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.

SING-ALONG MUSIC NIGHT from 7:30 p.m. 9 p.m. at the Orléans Brewing Company, 4380 Innes Rd. next to the McDonalds. Sing along to hits from the '70s to today and enjoy themed nights like “80's One-Hit Wonders” or "Hairspray Rock Bands". It's all about fun, music, and community. Free to play.

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.

Y2K DANCE from 7 p.m. at the Orléans Legion, 800 Taylor Creek Dr. in the Taylor Creek Business Park. Throw back vibes. Iconic hits. God with a variety of local vendors ready to showcase their freshest produce, handmade goods.

Y2K DANCE from 7 p.m. at the Orléans Legion, 800 Taylor Creek Dr. in the Taylor Creek Business Park. Throw back vibes. Iconic hits. Good Times. See you on the dance floor.

CUMBERLAND FARMERS’ MARKET from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the R.J. Kennedy Arena in Cumberland Village with a variety of local farmers and vendors ready to showcase their freshest produce, handmade goods, and unique finds! FREE ADMISSION

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COLUMN: The traditional idea of retirement has become a dream for the very few

The Orléans Star was recently informed that our newspaper will no longer be delivered by Flyer Force. The Postmedia company, which up until now has delivered our paper with all your flyers, will be ceasing operation across Ontario as of next Monday and across Canada by the end of August. As a result we will be shifting the delivery of the paper to Canada Post, which means that as of June 22, most of readers will be receiving the Orléans Star and the L’Orléanais in their mailbox. Read more

COLUMN: The traditional idea of retirement has become a dream for the very few

The traditional idea of retirement is be-coming a pipe dream for many Canadians, if it isn’t already? Let’s face it, unless you’re a teacher or work in some other unionized profession, are a member of the military, or work for the federal government or one its many agencies, your chances of achieving “Freedom 65” is about as likely as winning the Mega Millions lottery. Read more

By it’s very nature, Canada is an imperfect country. It was founded by the French and then the English, on land that was already occupied by the First Nations, something this country has yet to come to terms with. Read more

COLUMN: Celebrating 40 years of service to the community

As you may have noticed on this week’s masthead, this is the first edition of the 40th volume of The Orléans Star. That’s right, it’s our 40th birthday. And when I say “our”, I mean our as in all of us, including all of our advertisers and all of you – our loyal readers because without you, this paper wouldn’t exist. Read more