Author: Stittsville Central Staff
Cheer Sport Sharks team on their way to world championships in Orlando
(Press release from Cheer Sport Sharks) Cheer Sport Sharks have done it again! At the 2015 Cheer Evolution National Championship in Niagara Falls, two teams for the Stittsville gym placed first…
VIDEO: Flighting the water tower
Here’s a video shot by Stittsville aerial photogapher Twitch back in the fall. He was just getting started with aerial photography back then – hence the shaky camera in a few…
CITIZEN: Stittsville family wages campaign to find lost dog, happy Holly, a Goldendoodle
Kelly Egan from the Ottawa Citizen writes about Stittsville’s Rennie family, who are looking for their lost Goldendoodle Holly, last seen in December near the Trans Canada Trail. The Rennies…
Ottawa Fire fights grass fire south of Richmond
Ottawa Fire Services are fighting a fire on Eagleson Road at Brophy, south of Richmond. Just one day ago, Fire Prevention Officer Marc Messier tweeted: “This is the start of…
Thieves slide away with stolen toboggan from Cheshire Cat Pub
UPDATE APRIL 15: It’s been located… Posted today on the Cheshire Cat Pub Facebook page: On March 28 – Earth Day around 9:24pm – The “Steamwhistle” toboggan was stolen from…
U-Rock Music gives back with new MUSIC ROX fund
(via U Rock Music School) Looking for young rock stars in our community! Our music school is offering free lessons this summer to two deserving children aged 7-18 years who…
PHOTO: E-waste fundraiser brings in money for Stittsville Public School
Some very chilly parent volunteers collected e-waste on Saturday morning, as part of a fundraiser for Stittsville Public School. Photo by Glen Gower.
City staff want councillors to refuse development at 6279 Fernbank
(Aerial image via Bing Maps.) City planners are recommending that councillors formally reject a proposed development at 6279 Fernbank Road due to concerns about flooding and environmental impact. (UPDATE APRIL 14: The city’s planning committee…
Sledge hockey game raises money for young hockey players with disabilities
https://twitter.com/JODYMITIC/status/586939878597885952 Sledge Hockey of Eastern Ontario hosted a fundraising game between the Ottawa Police and Budweiser Red Lights at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex.
Sacred Heart student wins Ontario bonspiel
(Left to right: Jordan McNamara, Lucas Houle, Julia Brennan, Adrienne Belliveau.) Curling popularity is taking off and Stittsville is now home to a provincial champion. Sacred Heart student Lucas Houle…
Luxury store Saks could open at Kanata Tanger Outlets this spring
UPDATE: Confirmed for Spring 2016. For a brief period on Thursday, the Tanger Outlets Kanata website included a listing for Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th, a luxury department store owned…
OC Transpo meeting planned for Stittsville on May 13
(Photo: “A window on transit in Ottawa” by Jamie McCaffrey. Used under Creative Commons license.) A public meeting about OC Transpo service in Stittsville will be held on May 13 at…
Public high school teachers in legal strike position April 19
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following letter was sent to parents in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board today. In a press release issued on Wednesday, the teachers’ union said that teachers in…
West Ottawa Ladies Chorus gives back to the community
(Press release from the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus.) An important philosophy of the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus (WOLC) is to bring joy to community members that might not be…
We’re hiring a part-time / freelance reporter
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