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A grateful community pays hommage

By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star More than 2,000 people gathered in the damp and cold at the Orléans Cenotaph on Monday to pay tribute to the men and women of the military who sacrificed their lives in service to their country during war and in peacetime.

This year’s ceremony was more poignant than past Remembrance Day observances due to the addition of the Afghanistan War Battle Honour on the façade of the monument’s granite base. One hundred fifty eight soldiers and three civilians were killed during the war in Afghanistan. That number does not include the 155 veterans who have taken their own More than 2,000 people attended the Remembrance Day ceremony lives after returning to Canada and developing at the Orléans Cenotaph on Monday. Hundreds more attended Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. Among the many dignitaries at this year’s ceremonies in Cumberland, Navan and Vars. STAFF PHOTO

ceremony was Orléans Ward city councillor Matt Luloff, who served in Afghanistan in 2008 and had to deal with PTSD after a close friend and army buddy was killed just weeks before the were supposed to deploy back to Canada.

The illness was so debilatating that he ended up being medically discharged from the forces in 2009 and spent the next nine years in therapy, wrestling to get it under control.

On Monday, he was joined by his fellow east end councillors Laura Dudas, Stephen Blais and Tim Tierney in laying a wreath on behalf of the City of Ottawa.

For Luloff, Remembrance Day is a time to reflect on the many friends he had in the military who didn’t make it back, those that did, and the bonds they forged that have stood the test of time.

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COMMUNITY BRIEFS

Sheila Calver (left) and Debbie Noble (centre) display the garland and wreath containing more than 20 knitted and crocheted poppies made by members of the Knotty Knitters Club in Navan. The wreath and garland were made to commemorate all the World War II knitters who knitted wool socks, sweaters, mittens, balaclavas and scarves by the thousands for the troops in Europe who used them during the cold winter months.

The wreath and garland were placed at the Navan Cenotaph during the village’s Remembrance Day ceremony. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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Library expands musical instrument lending program ORLÉANS – Area residents will soon be able to go to the Cumberland Branch of the Ottawa Public Library and borrow a guitar, a violin, a violin or other instruments with their library card after the OPL announced that is was expanding it’s popular Musical Instrument Lending Program. In addition to borrowing instruments through the program, customers can take advantage of digital resources and equipment to explore their musical potential. OPL offers a range of services for music lovers such music sheets, self-instruction books and a highly-rated online resource called Artistworks that provides instruction through self-paced video lessons from Grammy Award-winning artists and composers. OPL also has a music editing lab at its Ruth E. Dickinson branch that is equipped with music keyboards, headphones and music editing software. Expanding the program to the Cumberland Branch was a campaign commitment made by Orléans Ward councillor Matt Luloff during last year’s municipal election. A musician in his own right, Luloff knows how important it is for people, and especially kids who do not have the financial means themselves, to have access to musical instruments.

“Now if we can only start offering lessons at the library,” the councillor said at the announcement, hinting at his next initiative.

Legion asks for help to make Cenotaph more accessible ORLÉANS – The Orléans Legion has launched a fundraising campaign to help pay for a wheelchair pad at the Cenotaph so veterans in wheelchairs will have a place of their own from which to observe the annual Remembrance Day ceremony.

Attendees in wheelchairs must currently take up a position on the site’s uneven grass lawn because there is not enough space on the walkway leading up to the Cenotaph.

Donations can be made through Facebook at www.facebook.com/RCL632/, dropped off at the Legion, or cheques can be sent to the Orléans Legion Branch 632, 800 Taylor Creek Drive, Ottawa, ON, K4A 0Z9. The goal is to raise a total of $6,000 by next spring.

Hundreds attend local Remembrance ceremonies Continued from page 1 “Today, for me, is about the families of the fallen. It’s about the brotherhood and friendship I had during those years and still have to this day and will forever. The camaraderie we shared and the friends we lost,” Luloff said after the ceremony.

“When they say, ‘They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old’ in the Act of Remembrance it is so true. When I’m 80 years old, if I get to be 80 years old, these guys will still be in their 20s and 30s.”

