COMMENT: Homeless deserve a side of dignity with their pizzas
A homeless shelter in downtown Ottawa won’t be accepting leftover pizzas from the Stittsville Little Caesars because of food safety concerns. Jason Lee, the owner of the pizza place, has…
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HIGH FIVE: Over 14,000 items collected for the food bank
A big community high five goes out to everyone who was involved in this year’s Fill the Bus event for the food bank Here’s a note from Stittsville Food Bank…
This weekend’s Parade of Lights shaping up to be a festive spectacle
(PHOTO: Getting set for last year’s parade. Photo by Barry Gray.) Nearly sixty businesses, clubs, and other organizations have registered to enter a float in this year’s Parade of Lights,…
DEC 2: Fill the Bus for the food bank at Brown’s
(press release) The City of Ottawa, with Loblaw Companies Limited, will be collecting food and cash donations for the annual OC Transpo/Loblaw Christmas Food Drive to benefit the Ottawa Food…
Volunteers needed for this year’s Stittsville Parade of Lights
(ABOVE: Faces all aglow at last year’s Parade of Lights. Photo by Barry Gray.) Yes, Santa Claus is definitely coming to town and the Stittsville Village Association (SVA) is hoping…
Silver Seven team helps harvest for the Food Bank
Our team, Silver Seven Major Atom AA, talks a lot about leadership, particularly leading by example, on and off the ice. Every year we do a couple of things outside…
Jo-Jo’s Pizza provides land for a new community garden
Here’s another interesting project in the works for Stittsville Main Street: The Kassis family, owners of Jo-Jo’s Pizza, are partnering with a group of local volunteers to help establish a community garden…
Fill The Bus event collects nearly 10,000 items for Stittsville Food Bank
(via Stittsville Food Bank) “Wow! What an amazing community we have! 9,987 pieces of food raised today alone! A big thank you to Carlos and Family and Harry from OC…
PHOTOS: Parade of Lights electrifies Stittsville Main
Thousands flocked to Stittsville Main Street on Saturday night for the annual Parade of Lights, presented by the Stittsville Village Association. This year’s parade featured over 60 entries. The weather…
Everything you need to know about the 2016 Parade of Lights
(PHOTO: Cadets lead off last year’s Parade of Lights. Photo by Barry Gray) Floats, bands, firefighters, costumed characters and yes, Santa Claus himself will be marching down Stittsville Main Street…
First edition of “La course des Patriotes” takes place October 29
École secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais, Stittsville’s new French Catholic high school, is planning the inaugural edition of La course des Patriotes on October 29. It’s partly an effort to promote youth fitness…
Four Stittsville residents set to receive volunteer medals from Governor General
(press release) His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will present the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers to 46 exceptional volunteers from Canada’s Capital Region at a ceremony…
Food Bank abuzz about partnership with Gees Bees Honey
(ABOVE: Matthew Gee, Co-Founder of Gees Bees Honey Company, holding up part of a bee hive. Photo by Barry Gray.) The Ottawa Food Bank unveiled a new beehive on Wednesday…
Stittsville Scouts and Guides hold spring food drive
(via 1st Stittsville Scout Group) The Uniformed Youth of Stittsville’s Scout Sections (Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers) and Guide Units (Sparks, Brownies, Guides, and Pathfinders) will be going door-to-door over…
UPDATE: Community garden to be built at Carleton Apartments
Above: Logan Primeau holds a handful of cherry tomatoes from his garden last year. It has been a few months since I announced my intention to start a community garden in…