ORLÉANS FARMERS’ MARKET from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot of the Ray Friel Recreation Complex on Tenth Line Road. Browse 130+ local vendors, grab a bite, and discover amazing handmade and local finds. Plenty of parking available.

ORLEANS LEGION BOTTLE DRIVE – Bring your bottles and cans to the Orléans Legion Branch 632, 800 Taylor Creek Dr. This is the last bottle drive of the year. The organizers would like to thank everyone who came out and contributed their bottles and cans this year.

INDIGENOUS VETERANS COMMEMORATION 11 a.m. at the Orléans Legion Cenotaph, 800 Taylor Creek Dr. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will take place indoors at the Legion.

LINE DANCING with Heel Toe Rodeo from 7 p.m. at the Orléans Legion Cenotaph, 800 Taylor Creek Dr. Come out and kick up your heels to some country cleasics. Everyone welcome.

TRIVIA NIGHT from 7:30 p.m. every Monday night at the Royal Oak Pub Orléans. Free to play. Prizes for the winning team! The Royal Oak Pub is located at 1981 St. Joseph Blvd. near Jeanne d’Arc. For more info visit facebook.com/ RoyalOakPubsOrleans..

TRIVIA NIGHT from 6:30 p.m. at the Stray Dog Brewing Company. Exercise your grey matter before it turns to mush over the holidays. Reservations are a must to secure your spot. Send your team name and number of people to info@straydogbrewing.ca. The Stray Dog Brewing Company is located at 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park.

COMPLETE BILLBOARD LISTINGS

 

For the second municipal election in a row, all four incumbent city councillors in the east end are running for a renewed term in office. They are Tim Tierney in Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward 11, Laura Dudas in Orléans West-Innes Ward 2, Matt Luloff in Orléans East-Cumber-land Ward 1 and Catherine Kitts in Orléans South-Navan Ward 19. Read More

The future of the Petrie Island Canoe Club is in jeopardy thanks to an going financial burden that’s tied to a boathouse that has yet to be completed. In 2023, the canoe club made plans to replace a storage shed with a two-storey boathouse. The original cost estimate was $829,000. Read more

 

Five members of the Cumberland Panthers family were inducted into the football club’s Hall of Fame during a ceremony at Millennium Park on Oct. 20. Read more

The east-end law firm of Grandmaitre Virgo Evans Lawyers/Avocats (GVE) has moved their office to the village of Navan where they occupy the renovated space of the old Shaw House at the corner of Trim and Colonial Roads. Read more

Matthew Walthert is both a hockey fan and a history buff. For his first book, he decided to combine both of his passions to write about a former professional hockey player who paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the First World War. Read more