Category: Entertainment & Events
Granite Ridge residents experience ‘Country Fair’ at home
(Florence (left), John (right) and nurse, Lisa (middle) enjoy the animals at the Petting Farm – animals provided by Debbie and Ross McCaig. Photo: Amanda Paterson, Granite Ridge) At Granite…
U16 Bantam Girls fastball team off to the Eastern Canadian Softball Championships
(Stittsville Minor Softball Association’s U16 Bantam Girls Tier II Rep team. Photo: Carolyn Harman) On August 11, 2019 the Stittsville Minor Softball Association’s U16 Bantam Girls Tier II Rep team…
Good old-fashioned corn roast and so much more happening at the Goulbourn Museum
August 17th will be full of activities for the Goulbourn Museum board and staff members. Opening remarks and a ribbon cutting at the grand opening of the Museum’s new endeavour —…
Stittsville Business Association 2nd annual charity golf tournament
This year, the Stittsville Business Association (SBA) will be hosting their 2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament at the Stittsville Golf Course (formerly the Glen-Mar) on September 5th with registration at…
Company of Fools brings a classic to the Stittsville stage
(Shakespeare in the Park – Romeo and Juliet performed by Company of Fools. Photos: Stittsville Central) Torchlight Shakespeare in the Park found its way to Alexander Grove Park in Stittsville on…
Challenging two Guinness World Records with threshing machines and a cancer pink ribbon
(Charles McGuire of Chapeau, Quebec sitting atop his 1955 Massey-Harris tractor that will be used to power his 1948 George White No. 6 threshing machine at the Guinness World Record…
Another lottery winner in Stittsville
Do you play Encore when you buy your lotto tickets? For those you who do not, well maybe this will make you think twice. Rocio Plata Zaldivar of Stittsville plays her…
Plan to participate in the 2019 Stittsville Kidney Walk and Fun Day
(Photos via Kidney Foundation of Canada) The 2019 Stittsville Kidney Walk is again being hosted by the Stittsville United Church where the 7th annual walk will start and finish on Sunday, September…
PHOTOS: Stittsville Legion Branch 618 – 50th anniversary
July 27th was an extremely hot day, but a good crowd came out to celebrate the important milestone of the 50 year anniversary for the Stittsville Royal Canadian Legion, Branch…
Haunted tour brings Stittsville’s past to life
It is with great pleasure that we announce the second anthology of Stories — Legends and Lore of Stittsville’s Haunted Heritage Tours 2019! For 2019, your “host of the ghosts” Joseph…
Descendants of Goulbourn pioneer encouraged to attend exhibit launch
The great grandson of Goulbourn settler Isabella Pratt Allen is hoping to connect with other descendants and gather for the unveiling of a new exhibit at the Goulbourn Museum on…
Stittsville Royal Canadian Legion – Branch 618 – turning 50 years old
There will be a 50th Anniversary celebration in Stittsville on July 27th to mark the number of years that Branch 618 of the Royal Canadian Legion Stittsville has been in…
Canada Day celebrated with day of lawn bowling
(Photos submitted by the Goulbourn Lawn Bowling Club.) The Goulbourn Lawn Bowling Club was awash in red and white on Canada Day as the club members enjoyed a day of activities…
Upcoming book launch for Stittsville author John W. Egan
Stittsville author, John W. Egan, and Ottawa author, Bakar Mansaray, will hold a book launch for their novel, The Ebola War, at the Stittsville Library on Wednesday, 17 July, from 6:30 to…
Day of fun at Stittsville’s 2019 Canada Day party
(Photo by Barry Gray) The day began with Councillor Glen Gower’s breakfast for seniors organized by Hazeldean Gardens. With over 150 seniors awash in their red and white, the group…