After serving the gardening needs of east end residents for the past 62 years, J.A. Laporte Flowers and Nursery has permanently closed its doors. The surprising announcement was made in a statement issued on their website earlier this morning. Read more

After the number of new COVID cases in the east end’s three municipal wards doubled between Dec. 14 and Dec. 28, they've doubled again with 273 new cases reported during the two-week period between Dec. 28 and Jan. 11. 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