Thursday Oct. 2, 2025
 
Search


e-Edition
Sept. 25, 2025

e-Edition
25 septembre 2025



 




REAL ESTATE LISTINGS

 



Natural Health Tips
Last updated Sept. 29, 2025





Upcoming events


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/
ScottJazeyFriendsandFamily.

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

 

 

 

 

St. Peter HS food drive a godsend for Orléans food bank
By Fred Sherwin
May 10, 2025

St. Peter High School has answered the bell yet again to provide food and cash for the Orléans-Cumberland food bank at what is traditionally a critical time of the year.

Except for a three-year stretch during the COVID pandemic between 2020 and 2023, the Canley Cup food drive has been an integral part of the St. Peter High School community for more than 25 years. It’s a time when the entire student body joins forces
to collect non-perishable food items and monetary donations for the food bank.

This year, the students managed to collect over 15,000 food items and more than $10,000.

Orléans Cumberland Community Resource Centre project manager Julie Perkins says the donations will help the OCCRC provide emergency food supplies to residents who need them over the summer and into the fall.

“It’s one of, if not our biggest, food drives of the year. It’s what allows to feed families for at least half the year if not three quarters of the year,” says Perkins. “We’re fortunate to have such a generous community and students who know the value of taking care of each other and helping each other out.”

The food bank serves 1,200 individuals a month, on average, including 38 new individ-uals who registered with the food bank last month.

While some people may think the food bank operates as a grocery store for people with a limited income, it actually only provides people with three days of emergency food supplies per month. The amount of food provided depends on whether it’s for a single individual, or a family, and the size of that family.

In order to continue to provide emergency food supplies for individuals and families in need, the food bank is largely dependent on food and monetary donations from the community raised through a combination of individual donations, events which collect donations on behalf of the food bank and events such as the St. Peter High School food drive held every spring and the Ottawa Fire Fighters food drive held every December.

St. Peter High School teacher Sheena Hyde has been co-ordinating the food drive for the past three years. She also volunteers at the food bank during the summer, which gives her first-hand insight into how important the food drive is and the people it benefits.

“I started volunteering during the pan-demic, so I do have a vested interest as well,” says Hyde.

The St. Peter food drive has developed into a friendly competition between classes to see which class can collect the most food items and raise the most money. This year’s winning class was Mr. Poirier’s Grade 8 class, which collected over 4,000 donations in cash donations and food items

“Our kids really have stepped up. We had so many classes above 200 donations and at least 10 classes over 1,000 donations,” says Hyde. “It’s been great.”.

 
 
Entertainment

  Sports


OST production of Anne of Green Gables a joy to behold

Shenkman unveils Matinée Café and World Music lineups

Lots to see and do at the Shenkman Arts Centre during the month of June


Mer Bleue kicks off inaugural season with a win over St. Pete's

East end teams win five Eastern Ontario Soccer League titles

Cumberland Panthers sweep weekend games against South Gloucester

 

Commons Corner


 

Queen's Park Corner


 

Local business

  Opinion

 


DYNAMIC FOOT CARE CLINIC: The first step to pain free feet

 

LOUISE CARDINAL CONCEPT: Interior design consultant

 

BLACKBURN SHOPPES DENTAL CENTRE: Committed to providing a positive dental experience

 

 

 


VIEWPOINT: When it comes to public transit, Canada is a third world country

 


Vanxiety_life #15: Navan’s vanlifers complete cross-Canada odyssey

Sections
  Services
Contact information


www.orleansstar.ca
745 Farmbrook Cres.
Orléans, Ontario K4A 2C1
Phone: 613-447-2829
E-mail: info@orleansstar.ca

 

OrléansOnline.ca © 2001-2019 Sherwin Publishing