OHL’s Windsor Spitfires pick Stittsville Rams’ Cole Carter
(Above: Cole Carter slips past Renfrew’s Blair Barr in the EOJHL Valley Division earlier this year. Photo by Barry Gray.) Stittsville Rams rookie forward Cole Carter was selected in the 4th round…
City staff want councillors to refuse development at 6279 Fernbank
(Aerial image via Bing Maps.) City planners are recommending that councillors formally reject a proposed development at 6279 Fernbank Road due to concerns about flooding and environmental impact. (UPDATE APRIL 14: The city’s planning committee…
Sledge hockey game raises money for young hockey players with disabilities
https://twitter.com/JODYMITIC/status/586939878597885952 Sledge Hockey of Eastern Ontario hosted a fundraising game between the Ottawa Police and Budweiser Red Lights at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex.
Sacred Heart student wins Ontario bonspiel
(Left to right: Jordan McNamara, Lucas Houle, Julia Brennan, Adrienne Belliveau.) Curling popularity is taking off and Stittsville is now home to a provincial champion. Sacred Heart student Lucas Houle…
Huge third period keeps Rams alive vs. Casselman
A huge third period kept the Stittsville Rams league championship hopes alive as they defeated the Casselman Vikings 7-4 Friday night on the road. The Rams, who now trail the…
Luxury store Saks could open at Kanata Tanger Outlets this spring
UPDATE: Confirmed for Spring 2016. For a brief period on Thursday, the Tanger Outlets Kanata website included a listing for Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th, a luxury department store owned…
OC Transpo meeting planned for Stittsville on May 13
(Photo: “A window on transit in Ottawa” by Jamie McCaffrey. Used under Creative Commons license.) A public meeting about OC Transpo service in Stittsville will be held on May 13 at…
Public high school teachers in legal strike position April 19
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following letter was sent to parents in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board today. In a press release issued on Wednesday, the teachers’ union said that teachers in…
West Ottawa Ladies Chorus gives back to the community
(Press release from the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus.) An important philosophy of the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus (WOLC) is to bring joy to community members that might not be…
Casselman Vikings take 3-1 series lead over Stittsville Rams
The Casselman Vikings pulled out a 6-3 victory over the Stittsville Rams Wednesday night on the road to take a 3-1 best-of-seven series lead.
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Vikings up 2-1 on Rams in penalty-filled series
So far the storyline in this series is whoever has home ice will score a lot of goals. Game 1 saw Casselman come out and fire away as they filled…
Jumpin’ Jimmy Leroux at Gaia Java on April 10
Jimmy is back! This guy came in last fall and proved himself to be an experienced and capable guitarist/singer who covers a broad range of familiar and some less familiar…
Residents reminded of how to safely dispose of used needles
(Press release from Ottawa Public Health.) With warming spring temperatures, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is reminding residents about how to safely dispose of used needles and other hazardous materials that…
A. Lorne Cassidy Celebrates First Annual Night of Pink on Wednesday
(Press release from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.) International Day of Pink is a day/evening where communities across Canada, and across the world, come together in celebration of diversity and…