GoFundMe for family displaced by Rosehill fire raises more than $1,000 in first day
Photo: Damage at 755 Rosehill Ave. (Via Scott Stilborn/Ottawa Fire) A GoFundMe launched to help a family who lost their Stittsville home to a fire Tuesday morning has raised more…
Village Association to hold all-candidates debate for Stittsville Sept. 23
The Stittsville Village Association will hold a debate for Stittsville’s school board and city council candidates on Sept. 23 from 6 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. at the Stittsville United Church.…
Eight local cadets earn their wings through Flying Scholarships program
From left: WO2 Chen, WO1 Lopez-Espinosa, Flight Sergeant Menshikov, Flight Sergeant Dassanayake, WO2 Brooks, WO2 Nelson Flight Sergeant Aharony (missing WO2 Lejeune). Dassanayake and Nelson are from Stittsville, while others…
Stittsville Business Association to hold golf tourney for biz owners
The fledgling Stittsville Business Association continues to expand its presence in the community, with a golf tournament on Sept. 21 that is planned to become an annual affair. The event…
Quotes and notes from the Stittsville election debate on Rogers
Roger’s city council debate for Stittsville ward, between Glen Gower and Shad Qadri, has only been on YouTube for a few days and already has over 400 views. We’ve embedded…
CBC: Stittsville council candidates answer questionnaire
CBC has posted a questionnaire filled out by Stittsville’s two city council candidates: Shad Qadri and Glen Gower, with many informative questions and answers touching issues such as pot shops,…
Bill Bradley remembered as easygoing, quiet person
Photo: Bill Bradley. (Bradley family) For about 40 years William “Bill” Bradley and his cousin Kent, both neighbours on Manchester Street in Stittsville, shared a snowblower that they used to…
Job openings: The Goulbourn Museum is hiring
Do you like local history? The Goulbourn Museum is looking for a collections administrator and a programming officer to join their team. Both of the jobs have application deadlines of…
Paul-Desmarais school and Bushtukah join forces to promote student physical activity
Two students from Paul-Desmarais Catholic High School are behind an extraordinary project this year. What a great way to start the school year! The idea starts with the 10th grade…
PHOTOS: Old pictures of trains in Stittsville
A few weeks ago there were some popular posts on Facebook group of old trains running through Stittsville — here’s a few of them. The above photo is one I’ve…
Registration open for age 50+ table tennis lessons
The good news: According to research, table tennis is the ideal sport for maintaining and improving coordination, reflexes and brain function. The best news is that you can do it…
Municipal election signs can go on private property starting Thursday
Supporters of municipal election candidates will be able to put up a campaign lawn sign starting Thursday. Aug. 23 is the first day election signs may be placed on private…
New park at Stittsville Main and Hazeldean christened ‘Kavanagh Green’
The new park space at the southwest corner of Stittsville Main Street and Hazeldean Road was officially commemorated on Saturday as Kavanagh Green. The name is meant to recognize the…
Developer flooding Shea Woods didn’t break any rules: Province
A developer draining water from its construction site and into the Shea Woods, leaving behind messy residue, did not violate environmental regulations, the province said. We got a lot of…
Ghamari confirms funding for Stittsville public school
Photo: The map above shows the most likely location for a future public high school at the south-west corner of Robert Grant Avenue and Cope Drive Editor’s note: The following…