ORLEANS FARMERS MARKET from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot at the Ray Friel Recreation Centre, 1585 Tenth Line Rd. Market staff have been working closely with public health officials to create protocols to help make our markets the safest source of fresh, local food possible while we strive to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Ottawa.

CUMBERLAND FARMERS MARKET from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the R.J. Kennedy Arena in Cumberland Village. Over 45 local producers and artisans. All products at the market are locally grown or made.

THE ORIGINAL NAVAN MARKET from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Navan Fairgrounds. Over 100 vendors.

Nathan MonPremier didn’t let a little thing like a global pandemic or the fact that he was just starting business classes at Algonquin College stop him from launching his own business in the spring of 2020. Read more

Despite all the doom and gloom we are being fed by the 24-hour news cycle, there is reason to be optimistic heading into the next few weeks of the pandemic. Ontario Public Health data shows that the number of active cases in the province has likely peaked and in many areas is slowly dropping. Read more

An effort to raise money during the holiday season has turned into a windfall for local charities. Tony Sullivan began accepting dona-tions from motorists passing by his Sugar Creek Way Christmas light display in exchange for candy canes and pieces chocolate in early December. Read more

Ontario students won't be returning to class this week afterall. After announcing last week that students would be returning to class on Wendesday, the Ford government has beat a hasty retreat after coming under fire from the teacher unions and parents. Read more

2021 will go down as the year of the variant. The year began with so much promise and optimism over the vaccines, but ended under the spectre of yet another COVID-19 variant that has forced yet another round of shutdowns and restrictions. Read more

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a number of challenges for local businesses during the past two years. Most have been able to weather the storm, with several looking forward to celebrate significant milestones in 2022. Read more