Author: Stittsville Central Staff
PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL: Volunteers reflect on a mission accomplished
(File photo, May 2016.) By some accounts it’s been 20 years since parents started asking the school board about building a community high school in Stittsville. Over the years, countless…
Province announces funding for future Stittsville public high school
At a press conference today at Stittsville Public School, the provincial government announced $37-million in funding for a public high school in Stittsville. (Finally!) More to come…
CBC: Fight to save historic Stittsville barn headed to court
(PHOTO: Construction equipment in front of the Bradley-Craig barn / January 2016. Photo by Dan Pak.) Laura Osman reports for CBC Ottawa: The City of Ottawa is taking Richcraft Homes to…
CBC: Interview with Stittsville News editor John Curry
This week, the final issue of the Stittsville News was published after 60 years in print. CBC Radio’s Jessa Runciman interviewed longtime editor John Curry (pictured above) on In Town…
CBC: Barrhaven residents raise stink over dump’s growing aroma
Here’s a report from CBC Ottawa’s Laura Osman about odour issues from the Trail Road Landfill affecting Barrhaven residents in Half Moon Bay: Some Barrhaven residents are raising a stink…
EDITOR’S NOTE: A new look for StittsvilleCentral.ca
Regular readers will notice that StittsvilleCentral.ca has a new look, the first time we’ve redesigned the website since we launched in September 2014. The new design gives us a bit…
Final buzzer about to sound for Rink-Pro’s retail operation
(PHOTO: Rink-Pro owner Luc Forget (left) with long-time employee Rick Spencer at the store in Jackson Trails Plaza. Photo by Barry Gray.) (EDITOR’S NOTE: After 15 years in the business,…
Table tennis starts up this week at Johnny Leroux arena
(Photo by Bob Schwenger) Are you looking for an activity to keep your body moving and your brain working? According to the British Journal of Sports Medicine playing table tennis…
Photo exhibition “Seeing Black & White” at library til end of month
The Ottawa Public Library (Stittsville Branch) dedicates a corner of its space to art exhibitions. The current exhibition is by longtime Stittsville resident and photographer John Edkins.
Police seek help to locate missing 13-year-old
UPDATE: Ottawa Police say the missing teen was found on Thursday afternoon. (Our policy at StittsvilleCentral.ca for missing persons cases involving minors is to remove personal details from our web…
Map of outdoor skating rinks in Stittsville (2018)
(Above: Skating at Bandmaster Park, January 2013.) Here’s a map of the nine outdoor skating rinks in Stittsville. All of the rinks are maintained by volunteers in the community. For…
Richmond Village Association launches local news blog
(press release via Richmond Village Association) The Richmond Village Association (RVA) announced the launch of a new local news blog today known as RichmondHub.ca. “This initiative could not come at…
CBC: ‘U-Haul stole my Christmas’ says Stittsville family
UPDATE: U-Haul delivered the shipment by New Year’s Eve. Stu Mills reports for CBC Ottawa: A Calgary family has now waited 10 days past U-Haul’s guaranteed delivery date for their…
Our 17 favourite Stittsville stories of 2017
(EDITOR’S NOTE: I always enjoy doing a year-end review of our archives because it’s an opportunity to re-discover great stories that I had forgotten about. The ones I’ve highlighted here…
Our favourite Stittsville photos of 2017
(Above: Storm clouds near Terry Fox and Cope on September 7, 2017. Photo by Victoria Tyers.) Thank you to all of the Stittsville photographers who captured the beauty of our…