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THE STRAY DOG BREWING COMPANY presents Dan Kelly with special guest Ryan King from 7 p.m. at 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park. For more information visit facebook.com/straydogbrewing.

CUMBERLAND TOWNSHIP PIONEERS CLUB 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION starting at 12 noon with a full roast beef dinner at the Bearbrook Community Centre, 8720 Russell Rd. Cost $17 per person. Reservations are required. Everyone welcome. For more information and to RSVP, contact Christine Lanthier at totalfootspa@xplornet.ca or call 613-835-3397.

THE ORLÉANS BREWING CO. presents Oyster Wednesdays every Wednesday Co. is located at 4380 Innes Rd. near the Innes Road McDonalds. For more information visit www.facebook.com/OrleansBrewingCo.

THE STRAY DOG BREWING COMPANY presents Taproom Trivia from 6:30 p.m. at 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park. For more information visit facebook.com/StrayDogBrewingCompany.

53rd ANNUAL MAPLEFEST hosted by the Cumberland Lions Club from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lions Maple Hall, 2552 Old Montreal Rd. in Cumberland Village. Tickets $12 for adults and $8 for children under 10. Includes pancakes, sausages, maple syrup, tea/coffee, hot chocolate and orange juice.

STEAL MY SUNSHINE PARTY at the Stray Dog Brewing Company, 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park. Come celebrate the solar eclipse from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information visit facebook.com/StrayDogBrewingCompany.

 

 


 

(Posted 8 a.m., July 1)
Searing temperature limit Canada Day crowd on Petrie Island
By Fred Sherwin
OrleansOnline.ca

Volunteer Jacob Pollack has a little fun with a super spoaker while sitting on the dunk tank during the Orléans Canada Day celebration on Petrie Island. Fred Sherwin/Photo

Sometimes you can't win for trying. That's how the organizers of the annual Canada Day celebration on Petrie Island must feel after Mother Nature once again wreaked havoc on their best laid plans.

Last year it was torrential rains that kept people away from Petrie Island. This year it was the extreme heat. With temperature hitting an all-time high of 37 degrees for the day, causing Environment Canada to issue an extreme heat warning, people stayed away in drove, happy to either spend the day in their air conditioned homes, head to the cottage or lounge in their swimming pools.

"It was a hot, hot day and that kept away a lot of people,� said event co-organizer Zybina Richards. "It is frustrating, but what you do about it? We do the best job we can with the resources we have so that the people who do come enjoy themselves and have a great Canada Day.�

Those people who did brave the excessive heat and made it down to Petrie Island were treated to a variety of live entQertainment, a piece of giant birthday cake, or a cold beverage served by the Orléans Brewing Company, if they so wished.

Many people took advantage of the cold water sprayers which were brought in to provide some relief to the heat, or they took a dip in the Ottawa River at one of the island's three beaches.

Luc Champagne was among a dozen or so boaters who anchored off the east beach close enough to listen to the music on the nearby stage.

The Hammond resident spent most of the day half-submerged in the Ottawa River while sitting on a lounge chair alongside his boat which was appropriately named "Life is a cabaret�.

"This is the best. You can't beat it. When we got here this morning there were already six or seven other boats,� said Champagne. "We're close enough to the stage that we can hear the music and we'll have a great view of the fireworks tonight.�

One of the best volunteer jobs on the island was having to sit on the dunk tank. By late afternoon, that assignment was given to Lynn Clairoux and Jacob Pollack who took turns letting anyone willing to pay a loonie try to dunk them into the water, prompting one observer to remark that they should start in the water and then have to sit in the heat whenever someone hit the target.

Despite the light turnout during the day, people came down to the island in droves to enjoy the fireworks display. By the time the show started more than 3,000 people had made the trek down to the beach.

With the day finally done, Richards had nothing but praise for the small army of volunteers who made it all possible.

"On my gosh, our volunteers are amazing. They were all day yesterday getting everything set up and they were back again at eight o'clock this morning. Most of them have been with us all day again today and they'll come back tomorrow to help clean everything up. We couldn't do it without them.�

Besides the water sprayers, the organizers also brought in extra bottled water to make sure everyone stayed hydrated and a slew of portable tents to provide additional shade.

"Whatever we could do to help people enjoy the day, we did,� said co-organizer Adam Polka.

The Petrie Island celebration wasn't the only Canada Day event that was effected by the extreme heat. Attendance was down across the city, including Parliament Hill where total attendance throughout the day was only 26,000.

Smaller crowds were also reported during the day at community events in Blackburn Hamlet, Cumberland Village and Vars, although just like on Petrie Island, the numbers were up to see the fireworks.

(This story was made possible thanks to the generous support of our local business partners.)

 

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