Hello ORLÉANS!
Welcome to the 85th edition of Orléans Connect. As always, welcome new subscribers! 👋
How’s everyone enjoying the 🌡️ 23°C weather in November? Apparently that’s the 4th warmest November day ever recorded in Ottawa.
Before we get this week’s events and news… we’re happy to announce that we’ve teamed up with the 🍷 Orléans Cork & Fork Festival 🍴 for a SPECIAL GIVEAWAY! We have 4 sets of 2 tickets (8 tickets total) to the festival that our readers will WIN!
The tickets are for the Friday Nov 6th session and for the Saturday Nov 7th afternoon session.
Winners will be selected by random draw on Friday Nov 4th in the morning, so pay attention to your email inbox or phone to see if you’ve won! More details about the contest can be found here.
🍰 Also this week, we’ve got a brand new Food Spot Review, this week we look at one of Orléans favourite bakery and pastry shop: Delice Royal. Read the review here.
🐶 🐱 We are finally at the DOGS semi-final in our Cutest Pets of Orléans Contest! We’re down to the final 4 dogs 🐕 and final 2 cats 🐈, which means that next week will be the grand finale for both categories. Today begins a new round of voting, and you can vote ⬇️ at the bottom of the newsletter for this week’s batch of contestants!
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Here’s what’s happening in Orléans over the next 7 days and beyond ⬇️
The fall colours have been simply spectacular this year!
Here’s our roundup of upcoming events:
🍷 November 6th and 7th - The Orléans Cork & Fork Festival is on at the Shenkman Arts Centre! This annual event is a cozy and refined celebration of local food, wine and craft beverages, all accompanied by the warm ambiance of live music! Friday 6-11 PM, and Saturday from 12-5 PM and 6-11 PM. 19+ event.
📍245 Centrum Blvd
🍂 November 7th - Cleaning the Capital Fall Edition at Big Bird Park on from 10 AM-12 PM.
📍936 Lawnsberry Dr
🌱 November 7th - Join the Convent Glen Orléans Wood Community Association for the Invasive Species Removal, from 1-3:30 PM at Mystery Park. Help remove buckthorn - an invasive plant species that impacts local ecology by displacing native plants and causes soil erosion. *For adults and youth ages 14 and up.
📍985 Orléans Blvd
🎁 November 7th - St Helen’s Christmas Bazaar is on from 9 AM-2 PM, featuring music, homemade goodies, pies and preserves, handmade treasures, thrifting and kid’s crafts, as well as a cafe area for tired parents or grandparents to sit and enjoy.
📍1234 Prestone Dr
🎄 November 7th - Good Shepherd CWL is hosting their annual Christmas Craft Fair from 9 AM - 2 PM. Over 30 vendors, handmade baked items, and a cafe with soups, sandwiches, scones and drinks.
📍3092 Innes Rd
🍷 November 7th - Join for a fun evening of paella and wine at Domaine Perrault Vineyard’s Dinner Series: Paella Party! There will be delicious paella dinner cooked right in front of you, fresh churros for dessert, Spanish sangria and Domaine Perrault wine. From 6-8:30 PM.
📍1000 Perrault Rd, Navan
🖼️ November 7th and 8th - The National Capital Artisans is hosting the Traditions Christmas Artisan Show at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School from 10 AM - 4 PM Saturday and Sunday. There will be over 50 artisans and artists showcasing their amazing work. Free admission! Donations of non-perishable food or cash to the Orléans-Cumberland Community Resource Centre appreciated.
📍1515 Tenth Line
✨ November 8th - The Original Navan Market is hosting their Holiday Market, from 9:30 AM - 2 PM. It’s the perfect chance to get a head start on your holiday shopping.
📍1279 Colonial Rd.
👠 November 8th - Drag Brunch is back at Broadhead Brewery on from 1-4 PM (doors open at 12:30 PM). Hosted by Glittershaker Events. Get your tickets now! 🎟️ This event is sure to be HOT!
📍1680 Vimont Court
🇨🇦 November 11th - Please join the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 632 Orléans to come together to honour and remember the brave people who served and sacrificed for our freedom. Remembrance Day Ceremony - 10:30 AM at the Cenotaph. Following the ceremony, join the Ladies Auxiliary for a special gathering to recognize and thank the wonderful volunteers who contributed to creating the beautiful knitted poppies and Izzy dolls.
