Do you love to write? Is writing the air you breathe, or is there ink in your veins?

The Stittsville Creative Writing Group is a collection of people who love to write.

We meet weekly to read from text we have written on our own time during the previous week, and engage in other writing activities.

This is not a class on writing, or a workshop for manuscripts. Instead, we are people who love to write and share our works. 

There are those who mostly listen rather than write, those who write prolifically but only share with the group, and a broad spectrum in between.

If your interest is in the love of writing, this group may be for you.

Join us as we share the enjoyment of reading and discuss books in a relaxed atmosphere. All are welcome. 

January 18 - The White Hare by Jane Johnson

February 15 - Woman, Watching : Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay by Merilyn Simonds

March 21 - The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce

April 18 - Different by Frans De Waal

May 16 - Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

The book club  meets on the third Thursday of each month at 10:15-11:30 except July, August and December, when there is no meeting. You can place a hold on library copies in advance

Calling all trivia fans, game show enthusiasts, and people who know a lot of random facts! Join us for a trivia night at the Beaverbrook Branch where you'll tackle questions from a wide range of categories (not just about books!) to win a prize and the respect of the trivia community. Enjoy a fun atmosphere, good music, questions for teens and older adults alike, and refreshments!

Running out of landfill space? Why not dump it in the river?

The 1950s and 1960s were an era of all-important progress and little concern for "environmental assessments". Learn about the decision-making process that led to much of the Ottawa River shoreline from Mechanicsville through LeBreton Flats being built from our garbage. 

Dave Allston, author of The Kitchissippi Museum blog, will take a look back at some of the major alterations to Ottawa's landscape in the years following Jacques Greber's sweeping recommendations.