Wearing her lucky pink hat at each stage of the competition, she chalked up victories in the Zone G5 Ottawa area competition at the Orleans Legion in early March, in ...

EMC news - Sacred Heart High School's Catholic Education Week open house on Wednesday, May 9 provided a glimpse of some of the activities and projects which take place at the school.

There was lots of music in the atrium, with the school's jazz band, concert band, concert choir and string ensemble all performing. There were ...

EMC news - A cake parade was one of the special event highlights for Catholic Education Week at Holy Spirit Catholic School in Stittsville.

The cake parade was on display at the open house which was held at the school early on Thursday morning, May 10.

There were lots of cupcakes, many with faces, in the cake parade. But ...

The lead role of Belle, the young woman who falls in love with the Beast, is being played by Mackenzie Corson, one of several Stittsville youth who are in the production.

The role of Mrs. Potts, the head of ...

The Catholic Women's League (C.W.L.) of Holy Spirit Parish in Stittsville is one busy group, both within the parish and within the community as well.

On Saturday, April 21, the C.W.L. hosted one of its annual signature events, its annual Women's Buffet Breakfast, with 100 in attendance, including some from outside the ...

EMC news - It's a bonanza for book lovers and readers, with what will be probably more than 28,000 used books on sale at bargain prices. But there will be more than this at the upcoming 20th annual Book Fair at A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School in Stittsville.

It's not Lotto 6/49 with its millions in jackpot prizes but the ...

The Stittsville Village Association (SVA), which has owned the six soap boxes since the annual soap box derby in Stittsville was re-started several years ago and run in conjunction with the annual Villagefest activities, has sold the soap boxes to the Manotick Community ...

EMC news - Work to upgrade a portion of Maple Grove Road in Stittsville is in the works.

This work, to be done by Mattamy Homes, will involve upgrading Maple Grove Road to urban standards from Johnwoods Street to Huntmar Road.

There will be traffic delays caused by this construction and also some closure of the ...

EMC news - Stittsville residents are going to see how the village will be growing in the future at an upcoming public meeting detailing the development planned in coming years.

City of Ottawa Stittsville ward councillor Shad Qadri will be hosting this public meeting which will be held on Tuesday, May 29 at Sacred Heart ...

Whether it's a novice or veteran dancer, an experienced fiddler or enthusiastic piano player, this love and admiration for this Ottawa Valley tradition of stepdancing, fiddling and the music that goes with it is universal.

And that's what makes ...

Three major road reconstruction projects announced in the City of Ottawa's 2012 budget, will be pushed back a year, with work starting in 2013. The delay is needed to prevent a log-jam of construction that would clog the streets and potentially ...

How do you plan on spending your Victoria Day long weekend?

A) It's the first weekend of the summer season so I'll be heading to the cottage.

B) I'm going to be loading up on plants and soil to fill my barren garden with life.

C) If the weather's nice, I'll be heading out on the town to enjoy some time in a ...

This modern Sir Lovesalot was greeted by Grits McMullen, owner of Sunset Farms on Hazeldean Road in Stittsville, as he continued his journey along Hazeldean Road after visiting Parliament Hill in ...

For the second time in her young life, Adriana has had her long hair clipped off so that it could be donated for the making of wigs for youngsters who lose their hair as they undergo treatment to battle cancer.

She was at the Chiquitaz Unisex Hair Salon ...

That's why you should consider attending a brief workshop that is being offered in Richmond on Saturday, June 2. To be held from 10 a.m. to noon that day at St. John's Anglican Church on Fowler Street, the workshop will be facilitated ...

It happened at the intersection of Franktown Road and Munster Road west of Richmond when emergency services including police, fire and paramedics all rushed to the scene after the emergency call was received at ...

David Jenkins, the SVA director who handles planning matters, reported on the planning summit, noting that the city wants ...

In addition, each year, through its CFUW/Kanata Scholarship Trust, it provides scholarships to seven local female high school students to help them attend university as well as one scholarship for a student attending ...

