SATURDAY BREAKFASTS AT THE ORLEANS LEGION have been canceled until further notice under the nation wide state of emergency to combat the spread of COVID-19.

THE OTTAWA SCHOOL OF THEATRE has postponed its 30th birthday celebration, originally scheduled for April 4 to a later date.

THE BYTOWN BEAT CHORUS has canceled it’s planned Open House scheduled to take place on March 23.

MIFO has canceled the following productions: “Les Fabulateurs - La légende de Barbe d’Or” scheduled for March 19; “Flip Fabrique - Blizzard” scheduled for March 28; and “Laurent Paquin et Simon Boudreault - On va tous mourir” scheduled for April 4 due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

THE ‘BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, OPERA FOR CHILDREN’ scheduled to take place at the Shenkman Arts Centre on March 28 has been postponed.

If you are looking for a way to alleviate some of the stress you’ve built up while trying to live under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, you should consider spending a weekend in Westport. Read more

 

 

Thousands of online donors have answer-ed an 11th-hour call to help save Little Ray’s Nature Centre from potentially going out of business and closing up shop after contributing nearly $150,000 to a GoFundMe campaign over the past five weeks. Read more

 

 

It’s a question that’s on the minds of health care officials and local residents alike. Will the gatherings that were seen around Orléans on Canada Day cause a surge or spike in local COVID-19 cases? Read more

 

 

While most residents in Orléans have been caught up in the COVID-19 pandemic, consultants hired by the City of Ottawa have been busy formulating recommendations for the Ottawa Ward Boundary Review (OWBR). Read more

 

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on nearly ever aspect of life – including education. The province’s schools have been closed since mid-March, forcing high school students to finish out their semester at home and online through various Learn at Home programs. Read more

 

 

The total number of active COVID-19 cases in Ottawa is continuing on a downward trend for the third week in a row. As of June 22, there were 54 active cases in the Nation’s Capital, down from 72 active cases on June 12 and 87 active cases on June 5. Read more