Author: Stittsville Central Staff
Maple Grove closed from July 10-21 for construction
A section of Maple Grove, between Huntmar Drive and Terry Fox Drive, will be closed for construction work from Monday, July 10 at 9 a.m. until Friday, July 14. After…
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…
Outdoor performance of Romeo & Juliet in Fairwinds on July 16
(press release) Please join us for Shakespeare in the Park! Passions soar and hearts break in this production of Romeo & Juliet, brought to you by Bear & Co. Join us outdoors to celebrate the…
Goulbourn Museum temporarily closes for summer renovations
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWIto23gXz1/ (press release) While Canada celebrates its 150th birthday the Goulbourn Museum building is quietly turning 145 this year. If its walls could talk they would tell tales of boisterous…
Demolition day at Quitters Coffee
It’s quitting time for the ugly old pigeon-riddled structure at the back of Quitters Coffee on Stittsville Main Street. The coffee shop is temporarily closed to day so that they can…
Removal of Maple Grove stormwater pond starts this week
Mattamy will start filling in the temporary stormwater pond along Maple Grove Road this week. The pond is located just east of the Fairwinds subdivision, adjacent to Harmattan Avenue and…
Kanata Muslim Association visits Stittsville United with message of thanks
On Sunday, June 25 Stittsville United Church received an unexpected visit from members of the Kanata Muslim Association (KMA). They came to deliver a gift of sweets and a letter…
City approves extra cash for three Stittsville road repair jobs
Three Stittsville intersections are among dozens of Ottawa projects included in the City of Ottawa’s “Unscheduled Asphalt Road and Pathway Surface Repairs” program. Abbott Street at Stittsville Main Carp Road…
PHOTOS: Hail & rainbows from the early evening storm
Quite the storm earlier this evening… torrential rain, hail, winds… then a double rainbow followed by sunshine. Here are some photos captured in the Stittsville area. (We love seeing photos…
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…
Westwind raises almost $12,000 for charity at social justice fair
(press release) Westwind Public School was filled with the sounds of excited grade six students and the smell of delicious baked goods on Thursday, June 22 as the school held its…
HAZMAT team responds to incident at Amberwood Golf Club pool
The golf club is open for golf today. All cleared and ready to go. — Amberwood Village (@amberwoodgolf) June 24, 2017 UPDATE: Statement from Amberwood Golf & Country Club: This…
New bilingual “Welcome to Stittsville” sign to be unveiled Saturday
(PHOTO: The “old” Welcome to Stittsville sign, including the former Goulbourn municipality “G” logo.) On Saturday, a new bilingual “Welcome to Stittsville” sign and flagpole will be unveiled at the…
Firefighters praise quick-thinking staff at retirement residence
(via Ottawa Fire Services) Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) received a call from staff at 6:21 a.m. indicating that there was heavy smoke in a unit of a Retirement Residence. Crews…
CBC: Teen survivor struggling with guilt after fatal crash
From CBC Ottawa: Hours before a horrific car crash claimed the lives of her two best friends Sunday night, Sommer Foley’s parents told the 17-year-old to have fun swimming at a…