SDBC TAPROOM SERIES presents Bytown Sea Shanty Collective X Rude Pizza Company live and in concert. Showtime 8 p.m. NO COVER The Stray Dog Brewing Company is located at 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park. For tickets visit straydogbrewing.ca.

55TH ANNUAL CUMBERLAND MAPLEFEST BREAKFAST from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lions Maple Hall in Cumberland Village. Enjoy pancakes with syrup, scrambled eggs, sausage, and beans. Tea/coffee/hot chocolate or juice (apple or orange) will also be available. Tickets: Adults 13+ $15. Children 6-12 $10. Children 5 and under FREE.

CLOTHING SWAP EVENT from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Halls A & G at Bob MacQuarrie Recreational Center. Bring a reusable bag (or several) and some friends, and “shop” for new-to-you items at no cost. Don’t have items to contribute? No problem! By attending the event and picking up items you’ll use instead of buying brand new ones, you’re helping to protect the environment.

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.

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.

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rléans resident and Busy FIngers knitting club founder Eileen McCaughey was hounored for her work in presiding over the club for the past 16 years during a mixed honours ceremony at Rideau Hall on Friday that included the Order of Canada. Read more

 

The process to identify the future route of high speed rail between Quebec City,
Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto begins this month with a series of field studies along a pre-established corridor that is up to 10 kilometres wide and includes parts of Avalon and Blackburn Hamlet. Read more

 

They have become the first sign that spring is just around the corner. Long before the first crocuses start appearing on Parliament Hill and the first pallets of annuals start popping up in the box store garden centres, blue buckets suddenly begin to sprout on the trunks of maple trees in the village of Navan. Read more

 

The Global Community Alliance held it’s l4th annual youth achievement award gala on Saturday, Feb. 28 in recognition of Black History Month. A grand total of 12 awards were handed out at this year’s gala to a group of deserving young people for making a difference in their diverse communities and for being outstanding role models to their peers. Read more

 

Deaf-blind athlete and disability advocate Kevin Frost is warning people to be on the look out for possible “fake” service dogs. Frost recently attended an event at the Shenkman Arts Centre where he not only witnessed someone using a fake guide dog, but was subjected to bias on the part of one the Arts Centre’s volunteer attendants. Read more

 

Roaming coyotes have long been an issue in the late winter and early spring along the northern part of Orléans in neighbourhoods like Chatelaine Village and Orléans where they can often by sighted near the Ottawa River around the walking and bike paths. Read more

 

