OCT 1 – ORLÈANS FARMER'S MARKET from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Ray Friel Centre parking lot on Tenth Line Road. Local farmers and artisans gather to offer their produce and artistic creations to the general public.

OCT 20 – EAST END VIRTUAL BUDGET CONSULTATION MEETING from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. To register visit zoom.us.

OCT 26 to DEC 6 – ORLEANS UNITED CHURCH'S ONLINE CHRISTMAS BAZAAR featuring unique handcrafted items, holiday and home decor, doll clothes, winter knits, woodcrafts, upcycled felted mitts, frozen foods, and more. Opens for online shopping October 26 at oucchristmasmarket.ca.

Orléans residents who need to get tested for the COVID-19 virus will be able to do so at the Ray Friel Recreation Complex starting tomorrow, Monday, Oct. 19. Read more

Former Cumberland and Orléans city councillor Bob Monette and Navan patriarch Ross Bradley will soon be joining a select group of individuals after being named as part of the Order of Ottawa's Class of 2020. Read more

 

Orléans deaf and blind athlete Kevin Frost is not about to let the COVID pandemic slow him down. Despite the many challenges he faces, Frost managed to play 30 rounds of golf over the summer including two rounds at the Chippewa Creek Golf Course in Hamilton, where he finished second in the Ontario Visually Impaired Golf Championship on Aug. 15 and 16. Read more

Lights open on The Notre Dame Cathedral, 1482, where a young man who has spent his whole life hidden away finally decides to defy his master and try his luck in the real world. Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School’s recent production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, directed by the school’s drama teacher, Sonya Schrum, was powerful and thought provoking. Read more