Tag: ecole paul-desmarais
Sooners and French Catholic board want to build a sports dome at Paul-Desmarais
The Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (the French Catholic school board) has sent in a planning proposal to the City of Ottawa, seeking permission to build a sports dome…
SPECIAL REPORT: Neighbours express mixed views on Iber Road pot shop
(ABOVE: John O’Dacre lives in Granite Ridge, near the Magna Terra marijuana dispensary on Iber Road. He says he doesn’t oppose marijuana itself but wants a legal framework in place…
PHOTOS: La Course des Patriotes at Ecole Paul-D
École secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais hosted the inaugural edition of La course des Patriotes on Saturday morning. Over 400 students and residents registered for the 2km, 5km, and 10km races. It’s partly an effort…
First edition of “La course des Patriotes” takes place October 29
École secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais, Stittsville’s new French Catholic high school, is planning the inaugural edition of La course des Patriotes on October 29. It’s partly an effort to promote youth fitness…
NOTEBOOK: Wild parsnip, Coyote near the Trans Canada Trail
COUNCILLORS GET UPDATE ON WILD PARSNIP STRATEGY The City’s Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee (ARAC) meets on Thursday morning and one of the items on the agenda is a look at…
COMMENT: French high school is a “bonne affaire” for Stittsville
ABOVE:The official ribbon cutting took place on Thursday and included students, staff and special guests. Photo via @EscPaulD The opening of Ecole Paul-Desmarais is a really big deal (“une bonne…
Portes-ouvertes à Paul Desmarais!
ABOVE: Students gather in front of Ecole Paul-D on a tour last week. Photo courtesy of the school. EDITOR’S NOTE: We asked Joelle Logue to write about her impressions of Stittsville’s…
NOTEBOOK: Ecole Paul-Desmarais opens next week, new Gaia Java owners, more
22 décembre… la construction de notre édifice progresse bien. Il sera prêt pour le 28 janvier! pic.twitter.com/dTSOt7HubQ — Esc Paul-Desmarais (@EscPaulD) December 25, 2015 Premier rassemblement des Patriotes! Dans notre…
NOTEBOOK: Stories we’re watching in 2016
I often jokingly refer to Stittsville as “one of Ottawa’s most exciting suburbs”, but there’s actually a lot of truth to that. (Just look at what happened here in 2015…
Abbott Street expected to be connected to Robert Grant by year’s end
Councillor Shad Qadri provided this update about construction on Abbott Street in his weekly email newsletter: Construction has been underway to extent Abbott Street East at Iber Road eastward to…
PHOTO: Bird’s eye view of the new French Catholic high school
The photo above was taken by Front Page Media Group and shows the progress so far on the new French Catholic high school under construction on Abbott Street. The new…
New French Catholic high school will be named after Paul Desmarais
(Press release from the CECCCE.) At its regular meeting on May 26, 2015, the Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) adopted a name for the new Catholic secondary school being built…