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May 25, 2023

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25 mai 2023



 





Upcoming events


ROYAL OAK FUNDRAISER FOR KYLE ANDRADES – The Royal Oak Orléans is holding a fundraising event for the Kyle Andrades Memorial Bursary. This event will include live music by the Jasen Colson Duo, a silent auction, raffles and BBQ!! Come help us hit our $25K goal.

NAVAN LIONS WALK FOR DOG GUIDES​ – Meet under the domes on the Navan Fairgrounds. Registration begins at noon. 3km walk around the beautiful streets of Navan begins at 1 p.m. Stay after for Yappy Hour and free BBQ. Family-friendly event. All dogs must be on a leash.

ST. HELEN’S FINE ART FAIR from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Helen’s Anglican Church, 1234 Prestone Dr., Orléans. This year’s art fair is supporting the Young Artists Initiative. You can view the artists’ galleries at sthelensartfair.ca and follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sthelensartfair.

GRANDMAS AIDING GRANDMAS will be holding a Plant & Garden Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., corner of Bearbrook and Innes in Blackburn Hamlet. Annuals, perennials, houseplants, crafts, baking and raffle. All proceeds to the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmothers Campaign, supporting African grandmothers raising a generation of children orphaned by
AIDS.

THE ORIGINAL NAVAN MARKET returns with over 200 different vendors at the Navan Fairgrounds including several new vendors. Gates open at 9 a.m.

TBLACKBURN FUN FAIR – Pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fun Fair parade 10 a.m. to 10:45 p.m. Midway 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. BBQ from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Little Ray’s Reptiles 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in the arena. Bouncy castle, face-painting and Dunk Tank from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Stage show 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Beer Garden 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Cake cutting at 1 p.m. Paint party 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Fireworks show at 10 p.m. Visit www.blackburnfunfair.ca for a complete schedule of all the activities and events.

 

Opinion

COLUMN: Orléans vibrant live music scene is worth checking out

For as long as I can remember, people in Orléans have been complaining that there’s nothing to do here – and I’ve been covering Orléans since 1989. Read more

 

 

May 25: Time for a new plan

There has been a lot of talk lately about the impact the COVID pandemic has had on the workplace and specifically the traditional office workplace. Or to be even more specific, the government office workplace. Read more

 

 

COLUMN: Great music and fantastic food in the
Big Easy

It’s official, New Orleans is now my favourite city in the world. Or at least it is during the last weekend in April and the first weekend in May when the New Orléans Jazz and Heritage Festival is held. Read more

 

 

May 11: A failing justice system

Unless you’ve been away in another country or on another planet, you have probably heard about the home invasion that took place in Fallingbrook earlier this month. A man in his mid-50s fired several nails from a nail gun into not one but two homes and threatened to seriously injure one of the couples whose home he broke into. Read more

 

 

COLUMN: Experimenting with dating apps an eye-opening experience

For the past several months, I’ve been half-heartedly toying with the dating feature on Facebook. It’s like a lot of other dating apps and websites in that you have to write a profile about yourself, answer a bunch of insightful questions and post a few pictures, but it’s different from most dating sites in that it’s totally free, which is probably the best feature. Read more

 

 

Entertainment

  Sports


OST production presents the best of Winnie-the-Pooh

Brilliantly written holiday production an instant Christmas classic

Plenty to see and do at the Shenkman Arts Centre this fall


Local cheerleading team earn silver medal at world championships

Underdog Wolverines win U13 Canadian Youth Basketball crown

Local golfer finishes top 10 at visually impaired world championships

 
Local business

  Opinion

 


MAKER FEED CO. Cumberland Village restaurant unveils exciting new fall menu

 

SANTÉ CHIROPRACTIC & WELLNESS CENTRE: Where healthy people go

 

180-FITNESS CENTRE: Home of the Biggest Loser

 

 

 


VIEWPOINT: Orléans vibrant live music scene is worth checking out

 

WALTER ROBINSON: When it comes to selling a home, seller – not buyer – beware

 

Doug Feltmate: COVID-19 pandemic the final straw for troubled restaurant industry

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