Hello ORLÉANS!
Welcome to the 80th edition of Orléans Connect. As always, welcome new subscribers! 👋
With cooler weather ahead, and plenty of yellow and orange starting to pop up in the local foliage, don’t forget that advance voting in the 🗳️ Ottawa municipal election begins today! More election coverage here and info from the City on how to vote, where to vote, and more.
🚁 Make sure to check out this week’s instalment of ORLEANS FROM ABOVE, our series of aerial videos from our amazing suburb.
The next round of the 🐶 Cutest Pets of Orléans Contest 🐱 begins today, and you can vote ⬇️ at the bottom of the newsletter for the new batch of contestants!
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Here’s all the happenings in Orléans over the next 7 days and beyond ⬇️
Petrie Island
Here’s our roundup of upcoming events:
🎡 Oct 1st - 4th - The 170th Metcalfe Fair is on! Features livestock shows, a demolition derby, 4-H competitions, homecraft exhibits, pony rides, petting zoo, family-friendly entertainment, a midway, educational displays, and so much more! This event started in 1856 and is one of the premier agricultural exhibitions in Ontario! Schedule of events.
📍2821 8th Line, Metcalfe
Weekend events at the Orléans Legion📍800 Taylor Creek Dr:
🎤 Oct 2nd - Grab the mic and head to Karaoke Night! Whether you’re a superstar or spectacularly off-key, Karaoke Night is about great songs, big laughs and a whole lot of fun. On from 7-11 PM.
🍰 Oct 2nd & 3rd - Hungarian Bake Sale (available during lunch and dinner on Friday, and from 8 AM - 1 PM on Saturday). Come enjoy a delicious selection of Hungarian baked goods.
🎶 Oct 3rd - Elvis is in the House! Doors open at 5:30 PM. [Event is sold out, so hopefully you already have tickets!]
🥞 Oct 3rd - Station 71 is hosting a Pancake Breakfast from 8-11 AM. Breakfast is by donation to CHEO. Face painting, games, meet Sparky and the Station 71 Firefighters! Enjoy local, pure maple syrup from Erabliere des Wats Sugar Bush, local coffee by Pap Bean Coffee Roastery, plus sausages and bacon from Laverne Meat & Deli.
📍1246 Colonial Rd, Navan
✨ Oct 3rd - 4th - It’s Hidden Treasures Giveaway Weekend in Ottawa! Put your unwanted treasures at your curb for local treasure hunters. Note - this also means keep items you are NOT gifting away from the curb!
🚑 Oct 3rd - It’s the 2nd Annual Orléans/Navan Touch-a-Truck Event at the Robert Plante Greenhouses! This free family event features 20+ trucks, tractors, emergency vehicles and BIG machines for kids to see up close, explore, climb around and take photos! Event on from 9 AM - 2 PM - Sensory-friendly hour from 9-10 AM.
📍4228 Navan Rd, Navan
🍂 Oct 3rd - Navan Fall Fest from 11 AM - 3 PM - at the Navan Fairgrounds. Something for everyone - games, races, contests, pumpkin decorating, treasure hunt, ball hockey, line dancing, kids’ crafts, BBQ, face & nail art, a firefighter show, silent auction, bake sale, pie auction and so much more!
📍1279 Colonial Rd, Navan
💗 Oct 3rd - The Kin Club of Orléans’ Feed the Need Food Drive! Kin members and volunteers will be collecting food and donations for the Orléans-Cumberland Community Resource Centre, and new and gently used craft supplies for Sonshine Families. Want to help volunteer on collection day? Email [email protected].
🚲 Oct 3rd - Take part in Neuro Ride Ottawa! This is a purpose-driven cycling event to raise awareness and support therapies for individuals from eastern Ottawa and surrounding areas with acquired brain injury and post-concussive syndrome. From 9:30 AM - 2 PM, starting and ending at the Hammond Golf & Country Club. Register here.
📍600 Du Golf Rd, Hammond
🍺 Oct 3rd - It’s Oktoberfest at Stray Dog Brewing Co, from 3-9 PM. Advance tickets $30 - includes a limited edition stein, first beverage and Bavarian pretzel!
📍501 Lacolle Way, Unit 4
Oct 4th - The Heart of Orléans Market is back - this time it’s a special Harvest Market! On from 9:30 AM - 2 PM. There will be fall favourites, delicious treats, and an incredible curation of local vendors and makers.
📍290 Centrum Blvd
✎ Oct 4th - Drawing Workshop at ACE Art Studio. Learn to draw a baby deer, step-by-step using graphite pencils and pens! Workshop from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM. Book now.
📍2095 St Joseph Blvd, Unit 1
🔥Oct 4th - Australia’s Thunder from Down Under: Girls’ Night Outback is hitting the road with their all-new Most Wanted Tour, bringing the heat! On at Shenkman Arts Centre from 7-9 PM. Ages 18+. Get tickets here.
📍245 Centrum Blvd
🧡 Oct 5th - Join Elder John Henri Commanda for the KAIROS Blanket Exercise - a powerful learning experience recommended for all Canadians to learn about this country’s history from Indigenous perspectives. Bilingual session, at the Cumberland Branch of the Ottawa Public Library, from 5:30-8:30 PM. Register here.
📍1599 Tenth Line
🪷 Oct 7th - Meditation and the art of feeling connected with Buddhist nun Kelsang Suma - every Wednesday from 6:30-7:45 PM until Nov 4th, at the Orléans Branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Cost $15/class, or $60 for 5-class series.