The oldest participant on this year’s Remembrance Day ceremony was 104year-old Yvette Bisson Lapointe from Orléans who served during the war as a Sister Nurse. Her husband, who died in 1950, was a flight instructor for the Air Force and her two older brothers ferried Lancaster bombers from the Victory Aircraft plant in Malton, Ontario, to the RCAF base in Yorkshire, England.

One of the brothers had the distinction of flying Winston Churchill to a meeting in Baltimore in 1942.

Lapointe layed a wreath on behalf of Canada’s surviving veterans.

Just as he has done in past years, former Orléans Legion president Errol Patrick layed a wreath on behalf of his fellow veterans who served in the Korean War and his son Kurt, who served in Afghanistan, did the same for his fellow Afghan War vets.

The elder of the Patricks said he was deeply touched by the number of area residents who continue to come out to the Orléans ceremony year after year in all kinds of weather.

“For me every day is Remembrance Day. Most of my friends and the guys I served with have all passed. I’m 89. But it’s nice to see so many people come out to show their respect and appreciation for our military and the all the fellas who aren’t with us anymore,” said Patrick.

A member of the RCMP Pipes and Drums Band plays the Lament during the Remembrance Day ceremony inOrléans. FRED SHERWIN PHOTO Similar ceremonies were held at Cenotaphs in Cumberland Village, Vars and Navan where several hundred people came out to show their respect.

The solemn ceremony at the Orléans Cenotaph was punctuated by a flyover by three CF18s on their way back to Bagotville, Quebec after participating in the national Remembrance Day ceremony downtown.

During the event the names of the Orléans Legion who have passed away during the past 12 months were read aloud.

The list included Brent Ashworth, Murray Brake, Vincent Brown, Wayne Carr, Gisele Devost, “Bud” Dion, Clyde Miller, Douglas Hall, Ron Elliott, Eileen Murray-Down, Julien Pelletier, Joseph Pitre, “Robbie” Robertson, Eric Smith and William Rostek.

“At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.”

We will remember them.

CORRECTIONS St. Joseph high rise meeting In the Oct. 31 edition of the Orléans Star it was incorrectly reported that the Open House for the proposed high rise at 3030 St. Joseph Blvd. was being held on Nov. 16, when in actual fact it was scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 13. The Star apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Calendars for Cancer In the story on the mother and daughter team who have produced a calendar to raise money for clinical tests of experimental cancer treatments the email given to order the calendars was gmartikas@gmail.com. The correct address is gmertikas@gmail.com.

Afghan War given rightful place on Orléans Cenotaph

By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star Like war memorials across Canada, the Orléans Cenotaph on Taylor Creek Drive honours the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in serving their country during wartime and in peacekeeping efforts around the globe.

Until now, the monument has borne the names of the First World War, the Second World War, the Korean War, the U.N. and NATO. Conspicuous by its absence was the Afghanistan War during which 158 Canadian soldiers and three civilians were killed between 2001 and 2014.

That omission was rectified on Nov. 2 with the unveiling of the freshly engraved words “Afghanistan 2001-2014”.

The unveiling was attended by more than 20 veterans of the War in Afghanistan including Lt.-Gen. (ret’d) Andrew Leslie and RCMP Assistant Commissioner (Ret’d) Graham Muir who were given the honour of unveiling the Battle Honour which was covered by a small Canadian flag that had flown over the Cenotaph at the Canadian base in Kandahar.

A blessing was given by Major Allan Murphy who served as chaplain in Afghan-istan followed by the playing of the Last Post and the Piper’s Lament.

A single wreath was laid on behalf of Afghanistan War veterans by Sgt. (ret’d) Alannah Gilmore who served in Afghanistan as a front line medic.

Among the Afghanistan War veterans on parade was Orléans Ward councillor Matt Luloff who did a tour of duty in 2008 as a member of the Princess Patricia’s Light Infantry 2nd Battalion.

