Tag: trans canada trail
PHOTOS: Brian Beattie captures mother nature behind his lens
(Brian Beattie captured this incredible shot of an electrical lightning bolt and a smaller bolt escaping from the clouds on the right during a summer storm in August 2023. He…
From early roots to a park in their name – the Bradley family is a Stittsville foundation to be honoured
(In 1956, Silas Bradley opened Bradley’s Insurance on Main Street in Stittsville. In this photo taken in the early 1960s, were: (l to r) Silas, Mary Jane (nee Argue), Jean…
City of Ottawa needs to stop killing beavers
More than a decade ago, City Council directed staff to develop a Wildlife Strategy that “would facilitate and foster a more harmonious relationship with all wildlife.
The Stittsville wetlands beaver family may not survive if moved
If the work starts during this timeframe and the beavers have had their kits and are moved – the family won’t survive the winter! Beavers are extremely territorial.
Former Sacred Heart student shares his incredible bike journey across Canada
Jacob Griffin is a graduate from Sacred Heart High School in 2012 and lived in Stittsville for eight years. For two years, he was a member of the Governor General Foot Guards, working one summer on Parliament Hill foot guard duty. He then joined the military in Ottawa as a Reservist…
The core of the Stittsville community
Perpetua Quigley has created another beautiful watercolour created in May 2021, that brings the core of Stittsville and its history alive with memories of days of lore…
LOST STITTSVILLE – Seven years to pay off a debt
As I waited for the May 4th Jane’s Walk to begin at Stittsville’s Village Square Park, it brought to memory a bit of history on the park. I thought I’d do some…
New Trans-Canada Trailhead proposal attracts positive feedback
The open house held on March 2nd for the ‘new look’ proposed for the Trans-Canada Trail entranceway off of Main Street near Abbott, was well attended and received positive feedback.…
New plaza for Trans-Canada Trail – open house on March 2nd
In 2018, the City of Ottawa’s Finance and Economic Development Committee (FEDCO), with the support of Shad Qadri Stittsville’s former councillor, gave approval for $200,000 to be spent on an upgrade…
City finance committee approves $200k upgrades to Stittsville Main Street trailhead
Photo: The current state of the Stittsville Main Street trailhead plaza, via Google Streetview. The City of Ottawa is looking to secure $856,000 from the province for citywide main street…
Sacred Heart high school gives heads up about coyote sighting
Officials at Sacred Heart High School have alerted students and the community about a coyote seen along the Trans Canada Trail earlier today. We received a report that a coyote…
HIGH FIVE: Beyond the Fringe runners raise money for Chrysalis House
The Beyond the Fringe running club, made up of members from Stittsville, Kanata and Carp, recently held their third annual Christmas Tree Run. The group runs out along the Trans…
Where the wild things are…
(Photo via of Kathleen Edwards.) StittsvilleCentral.ca reader Kathleen Edwards Tweeted us this photo from a recent walk along the Trans Canada Trail, west of West Ridge Drive: @StittsCentral anyone in…
PHOTO: Stittsville’s all-weather bike trails
What a great selfie from Bob Herres, taken earlier this week along the Trans Canada Trail. That’s his good friend Diesel, a part Husky, in the background. (We love seeing…
PHOTO: Autumn on the Trans Canada Trail
Thanks to Steve Benson for this photo of fall colours along the Trans Canada Trail. (We love seeing photos from in and around our community. Please send your pics to us at feedback@stittsvillecentral.ca)…