Hello ORLÉANS!
Welcome to the 36th edition of Orléans Connect.
Ok, I’m going to come out and say it, it’s too early for snow! ❄️ Our city is famously known for its long and cold winters, but that was quite the rude start to the wintery season, was it not?
Don’t believe me? According to weather records, Nov 9th was the first 5 cm of snow for the season, the typical first is around November 24th. Even worse, it was also Ottawa’s first 10cm snow of the season, which is the earliest since Nov 10, 1997! Oh, and it also happened to be the snowiest Nov 9th in more than 100 years…so… yay?! 🥶☃️
Did you catch the Northern Lights on Tuesday night? If you missed them, check out some of the phenomenal photos by local photographers in the Petrie Island: Our Small Wilderness Facebook group!
This week we’ve got a new Orléans Food Spot Review - a spot that’s perfect for catching a game 🏒 and getting down with some excellent pub food and craft beer. 🍺 Check that out below.👇
Also… don’t forget to check out this week’s poll ❓ at the bottom of the newsletter. This week we’re asking: Was it too early for this much snow? Inquiring minds want to know in order to settle a bet in our home 😉
As usual, here’s what’s happening in Orléans over the next seven days: ⬇️
Snow. It’s back. Already.
Here’s our roundup of upcoming events:
📚 November 13th - 15th - La Salon du livre d’Orléans est de retour! L’événement est gratuit, de 9 h à 15 h. Un don monétaire ou d’une denrée alimentaire non périssable est fortement recommandée.
📍Béatrice-Desloges, 1999 avenue Provence
🎵 November 14th - Musical Bingo is on! Play Bingo using your phone while listening to your favourite tunes from across the decades! Register here.
📍The Royal Oak Pub, 1971 St Joseph St
💃 November 14th - Decade Duel Dance Party! Which decade ruled the dance floor? The groovy 70s, electric 80s or bold 90s? You decide! Come dressed from your favourite era, drop your song requests, and dance the night away as the winning decade is crowned! Fun gets started at 7 PM.
📍Orléans Legion, 800 Taylor Creek Dr
🎄 November 15th - Orléans United Church is hosting their popular Christmas Bazaar from 9 AM - 2 PM.
📍1111 Orléans Blvd
November 15th - Cairine Wilson Secondary School is hosting their annual Craft Fair! Browse currated booths from over 100 vendors, featuring handmade crafts, fine art, jewerly, textiles, seasonal décor, specailty foods and more!
📍975 Orléans Blvd
✨ November 15th and 16th - Robert Plante Greenhouses is hosting their 3rd Annual Holiday Market, featuring 275+ local vendors! 9 AM - 4 PM.
📍4228 Navan Rd, Navan
🎅🏼 November 15th - Have Breakfast with Santa Claus from 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM! There will be free milk and cookies from Tim Hortons.The first 100 kids who stop by will get a goodie bag! From 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, there will be a fun visit from Frozen’s Anna and Olaf. Don’t forget to bring a Donation for the Ottawa Food Bank with you!
📍Place d’Orléans
🧡 November 15th - Indigenous Roots Ottawa is hosting Beading is Medicine on Saturdays from 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM. Indigenous People and allies welcome!
📍Orléans-Cumberland CRC 105-240 Centrum Blvd
🧠 November 19th - Taproom Trivia is on (repeats every Wednesday) from 6 PM - 9 PM at Stray Dog Brewing Company. Reservations are a must to secure your spot - send your team name and number of people to [email protected] only on Wedesday starting at 8 AM. Great prizes, lots of laughs! Smack talk encouraged! Bring in some food, or order from their friends at BBCR.
📍501 Lacolle Way
🎨 November 20th - Paint Night is on again at the Legion! Unleash your inner artist in a fun, relaxed setting! Event is on from 6 PM - 9 PM. No experience needed. All materials provided. 🎟️$40, register at [email protected].
📍 800 Taylor Creek Dr
🎟️ GET TICKETS WHILE YOU CAN! 🎟️
Get tickets while you can - these events will fill up quickly!💨
🎅🏻 Meet and Greet with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Robert Plante Greenhouses - holiday magic, family photos and festive fun! Select dates from Nov 21 - Dec 21. BOOK SOON - spaces are filling up VERY quickly!
🍷 Christmas Cookie Class and Wine Tasting at Domaine Perrault Winery in Navan, on Tues, Dec 9th, from 5 PM - 7:30 PM. 🎟️ Get your tickets now!
🗓️SAVE THE DATES! 🗓️
🎄 It’s a special night for Orléans! The Annual Tree Lighting and (new) Night Market! The Night Market will be hosted by Amanda Watson of the Heart of Orléans Market (and Original Navan Market). There will be live music, and hot chocolate for the first 300 attendees (provided by BBCR Café), and 500 cookies from Stuffed Cookies by Kat! You don’t want to miss this! Fri, Nov 21st from 5 PM to 8 PM at 290 Centrum Blvd.