Having those soldiers who served and died in Afghanistan memorialized by the local Legion on the Cenotaph means a lot to those who served and made it back like Luloff.

“This is a huge step in recognizing Afghanistan veterans. It means a lot to me and I know it means a lot to my colleagues as well,” said Luloff.

The ceremony was especially poignant for Luloff, who lost a close friend to enemy fire during their tour.

Cpl. Andrew Grenon was killed on Sept. 3, 2008 along with Cpl. Mike Seggie and Pte. Chad Horn when a rocket launched by Taliban insurgents struck their armoured vehicle in southern Afghanistan. The 23-year-old Grenon was on his second tour of duty.

Four days after Grenon was killed, Luloff’s unit was traveling in a convoy to the main Canadian base in Kandahar City

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Orléans Ward councillor and Afghanistan veteran Matt Luloff (right) pauses for a moment of reflection in front of the Orléans Cenotaph during the Afghanistan Battle Honour ceremony on Nov. 2. FRED SHERWIN PHOTO when the vehicle immediately in front of him was struck by an IED, instantly killing Sgt. Prescott Shipway.

On any other day, Luloff would have been driving the vehicle that was struck.

“It was the first time I hadn’t driven for him in months,” explains Luloff. “I had been rotated back to my original platoon just days before which is why I wasn’t driving for him when he got hit.”

Sgt. Shipway had been helping Luloff, deal with the psychological impact of Grenon’s death just days before. Even though Shipway’s driver wasn’t killed in the attack, he was seriously injured.

After returning to Canada, Luloff began suffering from the effects of Past Traumatic Stress Disorder and was giving his medical release in March 2009.

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Lest we forget In covering the local community for the past 29 years, I have had the distinct honour of meeting a number of men who served and saw combat in World War II. Men like Dr. I.F. “Bus” Kennedy, who flew dozens of spitfire missions over Malta, Sicily and France.

During 20 months of active duty, Bus was one of Canada’s most successful aces with 10 solo and five shared aircrafts destroyed. For his flying exploits, Bus was twice awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and received the French Legion of Honour.

He was eventually shot down over France on July 26, 1944, and made his way back to the Allied Front Lines in Normandy. When he returned to England he found out that his youngest brother Carleton had died on a training mission days earlier.

Eric Smith, who passed away last spring, flew more than 50 Mosquito missions over France in ’44 and ’45. Five years later he joined the United States Air Force as an exchange pilot and flew 50 missions over the Korean peninsula during the Korean War in a Sabre jet, becoming one of the few people to fly at least 50 missions in both conflicts. He too earned a Distinguished Flying Cross.

Herb Deavy (Navan) and Angus Wilson (Cumberland Village) both served in supportive roles during the war. Herb served on a grounds crew, keeping Allied planes in the air, and Angus served in a supporting role in the Signal Corps specializing in the operation and maintenance of telecommunications equipment.

Frank Cauley, who served two terms on Gloucester city council, used to regale me with stories of his service. He participated in more than 30 bombing missions over Europe as a navigator and never tired of telling the story of when he and his fellow crew members filled bullet holes in their Sunderland Flying Boat with Wrigley’s Spearmint gum in order to make it safely back home.

All five men are gone now. It’s hard for me to properly articulate how proud I am to have met them – and even prouder that they thought enough of me to share their stories. The same is true of another friend of mine, Syd Davie, who is still alive and well.

Syd was one of the original members of the British Special Forces and participated in multiple commando raids against the enemy including the raid on Dieppe. When he was separated from his unit during the landing and could no longer carry out his mission, he took cover behind a disabled troop carrier and spent several hours, running out under fire to drag wounded soldiers out of harm’s way and on to land craft returning to the main invasion fleet. When I expressed my sentiments that he was a true hero he took great offence. “I’m not a hero,” he admonished me. “The real heroes are the boys who never came back.”

This Remembrance Day, like Remembrance Days past, I thought of my old friends and reflected on how truly fortunate we all are for men like Bus, Herb, Angus, Eric, Frank and Syd, and all the men and women who have served their country both past and present.

