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Events

CHILD HAVEN INTERNATIONAL hosts its 34'th Ottawa Annual Fund Raising Dinner at 6 pm at Hellenic Community Centre, 1315 Prince of Wales Dr., Ottawa. Child Haven operates Homes for over 1300 children and assists destitute women and seniors in India, Nepal and Bangladesh and has a child support program in Tibet in China. For info and tickets please visit www.childhaven.ca or call 1-613-527-2829 or Pat Dunphy 613-745-1743.

ANNUAL SPRING BAZAAR at the Résidence Saint-Louis, 879 Hiawatha Park from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monies raised will go to purchase new equipment and articles essential for residential care.

ORLÉANS POUTINE FEST from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on May 10 and 11 and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 12 in the Centrum Blvd. Festival Plaza. Come sample some of the very best poutine in Ottawa paired with some delicious craft beer, wine, and tasty coolers while enjoying live music in the beer garden.

Featured

Residents along Ottawa River busy preparing for potential flooding

Posted April 20, 2019

For the second time in two years, residents living along the Ottawa River near Cumberland Village are busy preparing for potential catastrophic flooding as heavy rain has seen the water rise over 14 inches in 24 hours. Read more

Local news

Veteran of WWII, Korean War laid to rest in Navan
Posted April 8, 2019

The family and friends of Eric George Smith filled St. Mary's Anglican Church in Navan on Saturday to pay their final respects to a member of Canada's greatest generation and someone who was respected and loved by everyone who was honoured to get to know him. Read more

Sports

Orléans cheer team wins national championship gold

Posted April 16, 2019

Give me a G. G! Give me an O. O! Give mean an L. L! Give me a D. D? What does that spell? GOLD! What does that spell? GOLD! That’s the cheer that could be heard in Niagara Falls earlier this month after the Flyers All-Starz Starlight cheer team won the gold medal in the Youth Level 2 division at the Canadian Cheer Championships.

Artcetera

Final GMC recital serves as rehearsal for Kiwanis Music Festival

Posted March 29, 2019

Every spring, hundreds of young classical musicians take part in the Kiwanis Music Festival to measure their talent against their peers while competing for pride and prizes. Held at more than a dozen venues across the city, the event is the highlight of the year for many of the young musicians.