💗 Support the CRCOC’s “Bring joy to a local family” Campaign by making a monetary donation at the event, or bring along a non-perishable food item 🥫
Tree lighting happens at 6:30 PM ✨
🏫 Henry Larsen’s Annual Holiday Market is on Sat, Nov 22nd from 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM. Browse a wonderful selection of local vendors, buy some treats at the bake sale, and visit with Santa!
🌮 Do you love tacos? Check out Taco ‘bout a Festival on Sun, Nov 23rd at 12 PM at Stray Dog Brewing Company.
🌿 The Convent Glen Orléans Wood Community Association’s Environment Committee is hosting a Talk on Invasive Plant Species on Wed, Nov 26th from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Roy Hobbes Community Centre.
❄️ The Mom Market is coming back to Place d’Orléans from Nov 28th - Nov 30th. It promises to be a festive holiday shopping wonderland!
🎅🏻 Santa’s Parade of Lights will be on Sat, Nov 29th, starting at 6 PM, along St Joseph Blvd
🎶 Christmas Variety Show followed by a reception with lite refreshments at Good Shepherd Parish on Nov 30th. Doors open at 6:30 PM, sing-along at 6:45 PM, show starts at 7 PM. By donation.
🎄 The Orléans Holiday Arts Market is on from 10 AM - 4 PM at Shenkman Arts Centres on Dec 6th.
Do you have an event you want to see featured here? Let us know!
📰 News you should know about…
🎖️ Congratulations and thank you, to the amazing team of volunteers that has spent the past 8 months knitting and crocheting, to create an incredible River of Poppies of 11,125 poppies for the annual Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Orléans Legion Branch 632. 🎥 Check out this feature on RogersTV (at 50:08). What a beautiful community community initiative!
🗣️City of Ottawa is hosting a Public Open House for the E1 Future Neighbourhood Plan (Wall Road) on November 17th from 6 PM - 8 PM (drop-in style). This event will present the area opportunities and constraints, community vision, block plan options and a draft recommended plan. Come out, share your feedback and ask questions!📍Aquaview Community Hall, 318 Aquaview Dr
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT 🔦
This week’s Orléans business spotlight is… 🥁 … CORNER BAR & GRILL located at 1779 Tenth Line Road.
The Corner Bar & Grill is an all-craft Beer House that doubles as a terrific neighbourhood pub with a fantastically sized menu and food, as we discovered in this week’s Orléans Food Spot Spot Review, that’s quite excellent.
As always, if you wind up eating or ordering from there, make sure to tell them that Orléans Connect sent you.
Continuing the theme of weather this week, did you know that with 11cm of snow cover on Nov 10th of this year, it was Ottawa’s deepest Nov 10th since records of such things began in 1955? Well, now you know. And also, now there’s snow on the ground. Enjoy not seeing your grass for another 5 months or so. 🥴
Many thanks to Brianne M. for sending in a photo of Daisy, a gorgeous 2 year-old pup recently adopted from It Takes a Village Dog Rescue. Daisy’s job now? Being super sweet and growing up alongside her human toddler companion.
Submit a photo of your Orléans pet(s) by emailing it to: [email protected]
THIS WEEK’S POLL ❓
Was it too early for this much snow?
📊 Results of last week’s poll: What do you think of the Province of Ontario banning 🚗 speed cameras? 📷
🥇 Booooo! - it will make streets less safe and crush municipal revenue - 78%
🥈 Yay! - No more speeding tickets - 13%
🥉 Meh - don’t really have an opinion or feel strongly either way - 9%
Here’s a selection of comments we got with last week’s poll from our readers, thanks for your feedback everyone, clearly a hot button issue!
“The money has already been spent to manufacture, install and operationalize the existing cameras, which are working to ensure the safety of our children and really work in changing behaviour - there are fewer people who speed. Why start from scratch by dismantling these and spending new money on other measures that will not be as effective. Let the cameras continue to operate and spend the money on something else. Thank you. ”
“There are too many, in unnecessary locations. I was out on my to Stittsville flea market, and was travelling on a road, a few houses, spaced about. This road was the original highway and ran beside the new one. I was going maybe 10 km above the limit, there were no signs and I was probably the only one on the road. I believe there should be some thought put into where they put them, maybe give someone a first warning like a police would do if he stopped you; or if you get a lot of tickets, then you deserve them, 10 kms over.”
“This is none other than a Doug Ford move to reel people in to re-elect him, at the cost of the damage this will do. It makes no sense whatsoever.”
“I'm not sure they were highly effective. Everyone I saw would slam on the brakes right before the camera and then speed up again once past it. ”