📍800 Taylor Creek Dr
🧘🏽♀️ November 11th - Hatha Yoga and Meditation weekly free sessions hosted by the Greater Avalon Community Association, from 7-8 PM at Alain-Fortin Catholic Elementary School, in the gym. Beginners and children 10+ welcome.
📍676 Lakeridge Dr
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🧠 Education Event: Understanding Alzheimer’s - Education and Prevention, held at Grace Hill Retirement Community on Fri, Nov 13th from 10 AM-12:30 PM. This free event will include a discussion on symptoms, risk factors, and prevention strategies. Learn about how the Memory Clinic is advancing research. A light lunch will be provided. Speaker: Julia Cappelli, MSc, Neuroscientist.
🏫 Cairine Wilson Secondary School is hosting their annual Craft Fair on Sat, Nov 14th from 9 AM - 3:30 PM.
📚 Avalon Public School’s School Council is hosting a Used Book Sale on Sat, Nov 14th from 10 AM - 2 PM. There will books for all ages, from kids and adult, in English and French. All are welcome!
🎄 Robert Plante Greenhouses is hosting their 4th Annual Holiday Market on Nov 14th and 15th, from 9 AM - 4 PM. This event will be bigger than ever with over 300 incredible local vendors and artisans. Pet-friendly - dogs on leash are welcome!
✨ The Heart of Orléans Holiday Night Market and Tree Lighting Ceremony is on from 5-8 PM on Fri, Nov 20th. The tree will be lit between 6-6:30 PM.
🎁 The Orléans United Church is hosting their Christmas Bazaar on Sat, Nov 21st from 9 AM - 2 PM. This year they’re adding an online auction component to the fun!
🎄 Henry Larsen School Council is hosting their Annual Holiday Market on Sat, Nov 21st from 10 AM - 2:30 PM. They’ll have photos with Santa (by donation).
🎅🏻 Dunning-Foubert School Council is hosting their Annual Winter Craft Fair on Sat, Nov 21st from 10 AM - 3 PM. They will have a special appearance from Santa and the Grinch!
🍷 The Domaine Perrault Vineyard is hosting a Holiday Market on Sun, Nov 22nd from 10 AM - 3 PM. Unique gifts, handmade goods and seasonal crafts. Warm up with their delicious mulled wine.
🛍️ Head over to the Orléans Legion for the Artisan Night Market on Sat, Nov 21st from 4-9 PM.This market offers food, music, crafts and lots of gifts to choose from.
Do you have an event you want to see featured here? Let us know!
🗞️ NEWS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT: 🗞️
🛶 The Petrie Island Canoe Club has successfully raised enough money to stay afloat for at least another year. Good work Orléans community! (CBC News)
🗳️ The newly-elected city council will be sworn in on November 15th. (Orléans Star)
🚨 The missing 14-year-old girl who went missing in Orléans on Halloween night has been located safe and sound according to Ottawa Police. (CTV News)
🚔 Police report that they conducted a weekend enforcement blitz focusing on impaired driving, speeding and other dangerous driving behaviours in Orléans. (Ottawa Police)
⛽️ Gas prices dropped about 8 cents per litre for both gasoline and diesel on Wednesday. (CTV News)
🏥 Ottawa Hospital redevelopment faces questions as costs spiral out of control. (The Ottawa Lookout)
Snow removal companies in Ottawa are facing higher operating costs due to diesel fuel rising and say they have no choice but to pass on the cost to customers. (CBC News)
Photo courtesy of Wei’s Noodle House.
This week’s Orléans business spotlight is… 🥁 …Mad Radish, located at 2026 Tenth Line Rd.
Mad Radish was founded to answer a simple question: could healthy food taste as good as it makes you feel? The first location opened in downtown Ottawa in 2017, and Toronto locations followed soon after. Its menu of bowls, burritos and salads draws on culinary traditions from around the world. Every dish can be customized with signature dressings and freshly roasted proteins, including locally sourced chicken and beef or tofu.
The company’s mission is to bring healthy, high-quality fast food to every neighbourhood while supporting its team, the environment and their customers’ well-being.
Stay tuned for a full Food Spot Review of Mad Radish in the coming weeks.
If you wind up visiting them, make sure to tell them that Orléans Connect sent you.
In what has to be perhaps one of the most affordable and unusual pieces of real-estate we’ve ever seen, this 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, micro-home is quite the unique find in Orléans.
Image source: SOLID ROCK REALTY, Brokerage via Realtor.ca
CUTEST PETS OF ORLÉANS VOTING - Round 5 - Dogs Semi-Final
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!
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