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Orléans MP recognizes Leading Women, Leading Girls
March 16, 2023
Orléans is blessed with a large number of women and girls who each and every day strive to make a difference in their community. On March 10, Orléans MP Marie-France Lalonde held a breakfast and award ceremony to honour 49 of those women as part of this year’s Leading Women, Leading Girls Awards in recognition of International Women’s Day. Read more
Spic & Span owner struggles to rebound from pandemic
March 16, 2023
Parwin Parie has been altering people’s clothes in Orléans for over 30 years. The first business she had was in the Turkish Village strip mall on St. Joseph Blvd. The native of Afghanistan learned how to sew when she was just six years old and crochet by the time she was eight. Read more
Sisters displaced by explosion face uncertain future
March 2, 2023
Sisters Mariam and Maxence Pepin have a lot to be thankful for. First, of all they managed to escape the Orléans gas explosion that destroyed a number of homes under construction in Avalon and severely damaged several more nearby homes in-cluding their own without sustaining any injuries. Read more
Second Orléans resident wins $100K in less than two weeks
Feb. 15, 2023
A second Orléans resident has won $100,000 in as many weeks playing the lottery. Michel Gauthier, 42, purchased an Intstant Ultimate ticket earlier this month from Moe's Convenience store on Cyrville Road across from the Home Depot. Read more
Two seriously injured in Hwy 174 collision near Trim Road
Feb. 15, 2023
The Ottawa Police Service is asking for the public's help in their investigation into a head-on collision on Hwy. 174 near Trim Road on Monday, Feb. 13 that left both male drivers seriously injured. Read more
Busy Fingers produces another 3,000 items in 2022
Feb. 2, 2023
The Busy Fingers knitting group lived up to its moniker in 2022, producing more than 3,000 items for veterans and other seniors, local women’s shelters, victims of fire who have been left out in the cold and anyone else in need of warmth during Ottawa’s long winters. Read more
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