Sense of community in a small town – Embro, Ontario
Five hundred kilometres southwest of Stittsville sits the little village where I grew up: Embro. With a population estimated to be 826 in 2016, I’d say calling Embro small is rather fitting.
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Algonquin student Lillian Knoops – a welcome addition to Stittsville Central
Lillian Knoops will be joining us starting Monday, March 15 and we are delighted that she will be a part of our team. Lillian is looking forward to writing and sharing stories about the local people, businesses and activities in our community…
Stittsville Central welcomes Algonquin co-op student Carissa Fortin
(Algonquin student Carissa Fortin has joined Stittsville Central for her co-op placement.) Here at Stittsville Central our mandate is to support local journalism. As a result, we are pleased to…
Empowering young people – Up with People returns to Ottawa
Our Councillor to the south, Scott Moffatt, has the privilege to officially welcome Up with People back to Ottawa after an absence of 20 years on October 1st. The group…
Caitlin Bauer co-chairs Algonquin College’s most successful Relay for Life to date
(Co-chairs L-R: Kelsey Munro and Caitlin Bauer. Photo: Stittsville Central) On the evening of March 22nd, Marli Jago (Stittsville Central’s Co-op student) and I attended Algonquin College’s Relay for Life…
Stittsville student hopes sixth year organizing cancer fundraiser will be her biggest yet
(Contributed by Devyn Barrie and Lesley McKay) Caitlin Bauer had been integral to Sacred Heart’s Relay for Life cancer fundraiser for so long, it’s no surprise she’s running it now…
Media student Marli Jago joins Stittsville Central for her co-op placement
We are pleased to welcome Marli Jago to the Stittsville Central team for her co-op work placement. Marli is enrolled in the Media and Communications program at Algonquin College –…
ALGONQUIN TIMES: Stittsville’s Main Street Café serves hundreds in tornado aftermath
Photo: The Main Street Café. Image via Facebook. Algonquin College’s campus newspaper the Algonquin Times has a story about the Main Street Café’s busy day Sept. 22 after the Ottawa-area storm…