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 e-Edition
Nov. 26, 2020
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Upcoming events
NOV 27 – The 8th Orleans Rover Crew has taken the annual Christmas Tree and Wreath fundraiser online. Completely contactless from order to payment to delivery. Orders/payments are due Friday Nov. 27. Payments via e-transfer to treasurer@8thOrleans.ca. Deliveries made on Saturday, Dec. 5 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. For more info e-mail 8thorleanstrees@gmail.com. Funds will go towards 8th Orleans to support our Scouting activities at Group and Section level. https://tinyurl.com/8thOrleansTrees zoom.us.
OCT 26 to DEC 6 – ORLEANS UNITED CHURCH'S ONLINE CHRISTMAS BAZAAR featuring unique handcrafted items, holiday and home decor, doll clothes, winter knits, woodcrafts, upcycled felted mitts, frozen foods, and more. Opens for online shopping October 26 at oucchristmasmarket.ca.
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Opinion
First, I’m not anti-masker. Nor am I a COVID denier, or a conspiracy theory promoter. But I do have a functioning brain. I possess the power of reasoning and I have an extremely keen B.S. detector which started going off the day Doug Ford placed a 28-day moratorium on indoor dining rooms, dance studios, martial arts dojos and gyms. Read more
 Nov. 26, 2020: A reason for optimism
The news that the entire world has been waiting for finally arrived last week with the announcement that two vaccines being developed to combat the COVID-19 virus have been found to be more than 90 per cent effective during Stage 3 trials. Read more
Another month, another column and another winter is upon us. Over the last two weeks, I’ve stared out the front window and seen my neighbours hard at work stringing Christmas lights across bushes, trees and eavestroughs. And many of them are going all out in 2020 compared to previous years. Read more
First, I’m not anti-masker. Nor am I a COVID denier, or a conspiracy theory promoter. But I do have a functioning brain. I possess the power of reasoning and I have an extremely keen B.S. detector which started going off the day Doug Ford placed a 28-day moratorium on indoor dining rooms, dance studios, martial arts dojos and gyms. Read more
Nov. 11, 2020: The spirit of giving
Let’s face it, 2020 has not exactly been the year many of us had expected. COVID-19 has cast a pale over our city, our country and over the entire world. But here in our little neck of the woods, we have been more fortunate than other communities. For instance, if you work for a government agency the financial impact of the pandemic has been minimal. Read more
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GUEST COLUMN: 
Doug Feltmate:
COVID-19 pandemic the final straw for troubled restaurant industry 