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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.

 

 

Blais to run for provincial Liberal nomination
By Fred Sherwin
Oct. 10, 2019

While Marie-France Lalonde has yet to find out her fate in the upcoming federal election, the race to find her replacement at Queen's Park has already begun.

Last week, Cumberland Ward Coun. Stephen Blais announced his intention to seek the provincial Liberal nomination in Orléans Ward whenever a byelection is held to fill the seat left vacant when Lalonde won the federal Liberal nomination last month.

The timing of the by-election will be up to the Conservative government which has six months to do so. That means the Ford government must hold a by-election on or before March 23.

According to the Ontario Municipal Act, Blais is not required to relinquish his city council seat until and unless he wins the provincial election. That means he can carry out his city council duties while running an by-election campaign.

In a statement announcing his candidacy, Blais laid out his reasons for running.

"As councillor for Cumberland Ward, I have represented one of the fastest growing suburban communities in Ottawa,” states Blais. "We've worked hard to balance the needs of a growing community of young families while maintaining a fiscal approach that ensures costs change predictably.”

"We have accomplished so much together at City Hall, but Orléans needs a strong representative at Queen's Park,'' added Blais. "If I am fortunate to earn the trust of the voters, my track record demonstrates that I will work to ensure we get our fair share of investments to further help build our community.”

While Blais is the first person to declare his candidacy for the provincial Liberal nomination, it is unlikely he will be the last. That said, he has already received the endorsement of several key people including Mayor Jim Watson, former Glengarry-Prescott-Russell MP Don Boudria, former Orléans city councillor Bob Monette and current Orléans city councillor Matt Luloff.

"We need Stephen in our corner at Queen's Park to make progress on the issues that matter most to our community such as reducing commute times, attracting jobs and making life easier for families,” says Luloff. "Stephen knows Orléans and we need him as our partner at the provincial level - we deserve nothing less.”

Blais was a long time supporter of the Liberal Party before entering politics in 2006 when he beat then incumbent Des Curley for a seat on the Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board.

Three years later he surprised many pundits when he beat another incumbent, Rob Jellett, in the 2010 municipal election.

Despite garnering just 35 per cent of the vote in the rural portion of Cumberland Ward 19, Blais made up for it by winning the majority of the votes in the suburban portion of the ward which had grown by leaps and bounds in the years previous to the 2010 election. He was then re-elected by a plurality in 2014 (78%) and 2018 (89%).

Among his many accomplishments as councillor, Blais facilitated an $8 million expansion of the Millennium Sports Park including an artificial turf field; he played a leading role in getting the east end included in Phase 2 of LRT; and he pushed for the construction of the François Dupuis Recreation Centre in Avalon.

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

 

 
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