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What’s on for Canada Day 2018 in Stittsville
Photo: Revelers at the 2017 Canada Day in Stittsville, which was a week belated due to wet conditions on July 1. (Via Barry Gray) Canada Day in Stittsville is shaping…
PHOTOS: Parade of Lights sets Stittsville aglow
A donkey, a water tank, a hot air balloon, marching bands, back flips, firefighters, disco balls, dogs, angels, snowmen, a beaver, politicians, bicyclists, candy canes, toothbrushes, and of course, Santa…
This weekend’s Parade of Lights shaping up to be a festive spectacle
(PHOTO: Getting set for last year’s parade. Photo by Barry Gray.) Nearly sixty businesses, clubs, and other organizations have registered to enter a float in this year’s Parade of Lights,…
Sabrina Kemp receives SVA Volunteer of the Year award
(PHOTO: Sabrina Kemp, Joanne Tibbles, and Tanya Hein.) Sabrina Kemp was named as the Stittsville Village Association’s Volunteer of the Year for outstanding work in the community at the SVA Annual…
Volunteers needed for this year’s Stittsville Parade of Lights
(ABOVE: Faces all aglow at last year’s Parade of Lights. Photo by Barry Gray.) Yes, Santa Claus is definitely coming to town and the Stittsville Village Association (SVA) is hoping…
Nominations open for SVA volunteer of the year award
The SVA recognizes that our community wouldn’t be as amazing as it is without hundreds of volunteers lending their time and talent to a variety of programs each year. These…
COMMENT: Committee should have deferred Maple Grove decision
A shout out to CBC for continuing to focus on Stittsville development issues this week. Here’s an excerpt (in red) from an article by Laura Osman published today, along with my…
COMMENT: Fix the Carp-Hazeldean intersection
(ABOVE: Photo via Wendy Wright / @wrightofwayCFRA) Avoid the corner of Hazeldean Rd and Carp Rd. Multiple cars in accident. #Stittsville pic.twitter.com/H8ZDGGElcp — Nancy Therrien (@NancyTherrien2) September 26, 2017 Yet…
PHOTOS: Cinema under the stars
Saturday night’s Cinema Under the Stars event, hosted by the Stittsville Village Association, brought out over a hundred families to Village Square Park. The event raised over $500 for the…
NOTEBOOK: Jack Ketch update, Carp Rd landfill contaminated soil
THE JACK KETCH RESTAURANT PLANS AUGUST OPENING John Curry wrote a great overview of some of the historical buildings on Stittsville Main Street recently in the Stittsville News. The piece starts…
Cinema Under the Stars at Village Square Park (July 22)
Bring a blanket and join the Stittsville Village Association on Saturday July 22 for CINEMA UNDER THE STARS at Village Square Park featuring the movie SING. All Stittsville residents welcome. Popcorn…
PHOTOS: Stittsville’s Canada Day fireworks
Thanks to Adam Frank for sending along these pics of the fireworks last night in Stittsville, part of the Stittsville Village Association’s Canada Day event. (Click on any photo…
PHOTOS: A belated Canada Day celebration in Stittsville
Fireworks capped off a great day of family fun at the Stittsville Village Association’s annual Canada Day event yesterday. Hundreds of families turned out for a full day of activities,…
Canada 150 celebrations continue on July 8 in Stittsville
(PHOTO: Canada Day fireworks in Stittsville. Photo by B.R. Ravishankar.) Stittsville’s annual Canada Day event, originally scheduled for July 1, has been moved to Saturday, July 8 due to soggy…
Stittsville’s Canada Day party is a family-friendly alternative to downtown
(PHOTO: Canada Day fireworks in Stittsville. Photo by B.R. Ravishankar.) UPDATE: The event has been postponed until July 8 due to poor weather conditions. The grounds at Sacred Heart are…