Category: Entertainment & Events
LIVE: Stittsville Parade of Lights in photos and tweets
(Also check out our official photo gallery from last night’s parade, featuring photos from Barry Gray: PHOTOS: Stittsville aglow with community spirit) https://twitter.com/613STEVE/status/670760275721588737 2 spectators at the #Stittsville parade of…
Everything you need to know about this Saturday’s Parade of Lights
(Photo courtesy of Danielle Barabé-Bussières) Floats, bands, firefighters, costumed characters and yes, Santa Claus himself will be marching down Stittsville Main Street on the evening of Saturday, November 28. Here’s…
Christmas tree lighting in Glen Cairn on Thursday, November 26
From our neighbours over in Glen Cairn, on the other side of Terry Fox Drive: Bring the entire family on Thursday, November 26 at 6pm and help us light up the sky.…
Ed Taylor at Gaia Java this Friday, proceeds to Stittsville Food Bank
This Friday we have a treat for you! Three talented musicians who have been in the shop many times before, sometimes as audience, other times as performers. Ed Taylor is…
Mailbox provides direct shipping from Jackson Trails to North Pole
Once again this year, Santa has dropped off a mailbox at 233 Denali Way in Jackson Trails. Local real estate agent Shane Foley confirms that he received a heads up this week…
Roland Doucet plays this Friday at Gaia Java
Hopefully you have managed to catch one of the previous Gaia Java performances by this musical gent who is understandably widely respected around the Ottawa musical scene. With a very…
West Ottawa Chorale and Ladies Chorus to present joint Christmas concert
(press release) St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Kanata will be filled with sounds of Christmas as the West Ottawa Chorale joins the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus to blend their voices in joyous…
VIDEO: Grace Lachance covers “Never Say Never”
Stittsville’s Grace Lachance posted a new video to YouTube – a cover of “Never Say Never” by The Fray. Lachance is the Sacred Heart High School student who won Bluesfest’s She’s…
Kanata’s Santa Claus parade is on Saturday, November 14
Kanata’s annual Santa Claus parade is on Saturday, November 14. It starts at 10:00am at Terry Fox and Castlefrank, winding through Glen Cairn and ending at Hazeldean Mall. Santa will…
This week at Gaia Java: The Crumble String Quartet
First of all you might be interested to learn that last Friday’s artists (Acacia Lyra and Friends) went on to do a refugee benefit concert the next day and raised…
Still time to register a float in the annual Parade of Lights
Yes, Santa Claus is definitely coming to town and the Stittsville Village Association (SVA) is hoping to make his welcome the biggest and best ever. Santa’s parade, in the evening…
This week at Gaia Java: Acacia Lyra plus the Dooley family & Otto Cepella
It often impresses me what you can do with music. You can relax people, get them excited, bring them together, or (in the case of shopping mall owners who play…
LETTER: Gaming marathon raises money for CHEO
Video games are a favourite and growing pastime for young and old alike. I’ve personally been a gamer for over 35 years now and I can’t imagine my free time…
VIDEO: Recap of the 3rd annual Pumpkin Parade
Videographer Hien Hoang put together this video recap of last night’s 3rd annual Pumpkin Parade. There were around 350 creative pumpkins on display and hundreds of families passed through Village…
West Ottawa Ladies Choir brings the past alive
(press release) The West Ottawa Ladies Choir (WOLC) will raise their voices in recognition of the armed forces that fought bravely to keep our country free. On November 11, WOLC…