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ORLEANS FARMERS MARKET every Thursday from 11 am to 4 pm in the parking lot at the Ray Friel Recreation Centre on Tenth Line Road. Shop the freshest seasonal produce, meat and dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and more while getting to know the folks who grew and made it.

SCOTT JAZEY & FRIENDS OPEN MIC SESSION at the Blackburn Arms Pub in Blackburn Hamlet starting at 6:30 p.m. For more information visit www.facebook.com/
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OPEN MIC NIGHT at the Stray Dog Brewing Company, 501 Lacolle Way. Registration begins at 7 p.m. Music at 8 p.m. with your host Matthew Palmer.

"LIFE AS A SHOWGIRL" ALBUM RELEASE AND LISTENING PARTY from 8 p.m. to late at the Stray Dog Brewing Company, 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park. Themed cocktail and friendship bracelet making, plus chance to win an album. Admission $5 in advance at straydogbrewing.ca.

OPEN MIKE NIGHT at the Royal Oak Orléans 1981 St. Joseph Blvd. (corner of Jeanne d'Arc) with our host Mike Murphy, who plays with bands including the Fake McCoys and The Wild Cards, from 8 p.m. to midnight.

STATION 71 PANCAKE BREAKFAST from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Fire Station 71 in Navan with a freewill donation to the CHEO Foundation. Come enjoy pancakes with local maple syrup Erabliere des Wats Sugar Bush, local coffee from Papa Bean coffee roastery, and sausages and bacon from Lavergne Meat. After breakfast check out the Navan Fall Fest at the Navan Fairgrounds.

WILLOWBEND RETIREMENT COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We welcome you to visit our vibrant community located at the corner of Innes and Trim Roads. Independent living, assisted living and memory care.

NAVAN FALLFEST on the Navan Fairgrounds from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Festival favourites include old-fashioned scarecrow making, kid’s crafts, homemade games and activities, firefighter demonstrations and tug of war and BBQ. FREE ADMISSION

 

 

 

 

New commercial plaza coming to Trim and St. Joseph
By Jody Maffett
May 29, 2024

The section of Trim Road between Hwy. 174 and St. Joseph Blvd. is under-going another transformation. If you have driven down that part of Trim Road re-cently you may have noticed the construc-tion happening on the west side of Trim next to the ESSO gas station where three new buildings are going up.

The building closest to the ESSO station will soon be the home of a new A&W fran-chise, while the second building will be a Kal Tire centre. The third building closest to Trim Road will house an Osmow’s Sha-warma takeout restaurant along with four other tenants that have yet to be determined.

The section of Trim Road between Hwy 174 and St. Joseph Blvd. already has more than 29,000 cars a day passing through it a day. With the eastern portion of the LRT expected to open early next fall along with the Trim Road LRT station, traffic should increase exponentially which will be music to the ears of the local business in the area such as the KFC and Starbucks on the east side of Trim, and the businesses that will be located in the new plaza.

Cardinal Creek Village, located on St. Joseph Blvd. just east of Trim Road, is alsoexpected to double in size over the next two to three years.

The new commercial plaza currently being built is owned by the same people who own the La Maison d’Or jewellery store in Place d’Orléans.

La Maison d’Or and Harden Realties owner Brent Harden says they began making overtures to buy the property on Trim Road several years ago before the east extension of the LRT was being discussed.

One of the issues they faced at the time was the fact that the site was unserviced, but that fact was offset by the fact that it was an ideal location, being on one of the busiest roads in the east end and the existence of the Orléans Community Improvement Program (CIP) which was established to help bring jobs to the area through tax incentives.

Once they are fully occupied, the busi-nesses located on the property will create between 80 and 90 jobs.

Harden’s group successfully applied to the CIP program before going ahead with their plans to develop the site, but the program was eliminated shortly after Mark Sutcliffe was elected mayor.

Fortunately, the developers’ application was grandfathered and allowed to stay in place due in no small part to the advocacy of Orléans East - Cumberland city councillor Matt Luloff who saw the value of the development.

“I am very focused on economic develop-ment in Orléans and ensuring that we expand the amount of jobs that are available here, especially through the support of our local businesses,” says Luloff.

Harden says he’s not sure whether they would have proceeded with construction without the benefit of the CIP or not. But he is sure they would have missed out on the program without Luloff’s intervention.

“He really helped get this through,” says Harden.

The plaza is scheduled to be open for busi-ness on Nov. 1. Anyone interested in leasing one of the remaining units should contact Fraser Paddison at Marcus & Millichap at 613-364-2303.

 
 
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