and media production

Lesley McKayApril 10, 2022April 10, 2022

Algonquin College is currently looking to place Film & Media Production students in meaningful field placements this summer.

We welcome Algonquin College co-op student Madison Costeira to Stittsville Central

Lesley McKayMarch 15, 2022March 15, 2022

We are pleased to welcome Madison (Maddy) Costeira to the Stittsville Central team for six weeks to complete her co-op work placement.

Sense of community in a small town – Embro, Ontario

Lillian KnoopsApril 24, 2021April 24, 2021

Five hundred kilometres southwest of Stittsville sits the little village where I grew up: Embro. With a population estimated to be 826 in 2016, I’d say calling Embro small is rather fitting.

Algonquin student Lillian Knoops – a welcome addition to Stittsville Central

Lesley McKayMarch 14, 2021March 14, 2021

Lillian Knoops will be joining us starting Monday, March 15 and we are delighted that she will be a part of our team. Lillian is looking forward to writing and sharing stories about the local people, businesses and activities in our community…

Stittsville Central welcomes Algonquin co-op student Carissa Fortin

Lesley McKayMarch 9, 2020

(Algonquin student Carissa Fortin has joined Stittsville Central for her co-op placement.) Here at Stittsville Central our mandate is to support local journalism. As a result, we are pleased to…

Empowering young people – Up with People returns to Ottawa

Lesley McKaySeptember 30, 2019

Our Councillor to the south, Scott Moffatt, has the privilege to officially welcome Up with People back to Ottawa after an absence of 20 years on October 1st. The group…

Algonquin 2019 Relay for Life

Caitlin Bauer co-chairs Algonquin College’s most successful Relay for Life to date

Lesley McKayMarch 25, 2019March 26, 2019

(Co-chairs L-R: Kelsey Munro and Caitlin Bauer. Photo: Stittsville Central) On the evening of March 22nd, Marli Jago (Stittsville Central’s Co-op student) and I attended Algonquin College’s Relay for Life…

Stittsville student hopes sixth year organizing cancer fundraiser will be her biggest yet

Stittsville Central StaffMarch 17, 2019March 18, 2019

(Contributed by Devyn Barrie and Lesley McKay) Caitlin Bauer had been integral to Sacred Heart’s Relay for Life cancer fundraiser for so long, it’s no surprise she’s running it now…

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Lies, Rumours, and Other Tales: Why Let the Truth Get in the Way of A Good Tale?
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21 Apr
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21 Apr 26
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22 Apr
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23 Apr
2026 Stittsville Volunteer Awards
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