Archives
Orléans Olympians successfully defend speed skating gold 03/05/26
Navan waste facility extension little more than status quo 03/05/26
Orléans MP pushing for more flexibility in return-to-work directive 02/19/26
2026 Ottawa municipal election off to an early start 02/19/26
High-rise development proposed near Petrie Island 01/22/26
City council green lights purchase of Carlsbad Springs landfill site 01/17/26
2025 marked by two elections, tariff wars and a World Series run 12/31/25
Caring community answers the call yet again 12/31/25
Three east end residents receive Order of Ottawa award 12/18/25
City council greenlights Carlsbad landfill bidding process 11/28/25
City in bidding to purchase east end landfill site 11/20/25
Community resource centre launches Christmas program 11/20/25
Cairine Wilson students collect 4,000 items for Ottawa Food Bank 11/06/25
Remembering Cumberland’s citizen soldiers 11/06/25
Hallowe'en homes help raise money for CHEO 10/23/25
Committee approval paves way for future urgent care clinic on Innes 10/23/25
East end students score high marks in province-wide EQAO testing 10/09/25
Neighbourhood Watch helps lower crime in Cardinal Creek 10/09/25
Three car thieves arrested near Cardinal Creek following police chase 10/02/25
Navan Arena rink to be named after late Navan Grads owner 09/25/25
Local man takes part in 45th Terry Fox Run, raising over $135K 09/25/25
Navan community celebrates construction of outdoor pavilion 09/25/25
Orléans entrepreneur organizing cooking classes for kids 09/25/25
Local man battling cancer returns to musical roots 09/09/25
Orléans Legion Poppy Project surpasses 11,000 mark 09/06/25
Thursday's heavy rainfall a godsend for rural residents 08/28/25
Local blind/deaf golfer completes another successful season 08/28/25
2026 budget process begins in earnest 08/25/25
Knitting club sends out early call for wool donations 07/31/25
Navan Fair honours 30th anniversary of 50-Horse Hitch 08/14/25
Navan Fair returns Aug. 7-10 07/31/25
Community resource centres launches school supply programs 07/29/25
Orléans has lots to offer when it comes to summer activities 07/17/25
Mer Bleue group donates tens of thousands in student bursaries 07/17/25
Petrie Island Canada Day lineup released 06/26/25
Kids Kingdom Amusement Centre ceases operations 06/26/25
Orléans Rotary Club hands out its 2025 Youth Awards 06/26/25
Canada Day celebration returns to Petrie Island 06/14/25
Briefing sheds light on eventual LRT completion 05/29/25
Blackburn Hamlet TD branch closes for good food bank 05/23/25
St. Peter HS food drive a godsend for Orléans food bank 05/15/25
Orléans blind deaf athlete receives yet another honour 05/15/25
Mayor announces $1.2M in new investments for Ray Friel Centre 05/01/25
Former St. Matt's student carrying Conservative banner 04/17/25
17-year-old heart attack survivor grateful to be alive 04/03/25
Orléans Legion's Poppy Project surpasses 4,000 mark 04/03/25
Here we go again: federal election call expected this week 03/20/25
Proposed changes to school boundaries, French immersion programs and special ed come under fire from upset parents 03/20/25
Orléans MP recognizes Leading Women, Leading Girls 03/20/25
35 residents bestowed with King Charles III coronation medal 03/20/25
Blais re-relected on bittersweet night for Liberals 03/06/25
East end well represented at Global Alliance Awards 03/06/25
So-called 'fringe' candidates give voters an alternative to traditional party choices 02/20/25
Petrie Island is a favourite location for local ice fishermen 02/06/25
Saltwater Santas raise more than $24K for charity 01/23/25
Busy Fingers produces another 3,000 items in 2024 01/23/25
Changes in effect for 2025 01/09/25
Weather cooperating with outdoor rink attendants 01/09/25
2025 budget approved with 3.9% tax hike 12/19/24
2024 marked by wildfires, a total eclipse and the Summer Olympics 12/19/24
Caring community answers the call yet again 12/19/24
Saltwater Santas at it again this holiday season 12/05/24
Health Hub to become home for doctor-less residents 12/05/24
Remembering Navan's first fallen war hero 11/07/24
Former RCL 632 president named Veteran of the Year 11/07/24
Orléans home to spine-chilling Hallowe'en houses 10/24/24
Unexploded WWII bombs buried in Mer Bleue bog 10/24/24"
Orléans knitting club running out of wool... again 10/24/24
Forest lot dedicated to the man responsible for saving it 09/19/24
Public school board reopens French immersion debate 09/12/24
The sun shines on Petrie Island community corn roast and BBQ 08/29/24
Local physiotherapist has Olympic experience of a lifetime 08/29/24
Village of Navan loses two more of its matriachs 08/29/24
Navan Fair returns Aug. 8-11 with 'Fun for the Whole Family' theme 08/05/24
High school scholars top Class of 2024 07/04/24
Friends and family celebrate the life of Cumberland historian 07/04/24
A busy summer is in store at the Cumberland museum 07/04/24
Petrie Island Canada Day event moves to Millennium Park 06/20/24
Orléans knitting queen recovering after spending five months in hospital 06/20/24
St. Joseph food truck specializes in gluten-free options 06/04/24
Navan Community Association launches fundraising campaign for new pavilion 06/04/24
Navan dairy farm in full swing two years after derecho 05/23/24
Alvida Promenade resident celebrates 100th birthday 05/23/24
City moving ahead with controversial roundabout in Convent Glen 04/30/24
Local American Idol contestant returns to where it all began 04/29/24
Saying goodbye to an old friend and community theatre icon 04/23/24
Public urged to review, comment on 'New Ways to Bus' plan 04/19/24
American Idol experience recharges local singer's creative energy 04/08/24
Feds announce long-term funding for new Action Plan for Official Languages 03/28/24
The Navan maple syrup society 03/26/24
Orléans woman, armed forces member a total 'gamer' 03/26/24
Fallingbrook woman completes 40,320-piece puzzle 03/10/24
Orléans MP recognizes Leading Women, Leading Girls 03/09/24
East end well presented at Global Alliance Awards 03/01/24
Meet-and-greet signals unofficial start to local federal election campaign 02/16/24
Class action lawsuit launched against Catholic school board and former St. Matt's teacher convicted of sexual assaulting former students 02/16/24
Orléans educator receives Teaching Excellence Award 02/15/24
Warm weather, freezing rain play havoc on outdoor activities 02/01/24
Suspect charged for rash of St. Joseph Blvd. break-ins 02/01/24
Saltwater Santas raise whopping $28K for charity 01/25/24
Outstanding youth recognized at special ceremony 01/25/24
Spirit of giving alive and well in Orléans 01/11/24
Residents want city to slow down traffic on Hunter's Run 01/11/24
Spirit of giving alive and well in Orléans 01/11/24
Caring community answers the call yet again 12/21/23
2024 municipal budget approved with 2.5% tax hike 12/21/23
Salt Water Santas ready to raise more money for charities 12/07/23
Knitting club overwhelmed by community's response to call for donations 12/07/23
Francophone historical society publishes second volume of Orléans toponymy 12/07/23
Accident(s) lead local designer to create pre-planning journal 11/23/23
2024 Calendar of Hope now on sale 11/20/23
Sight and hearing impaired man's service dog nearly run over by negligent driver 11/13/23
Luloff to carry Conservative banner in next federal election 11/12/23
Orléans knitting club in desperate need of wool 11/07/23
Area cenotaphs solemn tributes to fallen heroes 11/06/23
Orléans Legion kicks off 2023 Poppy Campaign 10/27/23
Fallingbrook home a mecca for trick-or-treaters 10/26/23
Obituary: Orléans loses yet another pillar of the community 10/26/23
Navan spa severely damaged by fire, GoFundMe page created to help owner 10/23/23
Navan featured on Hockey Night in Canada after arena canteen gets Quaker makeover 10/22/23
OC Transpo's financial woes worse than feared 10/10/23
Ciné Starz Orléans forced to close after landlord refuses to renew lease over outstanding rent 09/28/23
Councillor delivers three more Gem Awards in Orléans West-Innes 09/21/23
Brian Coburn Extension inches closer to reality 09/21/23
Finance committee sets 2024 budget directions, tax target 09/14/23
Blackburn dentist marks anniversary with over two hundred friends 09/14/23
Orléans West-Innes celebrates its shining Gems 08/17/23
East end park named after Parade of Lights co-organizer 08/17/23
New guide dog gives Kevin Frost new lease on life 08/17/23
Resilient Afghan family embraces new beginnings in Orléans 08/17/23