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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.

CORK AND FORK FESTIVAL at the Shenkman Arts Centre – Enjoy wine tastings, local craft spirits, gourmet food, live music, and chef-led cooking demos, all in an upscale, intimate atmosphere. Choose from three sessions: • Friday, Nov. 6 | 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM • Saturday, Nov. 7 | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM • Saturday, Nov. 7 | 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM

ST. HELEN'S CHRSTMAS BAZAAR from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Helen's Anglican Church, 1234 Prestone Dr. The bazaar is a family focused event and will feature music, homemade goodies and preserves, handmade treasures, thrifting and kids' crafts. Cash, credit and debit are accepted.

GOOD SHEPHERD CHRSTMAS BAZAAR from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Good Shepherd Catholic Church 3092 Innes Rd. at the Blackburn bypass. Grab a coffee and muffin, shop an array of items made by our crafters. Visit our bake table full of delicious goodies and maybe stop by our lunch room for a comforting bowl of soup.

SDBC TAPROOM SERIES presents the Amechi Okodike live and in concert from 9 p.m. Tickets $15 available at straydogbrewing.ca under the events tab. The Stray Dog Brewing Company is located at 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park.

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Orléans native Blondin wins gold at opening Wold Cup speedskating event
Fred Sherwin
Nov. 11, 2023

Orléans native Ivanie Blondin has picked where she left off last season by winning a gold medal in the mass start at the opening World Cup event in Obihiro, Japan on Thursday.

The defending World Cup champion in the mass start beating out 21 other skaters to win the event, including teammate Valerie Maltais from Quebec who finished fourth.

"I wasn’t quite sure how I would do because we haven’t raced in quite some time, but the speed was there, and I was really happy with it. Near the end, I just went for it," Blondin said following the race.

On Friday, Blondin and Maltais teamed up with Beacon Hill native Isabelle Weidemann to win the silver medal in the Team Pursuit event.

The win in the mass start marked a return to the podium for Blondin following a successful 2022-23 season in which she won the World Cup title and brought home a silver medal from the World Championships. It was also the 33-year-old’s second career Mass Start medal from Obihiro, having previously won gold in 2014.