TRIVIA NIGHT from 6:30 p.m. to 8: 30 p.m. at the Stray Dog Brewing Company, 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park.

BEER & BBQ – Meatings BBQ and Broadhead Brewery are once again teaming up for a BBQ Platter Party. Two seatings available at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Reserve your seat in advance by visiting www.meatings.ca. The Broadhead Brewery is located at 1680 Vimont Court in the Taylor Creek Business Park.

ORLÉANS FARMER’S MARKET from 11 am to 4 pm in the parking lot at the Ray Friel Recreation Complex on Tenth Line Road featuring local food vendors and producers.

STRAY DOG BREWING COMPANY presents Two Crows For Comfort live in the taproom from 8:30m p.m. The Stray Dog Brewing Company is locate at 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park.

5TH ANNUAL OKTOBERFEST EVENT at the Orléans Brewing Co.
Two sessions: Session #1 from noon to 5 p.m., and Session # 2 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tickets $35 available at eventbrite.ca.

ORLÉANS SCOUTS APPLE DAY – Members of the 4th Orléans Scouts will be handing out apples at the following locations: FreshCo corner of Watters and Trim; Metro Fallingbrook, 1675 Tenth Line Rd.; and Metro Cumberland, 4510 Innes Rd. as a token of their appreciation for the community’s support. Freewill donations will be accepted in return and used to help cover the group’s operational costs.

The lights have gone out at the CineStarz theatre on Centrum Boulevard for the last time after their landlord, Colonnade Manage-ment Inc., refused to renew their lease. According to Colonnade, CineStarz has been behind in paying its rent for more than three years to the tune of more than $80,000. The property management company had given the theatre operator until Sept. 25 to catch up. When no payment was made Colonnade seized the theatre, changed the locks and posted a one page notice on the window informing the public of the seizure and the closure. Read more

Orléans West-Innes councillor Laura Dudas was busy earlier this month handing out several more Gem Awards to deserving recipients in her ward. The most recent recipients are Kiwanis Eastern Ottawa for Best Community Service Organization and the Société franco-ontarienne du patrimoine et de l’histoire d’Orléans (SFOPHO) for Best Community Social Organization and MAP Physiotherapy for Best Professional Service Business. Read more

A proposal to extend Brian Coburn Boulevard to Renaud Road and thus provide a bypass for the Bradley Estates sub-division may be one step closer to becoming a reality. Read more

The 2024 budget process began in earnest last week with the tabling of a series of the budget directions, timeline and public consultation process before the finance and corporate services committee. Perhaps most importantly of all, the directions, timeline and public consultations have all been set with a tax target of no more than 2.5 per cent. Read more

Blackburn Hamlet dentist Dr. Chantal Plant celebrated the 20th anniversary of her practice earlier this month with her extended family that includes her staff, both past and present, and several hundred of her patients, some of whom have been coming to see her for more than two decades. Read more

Orléans West-Innes city councillor Laura Dudas has been busy the last few weeks delivering Gem Awards to some of the shining businesses and organizations in her ward. Read more