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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

Blackburn Hamlet TD branch closes for good
By Fred Sherwin
May 23, 2025

TD Canada Trust clients in Blackburn Hamlet will now have to use the branch on Mer Bleue Road, or find a new financial institution in which to do their banking after TD Canada Trust decided to close the Blackburn Hamlet branch permanently as of May 23.

Orléans West-Innes city councillor and Blackburn Hamlet resident Laura Dudas says she was disappointed when she heard that the branch would be closing.

“The TD Branch has been a staple in our community for many years and served many residents and their families," says Dudas. "My own children opened their first accounts there, so there is a sentimental attachment for me."

The closing of the TD branch leaves BMO with the only bank branch in the Hamlet.

"Fortunately, Blackburn Hamlet continues to be served by the team at BMO, who have also been excellent in my dealings with them," says Dudas. "I sincerely hope that whatever new business takes over the former TD Branch space is as community minded and engaged in giving back to the neighbourhood.”

TD customers in Blackburn Hamlet will get a sympathetic ear from residents in Convent Glen North who saw their TD branch close at the height of the pandemic in 2020. The branch which was located in the Convent Glen Shopping Plaza never reopened.