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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

 

 

 

 

Mayor announces $1.2M in new investments for Ray Friel Centre
By Fred Sherwin
May 1, 2025

Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe visited the Ray Friel Recreation Complex last week to get a firsthand look at the more than $2.5 million in investments that are being made in upgrading and retrofitting the facility.

Orléans North-Cumberland city councillor Matt Luloff, whose constituency office is in the same building, hosted the Mayor’s visit as the pair toured the complex with Ray Friel manager Jill Young.

The $2.5 million in funding includes $450,000 that was allocated in 2022 to improve the wheelchair accessibility at the customer service counter. Another $400,000 was allocated in the 2023 budget to upgrade the pool change rooms for accessibility. That work was begun this year and is expected to be completed by June 30.

A further $495,000 was allocated in the 2024 budget for renewal work including the replacement of the wave system for the pool and compressors on refrigeration skids in the arenas.

If all that wasn’t enough, the City has earmarked $1.2 million in the 2025 for work to be done over the next two years to replace circulation pumps and other assets used to for the ice pads and for the rehabilitation of the sprinkler system.

During his visit, Mayor Sutcliffe spoke about the importance of maintaining the city’s existing recreational facilities such as the Ray Friel Complex and the Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Centre so that resi-dents can enjoy them for years to come.

“I think with a rapidly growing population in Orléans, it’s really important that we have the facilities to serve the community and that we have up-to-date facilities, so I’m really excited to see the work that’s going here as a result of our budget decisions,” said the Mayor.

“For families having great recreational facilities is critically important and to have some place to bring their kids for hockey or for other sports is really, really important so this is a priority for us.”

As someone who worked at the Ray Friel Recreational Complex as a lifeguard many years ago, Luloff has a special place in his heart for the facility.

He began lobbying for improvements to the building shortly after he was first elected to council in 2018. A fact that he is immensely proud of.

“This is something that is near and dear to my heart and we need to ensure that our rec conplex is being taken care of,” said Luloff.

He is particularly proud of the work that’s been done and is continuing to be done to make the Ray Friel Complex more accessible to residents in the east end.

“One of the first things we did was to make the front desk more accessible and that’s incredibly important to make it more welcoming to all.”

Luloff is also proud of the fact that Faces magazine has recognized the Ray Friel Complex as the best recreational facility in the city for the past two years.

 
 
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