THE OTTAWA SCHOOL OF THEATRE presents the all ages play "The House Rules" in the Richcraft Theatre at The Shenkman Arts Centre. Showtimes 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 27 and Friday, Nov 28, and 1:30 p.n. on Staurday, Nov. 29 and Sunday, Nov. 30. Tickets $22 for adults, $12:50 for audience members 25 and under. For more information and advance tickets visit https://ost-eto.ca/.

CAPITAL TEASE BURLESQUE PRESENTS STRUT at the Stray Dog Brewing Company, 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park. Tickets $20 available at straydogbrewing.ca. Doors open at 7 pm. Show starts at 8:30 pm.

SANTA’S PARADE OF LIGHTS beginning at 6 p.m. at the corner of St. Joseph Blvd. and Youville Dr. The parade will follow it’s traditional route down St. Joseph Blvd. to the Orléans Town Centre.

COCA COLA CHRISTMAS FEST from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sobeys Trim & Innes – Fun prizes. Free hot chocolate A live DJ and singing to keep the festive vibes going. Have your picture taken with Santa. Bring your family, friends and holiday spirit. You wont want to miss this magical Coca- Cola experience!

HOLIDAY VARIETY SHOW at 7 p.m. at Good Shepherd Parish Church, 3092 Innes Rd. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Sing-along at 6:45 p.m. This is a fundraiser event for Food for Families. Coats for Kids, and local food banks. Monetary donations gratefully accepted: by cheque to “Good Shepherd Parish” or by e-transfer to finsec9005@gmail.com.

TRIVIA NIGHT from 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday 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.

OYSTER NIGHT every Wednesday from 6-9 pm at the Orléans Brewing Co. Two types of oysters served with lemon, Tobasco, horseradish, salt and mignonette. The Orléans Brewing Co. is located at 4380 Innes Rd., next to McDonalds.

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It’s an issue past city councils have kicked down the road time and again. Ask any city councillor what’s the one issue they would rather not have to face while in office and trying to pick a future landfill site is usually at the top of their list. Read more

 

The Orléans-Cumberland Community Resource Centre (OCCRC) needs your help. As in years past, the OCCRC plans to provide gift cards to local area grocery stores or a service at the food bank for area families experiencing financial hardship during this holiday season. Read more

 

Students at Cairine Wilson Secondary School in Orléans raided their families’ cupboards and went door to door in the community last week to collect over 4,000 food items for the Ottawa Food Bank. Read more

 

The former township of Cumberland has a long history of service to their country starting with the First World War when many young men left their family farms to join the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Most saw service in the Royal Canadian Artillery, where they were responsible for moving the heavy guns from position to position using teams of heavy draft horses such as Clydesdales and Percherons. Read more

This Hallowe’en, why not combine trick-or-treating with a donation to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario? There are two homes in Orléans which have gone above and beyond when it comes to providing a spooktacular experience for visitors while raising money for CHEO. Read more

The city’s finance and corporate services committee voted Tuesday to approve an Integrated Orléans Community Improve-ment Plan (IOCIP) application which paves the way for the construction of a new health care facility on Innes Road that will be the home of a new and expanded Orléans Urgent Care Clinic. Read more

 

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