– Fred Sherwin, editor

Editor & Publisher Fredrick C. Sherwin fsherwin@orleansstar.ca

Building our community remains a key priority It has been a big week for delivering on commitments. During the campaign, I promised to make music more accessible to our community.

I believe that music as a creative outlet can inspire, improve mental and physical health, allow for greater understanding and expression and studies show that learning a musical instrument can actually increase your IQ! Orléans I know that the cost of lessons and musical instruments can be very prohibitive for families, so following my election, I immediately went to work to bring a musical instrument lending library to Orléans.

I lobbied hard to join the Library Board and worked with Chair Tim Tierney and CEO Danielle MacDonald to make it happen.

I’m proud of this hard work and we launched the musical instrument lending library last week at the Cumberland Branch! Now, anyone can borrow a guitar, electric piano, banjo, glockenspiel and

several other instruments with just a library card. I encourage everyone to discover their hidden talent and try out the library today!

Last week, I had the privilege of accepting the role of Council Liaison on Veterans and Military Issues for the City of Ottawa. This role will allow me to fulfill my commitment to build support for those who serve Ward 1 Canadians.

The City of Ottawa has the biggest veteran and active Armed Forces community in the country.

This role is a commitment to helping our populations at risk, including veterans and active duty members transitioning to civilian life. This is a cause that is near and dear to my heart and I know many who live here in Orléans share my passion. I believe that it is incumbent on every order of government to do their part to support those who serve and I will do everything I can to create a culture of support in our city.

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Looking back and giving thanks for 30 great years As I noted in my last column, this year marks my 30th anniversary as a journalist in Orléans – coincidentally, it’s also been three years since I bought The Orléans Star on Nov. 1 2016 – and what a long strange trip it’s been.

I mentioned that my first column was a satirical piece I wrote about abolishing Hallowe’en which was published on Oct. 24, 1989 and buried on page 24.

In that same issue, I wrote my first news story for The Star, which is still among my all-time favourites, about a guy who was caught trying to break into the Mac’s Milk store at Jeanne d’Arc and Youville Drive when he got stuck trying to crawl in through the heating duct.

When the manager came in to open the store, she heard someone crying for help from the ceiling. At first she thought it was a prank and then realized it was an actual person in some distress.

It took five or six firefighters to dislodge him and hand him over to the police.

The best part about the story was that I managed to track down the accused in the phonebook after his name was released by the cops.

Thinking, “Hey, why not try to call him?”, I did just that and much to my amazement, he not only answered the phone, he granted me an interview, which

Up Front Fred Sherwin has never, ever happened with any other accused before or since.

The poor man told me that he was stuck in the heating duct for over seven hours and that it was a terrifying experience.

As bizarre as the interview was, the best part about the story was the punch line at the end provided by the manager who told me at the end of her interview – “It’s a good thing I didn’t have the heat on, or else he’d be barbequed.”

Pure gold. Still the best quote I’ve ever written.

During my 30-year tenure as a journalist in Orléans, I have been truly blessed with some amazing coworkers over the years.

People like my first editor James MacArthur and my first publisher Gord Brewerton. The staff in those early days were a tight-knit group. The sales team included Linda Isham, Val Xavier and Jan McNeil.

The hilarious Denis Grignon was on the production team and my fellow journalists included Bernard “Dr. Love” Noonan and Frédéric Wallace who would serve many years as the editor of the L’Express.

I soon had a regular column opposite the late, great Lori Nash.

A lot of people came and went over the years. Marcia Nash joined the sales staff at one point. Michael Curran, who is now coowner of the Ottawa Business Journal and the Kitchissippi Times, was an early hire as a full-time reporter and would eventually become editor.

I owe Michael a lot for staying on as editor of The Star when Transcontinental bought The Weekly Journal in 1997.

