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Upcoming events

SDBC TAPROOM CONCERT SERIES presents Quite Alright live and in concert at the Stray Dog Brewing Company, 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park. Advance tickets $7 available at straydogbrewing.ca.

PUMPKINS & PINTS pumpkin carving event at the Stray Dog Brewing Company, 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park. Cost $10. Your ticket gets you your own pumpkin and materials so you can get creative and carve out your masterpiece. There will be prizes and other surprises. All ages. Space is limited so RSVP today by visiting straydogbrewing.ca.

TRIVIA NIGHT from 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday night at the Royal Oak Pub Orléans. Free to play. Prizes for the winning team! The Royal Oak Pub is located at 1981 St. Joseph Blvd. near Jeanne d'Arc. For more info visit facebook.com/ RoyalOakPubsOrleans.

OYSTER NIGHT every Wednesday from 6-9 pm at the Orléans Brewing Co. Two types of oysters served with lemon, Tobasco, horseradish, salt and mignonette. The Orléans Brewing Co. is located at 4380 Innes Rd., next to McDonalds.

FINAL ORLEANS FARMERS MARKET OF THE YEAR from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot at the Ray Friel Recreation Centre on Tenth Line Road. Shop the freshest seasonal produce, meat and dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and more while getting to know the folks who grew and made it.

OPEN MIC NIGHT at the Stray Dog Brewing Company, 501 Lacolle Way. Registration begins at 7 p.m. Music at 8 p.m. with your host Matthew Palmer.

SCOTT JAZEY & FRIENDS OPEN MIC SESSION at the Blackburn Arms Pub in Blackburn Hamlet starting at 6:30 p.m. For more information visit www.facebook.com/ ScottJazeyFriendsandFamily.

BOOZE AND BREWS BASH at the Royal Oak Orléans, 1981 St. Joseph Blvd. (corner of Jeanne d'Arc) 10 pm to 2 am. Dance the night away when DJ Kwizz starts spinning the tunes at 10pm!! Prize for the best costume!! Pints of Molson Canadian for $6.95 & shots of Jameson's for $5.95.

COMPLETE BILLBOARD LISTINGS

Time to cast your vote
By Fred Sherwin
Feb. 19, 2025

Ontario voters will be heading to the polls next Thursday to cast their ballot in the Feb. 27 provincial General Election.

The most recent polls show a strong indication that Doug Ford’s Conservative government will hold on to power for a third straight term but with fewer seats than they held previously.

The Conservatives could lose as many as a half dozen seats in ridings that were previously held by the Liberals. The Liberals are expected to gain as many as 20 seats, mostly at the expense of the NDP, whose status in the polls has been on the decline since the leadership debate.

Heading into the election, the Conservatives held 79 seats, the NDP 28 seats, the Liberals nine seats and the Green Party two seats. There were also six independent MPPs.

Whether or not the Liberals will be able to leapfrog the NDP and regain official opposition status is one of the things to watch next Thursday night.

One seat the Liberals won’t have to worry about is here in Orléans where incumbent Stephen Blais is expected to win quite easily.

Blais was first elected to Queen’s Park in a by-election in 2020 when he was able to capture just over 55 per cent of the vote. He was re-elected in 2022 when he received 46 per cent of the votes compared to 33 per cent for the Progressive Conservative candidate and 14 per cent for the NDP candidate.

Blais’ main opponent this time around is Progressive Conservative candidate Stéphan Plourde.

The NDP are pinning their hopes on University of Ottawa student Matthew Sévigny, while the Green Party has community advocate Michelle Petersen as their candidate.

Other names on the ballot include New Blue candidate Patricia Hooper, Libertarian Ken Lewis and independent candidates Arabella Vida and Burthomley Douzable