Stittsville is a suburban community, part of the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario.

A part of the National Capital Region, Stittsville is immediately to the southwest of Kanata, adjacent to Richmond and about 20 km (12 mi) west of Downtown Ottawa.

The urban part of the community corresponds to Stittsville Ward on Ottawa City Council and has been represented by Glen Gower since 2018.

[12] Goulbourn Township was founded in 1818 by Irish soldiers in a military settlement program after the War of 1812.

The village contained one general store and one common school, with an average attendance of seventeen pupils.

[15] This original location of the village is now known as "Old Stittsville" and was centred around current Carp Road and Neil Avenue.

It is believed the fire was started by brush burning for the construction of the Central Canadian Railway through the area.

[12] Kemp's Tavern on Hazeldean road, built in 1868, which now houses "Cabotto's Restaurant" and a handful of other buildings were all that was left standing.

This was an extremely large fire, encompassing over 250,000 acres (1,000 km2)[citation needed] from Ottawa to Smiths Falls to Carleton Place.

Historically designated Concession XI, Lot 29, they are currently located at 590 Hazeldean Road in Stittsville.

In 1824, the first Methodist congregation in the Township of Goulbourn officially began under the leadership of three residents: George Argue, James Wilson and Archibald Magee.

Notably, in 1883, a brick chapel was built, which still constitutes part of the current church structures.

[34][35] Stittsville was featured as one of the filming locations for the 1988 CBC TV Movie The Bobby Gimby Story.

[36][better source needed] The television series Stittsville on Patrol" was created by Christopher Redmond and stars "local Twitter hero" Ben Milks (aka bRian5or6).