📍1705 Orléans Blvd
🧘🏽♀️ Oct 7th - Hatha Yoga and Meditation weekly free sessions hosted by the Greater Avalon Community Association, from 7-8 PM at Alain-Fortin Catholic Elementary School.
📍676 Lakeridge Dr
🍂 CELEBRATE THE FALL SEASON! 🍂
🎃 Sept 19th - Oct 31st - PumpkinFest 2026 is on. Proulx Farm is transformed into a giant Halloween playground! Outdoor activities, wagon rides, petting zoo, corn maze, play structures, tree houses, slides and so much more! Pick your own pumpkin(s) and get some gorgeous fall photos. Open Saturdays and Sundays (& Thanksgiving Monday) from 10 AM - 5 PM.
📍1865 O’Toole Rd, Cumberland
👻 Oct 1st - 31st - The Albert Halloween House for CHEO is on daily, from 6:30-9 PM. Great for young children! Jump scares happen only on Saturdays. Donate online to support the fundraiser for CHEO.
📍268 Pintail Terrace
🧟♀️ October 2nd - 31st - sKreamers is back! This volunteer-run Halloween attraction is hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Eastern Ottawa, at Proulx Farm. Open Friday and Saturdays, from 7-9 PM (last wagon leaves at 9:15 PM, doors close at 10 PM). Featuring 2 haunted houses, a scary wagon ride, live actors, and plenty of Halloween thrills, sKreamers brings the community together for a fun and spooky night out. All proceeds support local children, families and community initiatives! Get an idea of what to expect by exploring their Instagram 🎥
📍1865 O’Toole Rd, Cumberland
🗓️ SAVE THE DATES 🗓️
🐕 Ottawa’s Dog Friendly market - Fetch Local Markets is back on Sat, Oct 10th from 10 AM - 3 PM at Ray Friel Rec Complex. Want a chance to see Harry Styles in Toronto? Fetch is giving away 2 tickets to the Together, Together Tour on May 7th, 2027 - learn how to gain entries here.
🍁 Robert Plante’s 3rd Annual Thanksgiving Market is on Sat, Oct 10th and Sun, Oct 11th from 9 AM - 4 PM. This beautiful event with cozy fall vibes features over 200 local vendors and artisans. It’s on rain or shine.
🗣️ The Chatelaine Village Community Association and Queenswood Heights Community Association are hosting an In-Person Q & A with Ward 1 (Orléans-East - Cumberland) Candidates on Wed, Oct 14th at 7 PM, at Roy Hobbs Community Centre. Ward 1 residents are invited to submit questions you’d like the Orléans-East-Cumberland City Councillor candidates to address. Submit questions by Sept 30th here in this survey.
🎥 Queenswood Heights Community Association is hosting the next Community Movie Night on Sat, Oct 17th, at Bob Monette Community Centre from 6:30-10 PM at Bob Monette Community Centre.
Do you have an event you want to see featured here? Let us know!
🗞️ NEWS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT: 🗞️
🧡 Canadians mark fifth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation across Ottawa. (CityTV)
🏊♀️ An interesting discussion on which indoor pool is the warmest amongst the local Orléans community pools. (Reddit)
🏡 Thinking of moving to Orléans, or moving to a new neighbour hood? A new neighbourhood spotlight of Springridge, Orléans has popped up. (We Know Ottawa)
🚨 Ottawa Police are now investigating the sale of the missing Trump Avenue sign. (CBC)
🏛️ The Senate of Canada has released new images of what Parliament Hill is expected to look like after the many-year process of restoring Centre Block is complete. (CTV News)
💗Are you looking to get involved in the community? Chaperal Community Association is looking for support! Their volunteer Association has supported activities in Ouelette Park for the Tamarack, Minto and Ironclad communities for over 14 years, including operation of the community skating rink.⛸️ A longtime volunteer Dan has moved away, and they lost both their Treasurer/Bookeeper and Rink Manager. They are urgently seeking volunteers to help ensure the rink can continue operating this winter. Their upcoming AGM will be announced soon. There are also opportunities to join the executive. Please consider volunteering, or share this opportunity with someone you think may be interested! Questions? Email [email protected].
This week’s Orléans business spotlight is… 🥁 … Easy Breezy Dog Training & Daycare, located at 4125 Navan Rd.
Easy Breezy Dog Training is a local dog training and daycare business where they believe that dogs thrive when their minds are engaged, and their needs are understood. They also recently opened their brand-new enrichment-based daycare, which offers a structured alternative to traditional doggy daycare.
Easy Breezy is also a sponsor of our currently running Cutest Pets of Orléans Contest, giving away 2 Dog Colouring Books and 1 Dog Training book as the 5th to 10th place prize in the Dogs category! Make sure to check them out on Instagram and Facebook.
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With a recent price drop, this top floor 2 bedroom and 1.5 bathroom condo offers spectacular views of the Ottawa River and surrounding greenspace. Gleaming hardwood floors run through the main living spaces, and generous windows frame the beautiful natural setting while filling every room with sunlight. The well-planned kitchen stands out with elegant granite counters, warm wood cabinets, a chic tiled backsplash, stainless steel appliances, and a spacious walk-in pantry.
Image source: RE/MAX HALLMARK PILON GROUP REALTY, Brokerage via Realtor.ca
CUTEST PETS OF ORLÉANS VOTING - Round 1F & 2D
Okay Orléans - it’s time to VOTE! It’s another round of super cute pets, and we want to hear from you. Pick the cutest pets among the pairings below!
Which pet is cuter?
