Spring concert offers musical sunshine
The West Ottawa Ladies Chorus upcoming concert is “The Promise of Spring”. Sunshine is definitely in the forecast for the days ahead.
Author: Barb Bottriell
Christmas concert despite pandemic
The pandemic may have cancelled many activities this year, but the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus was determined that their annual Christmas concert would not be one of them.
Almost the last concert!
(Conductor, Robert Dueck leading the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus at the Christmas 2018 concert. Photo: Tom Chmara) Conductor Robert Dueck is planning to hand out a basket of Wintertime Cheer…
West Ottawa Ladies Chorus join ranks with Ottawa Police Chorus for spring concert
On Saturday April 27th at 7:00 pm, the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus will take you on a musical journey with stops in Australia, the British Isles, Canada and the United States…
West Ottawa Ladies’ Chorus sing at Brown’s
The strains of Hark the Herald Angels Sing rang out over the carrots and potatoes of the produce department at Brown’s Independent Grocer’s on Sunday Nov. 18. Shoppers turned in…
Benefit concert for food bank raises over $1,500
The sounds of six different choirs soared through the rafters at St. Thomas Anglican Church in Stittsville Oct. 21, as they performed with the purpose of raising money for the…
West Ottawa Ladies Chorus prepares for new musical season
Photo: Vivian, Maxine and Kathy enjoy a chat before rehearsal begins. (Via Barb Bottriell) It was all systems go when the West Ottawa Ladies Chorus took part in their first…
New historical photo exhibit opens at Richmond library
A new photo exhibit featuring 8 historical photos of Richmond has opened at the Richmond Public Library. Produced by the Goulbourn Historical Society, it is one of the ways the…
Goulbourn Historical Society brings heritage alive this Saturday
(Photo: Part of the Goulbourn Township Historical Society’s “Pioneer Potraits” exhibit, from the GTHS archives.) The Goulbourn Historical Society’s heritage celebration event is at the Stittsville Library this Saturday from…
St. Thomas gears up for 150th anniversary
(Above: Long-time church members William Passmore, chair of the 150th anniversary committee, along with Doreen Bell. Passmore has served as head of the Sunday School and has been part of…
Video recounts 1938 Richmond bank robbery
John Curry, editor of the Stittsville News and local historian, went all out last Saturday afternoon as he presented the story of a bank robbery that happened in Richmond in…