Because of the popular meat, lobsters are an important seafood, ...

The Richmond Art Club will be holding an art show at Memorial Park at the corner of Perth Street and McBean Street. The Country Quilter will be holding its annual outdoor quilt show at its site on McBean Street near Memorial Park.

St. Paul's United Church will be offering a ...

And there will be lots of plants available this coming Saturday, May 19 at the annual Spring Plant Sale and Eco-Bazaar at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on McBean Street in Richmond. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a variety of both annual and perennial plants for sale as well as garden ...

The monthly free dinner is being served this coming Saturday, May 19 at St. Thomas Anglican Church at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Carleton Cathcart Street in Stittsville. The doors open at 4:30 p.m. with dinner being served at 5 p.m.

Everyone in the community is welcome to ...

It was rousing at times, as with the singing of the energetic Newfoundland folk ...

So, what a great time to have a plant sale and that's just what will be happening at St. Thomas Anglican Church at the corner of Stittsville Main Street and Carleton Cathcart Street in Stittsville on this weekend's ...

Among its activities are identifying and marking heritage buildings in the community, encouraging historical research and promoting interest in local history. The Historical Society also runs an annual photo contest and holds regular monthly meetings featuring guest ...

But the sagging economy is not the only thing can make it difficult to sell a home. In fact, a host of ...

While preferences may vary on the home itself, there are a few things ...

Rev. Bob Poole, pastor of St. Philip Catholic Parish, who presided at the mass, admitted to excitement at seeing the Unity Cross, describing ...

But there is an event coming up right here in Stittsville where you can celebrate the Queen's 60th anniversary on the throne while also supporting the local ...

The Horticultural Society will be staging its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot at Bradley's Insurance at 1469 Stittsville Main Street ...

Original art illustrating the theme "Life in Your Village" is being sought for a new children's art show called "Art Jam" which is being held in conjunction with this year's annual Artists & Authors in the Park event at Village Square Park in Stittsville on Sunday, May 27.

The Stittsville Village ...

Sometime between Saturday evening, April 21 and Tuesday, April 24, seven difference incidents of thefts from vehicles happened in Richmond.

Sometime between 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 21 and 7 a.m. on Monday, April 23, an unidentified ...

The meeting also saw the induction of four new members, Virginia ...

Not that Ron Dale is a stranger in Stittsville, by any means. He grew up mostly in Stittsville and attended South Carleton High School in Richmond before going on to study history at the University of Guelph. He has worked for Parks Canada's National ...

The annual "Artists & Authors in the Park" event, hosted by the Stittsville Village Association (SVA), will see the park become an exhibition space for creative works from Stittsville and area. The talented artists and authors who have created these ...

My little friend Joyce slept on a mattress that was tufted and about six inches thick. Pink with blue flowers - what luxury! There were no ...

The SVA executive passed a motion at a recent meeting to hold a volunteer appreciation event, with a committee comprised of SVA secretary Tanya Hein and SVA director Doug Sutherland established to plan an appropriate event.

It was Tanya Hein ...

That's because the entertainment headliner for the evening is Glen Foster who goes by the moniker "That Canadian Guy."

This all stems from his Gemini nominated ...

Although it's quick and convenient to use a bottled salad dressing, you may want to make one of the following dressings for the salad. Both are quick and easy to prepare.

The Roquefort dressing can be ...

A hot turkey dinner will be served, but with one sitting only, at 5 p.m. There will be euchre to follow.

Proceeds from this event will be going to Christ Church Ashton.

Tickets for this hot turkey dinner and euchre are available ...

That's why the city wants to among its zoning bylaw to include provisions covering these outdoor hydronic heaters/outdoor wood burning boilers.

The provisions are to limit these devices to rural areas ...

Richmond ...

This luncheon will be held at the Glen Mar Golf Club on Fernbank Road west of Stittsville, starting at 12 noon.

Cost will be $15 per ...