TAPROOM 260 presents Nate Silva live from 8 p.m. No cover charge. Located in the Orléans Town Centre on Centrum Blvd.

CORO VIVO OTTAWA PRESENTS “..a child is born” at Orléans United Church, 1111 Orléans Blvd. (just north of Hwy. 174) The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. both nights. Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased at eventbrite.ca. Children under 14 admitted at no charge.

ORLÉANS HOLIDAY ARTS MARKET from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Shenkman Arts Centre featuring unique gift ideas along with children’s activities and entertainment.

OTTAWA FIREFIGHTERS FOOD DRIVE in support of the Orléans Cumberland food bank from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sobeys stores at Trim & Innes Road and Tenth Line and Brian Coburn Blvd., area Metro stores and the FreshCo store at Trim and Watters Road.

THE CUMBERLAND CHRISTMAS MARKET from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with over 100 vendors at four locations in Cumberland Village including the Da Artisti Studio and Gallery at 2565 Old Montreal Rd.

TAPROOM 260 presents The Underground live from 8 p.m. No cover charge. Located in the Orléans Town Centre on Centrum Blvd.

THE STRAY DOG BREWING COMPANY presents Ethan Mitchell with special guest Dalton Crew from 8 p.m. Tickets $15 in advance or $20 at the door. For tickets visit straydogbrewing.ca. The Stray Dog Brewing Company is located at 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park.

 

 

Retired postal workers Tony Sullivan and Bob Presland have been known each other for more than 35 years. They first met at a Canada Post hockey tournament in Sullivan’s native Newfoundland over 30 years ago. Presland was the league organizer of the tournament, which was held in a different city every year and involved over 100 teams from across the country. Read more

Orléans residents who are having trouble finding a family doctor will soon have place where they can go for health care services. Last week. the Montfort Hospital announced that it plans to create a clinic at the Aline-Chrétien Health Hub on Mer Bleue Road specifically for patients who do not have a family doctor. Read more

 

 

Last week was a good time to be a sports fan from École secondaire publique Louis-Riel, as the school won not one, not two, but three city championships over a four-day span from Nov. 11-14. Read more

The Cumberland Panthers U14 peewee team are NCAFA A-Cup champions after beating the Bel-Air Lions 24-20 at the Nepean Sportsplex Field on Sunday. Read more

In the last edition of the Orléans Star I wrote about Dereck Sawh, the new owner of the Sobeys store on Trim Road. This week I’m writing about Kory Wang who took over the Sobeys store at Tenth Line Road and Brian Coburn Blvd. in June. Read more

The job of a city councillor can often be all-consuming because the issues they have to deal with are happening 24/7. With that in mind, the most difficult task a city councillor faces is in trying to find a reasonable work-life balance. Most have families. And some, like Orléans East – Cumberland councillor Matt Luloff have young children. Read more