(via City of Ottawa) Today, Her Excellency Sharon Johnston was joined by Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson to present the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers at a ceremony at Ottawa City Hall.…
(via Councillor Shad Qadri) I am pleased to announce that the nomination period for the 9th Annual Stittsville Appreciation Awards is now open! You don’t have to look far to…
JACKSON TRAILS The Jackson Trails Community Association is looking for volunteers to help set up and run a community skating rink. The City of Ottawa has given the go-ahead for an…
(via Shad Qadri) On Wednesday December 7th I had the pleasure of seeing one of our residents Gerry Gray and nine other individual residents of Ottawa receive certificates in…
(PHOTO: Volunteers Crystal Smalldon (aka Mother Elf) and Natasha Sidwell (aka Baby Elf) at the grand opening launch of The Stocking Project on Thursday night.) STOCKING PROJECT LAUNCH I dropped…
(PHOTO: Hélène Rivest with the SVA award committee, Jennifer de Sa, Murilo Torres and Glen Gower. Photo courtesy of Councillor Shad Qadri’s office.) (via Stittsville Village Association) On Thursday night…
The 3rd Annual Kanata/Stittsville/Carp Stocking Project has launched for 2016! The premise behind The Stocking Project is simple: The target for this project are people who would normally not ask…
Photo by Barry Gray. The annual Stittsville Parade of Lights, organized by your Stittsville Village Association happens on Saturday, Nov. 26th, starting at 6:00 pm. Of the over 150 volunteers…
(Photo: Stittsville’s volunteer firefighters in front of Station 81. Photo by Barry Gray. ) Volunteers are a vital component to life in our community. They are the unsung heroes who put…
The Terry Fox Run is a non-competitive event where people get together as individuals, families, and groups to raise money for cancer research in Terry’s name. It is a day…
(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…
“What do you want for your birthday?” Alice McLean was about to turn 11, and during the Sunday morning worship service at Stittsville United Church her minister asked her that…
(PHOTO: Jordan McNichols (left) and Jan Campbell, the Cupcake Fairies. Photo by Barry Gray.) Jordan McNichols and her mother, Jan Campbell, the force behind the magical Cupcake Fairies, have delivered…
(via Councillor Shad Qadri) The eight annual Stittsville Appreciation Awards were announced on Tuesday evening. The awards highlight remarkable community builders and the spirit of volunteerism. Councillor Qadri’s office received 35 nominations among…
Stittsville’s Shannon Helleman (pictured above with a patient) spent a week in the Dominican Republic, but she didn’t go for a vacation. A dental hygienist by profession, Helleman joined Health Teams…