Michael left The Star to start the Journal in 1995 with Caroline Andrews. Part of the deal when Transcon bought the paper was to keep Caroline on as publisher and Mike as the managing editor. Unfortunately, that meant Valerie Xavier, who was the publisher at The Star at the time was shown the door which was a massive travesty.

On the bright side, Michael kept me on for which I remain eternally grateful.

I’ve been blessed with some truly wonderful mentors over the years. People like John O’Meara, who came to The Star after a career as the long time editor at The Suburban in Cote St. Luc.

Once, after I had spent eight hours painstakingly working on a quarter-page column, John, who was fourth generation Montréal Irish from Pointe Saint-Charles, told me... “You know what your problem is Sherwin? You’re enamoured with your own prose.”

Others like former L’Express editor Jean-Marc Tréppanier and my old friend Gérald Poulin taught me everything I know about the history of Orléans and the legacy of the francophone community.

There are so many people to thank I would need a double-page spread to name them all, but at the top of the list would be Lionel Laurin, without whom there never would have been an OrleansOnline.ca and I never would have gone on to buy the Orléans Star.

There are others, like Jean and Estelle Laporte, who believed in me from the beginning and James Locke who was a huge supporter of OrleansOnline.ca and helped me organize the first few Canada Day events on Petrie Island.

Last, but by no means least, I need to thank Louis and Nicole Patry without whom I never would have been able to start the L’Orléanais and my dear friend Heather Jamieson who has put up with me for more years than either one of us would dare admit.

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City unveils draft 2020 budget with 3% tax hike

By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star The City of Ottawa tabled the proposed budget for the coming year which among other things includes increased spending for transit services, infrastructure renewal and snow removal, but caps the municipal portion of the average property tax bill at three per cent.

The proposed tax hike includes a 6.4 per cent increase in the transit levy which will generate an additional $9.8 million to be spent on additional buses meant to

improve connectivity to the LRT and the overall reliability of transit service.

The budget will also provides an additional $22.5 million in spending for the renewal of aging roads, sidewalks and sewers; $15 million for affordable housing; and $9.9 million for winter maintenance. There is also funding for 30 additional police officers and 14 more paramedics.

On a more local level each city council will get $100,000 over and above their office budgets to be used at their own

discretion to enhance recreation or park facilities in their wards as well as $50,000 per ward for traffic calming measures.

Arts and culture groups will be happy to find out that they are getting another 2.5 per cent increase in spending along with an additional $584,000 to upgrade equipment and systems at the Shenkman Arts Centre and the Meridian Theatre.

Other highlights include $6 million to introduce electric buses into the OC Transpo fleet; $1.5 million to plant 125,000 trees as part of a long-term strategy to replace the thousands of trees that have been lost to Dutch Elm disease and the emerald ash borer; $4.4 million in increased spending for long term care facilities; and a 2.5 per cent increase in transit fares.

The proposed three per cent tax increase equates to an additional $113 for an urban dwelling assessed at $350,000, or an additional $97 for rural ratepayers with a house having the same Market Value Assessment (MVA).

It should be noted that the increase is only on the municipal portion of the property tax bill. The province sets the rate for the education portion and changes in a home’s Market Value Assessment

Ottawa City Hall could also result in a further increase.

The proposed budget will be reviewed by the city’s various standing communities over the next three weeks during which time members of the public can provide their input and committee members can suggest amendments.

The final budget will be presented to city council on Dec. 6.

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Orléans actor lands principal role in ‘Midway’ remake

By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star When Orléans native Mikael Condé was first talked into attending an open call audition for the AMTI Agency in Ottawa on a whim in 2014 he had no idea where it would end up taking him. In fact, he had no idea if they would laugh him out of the studio.

“I went with a friend and I had no acting experience at all except for a play we did in Grade 7. I had no training whatsoever,” recalls Condé. “I just went in on a whim. I said let’s try it and I did it.”

The audition went well enough that they asked him to come back with one caveat – he needed to work on his French accent which would limit his ability to land roles in English-language productions especially American productions.

After enlisting the services of an acting coach who helped him mask his French accent and develop different American accents he landed a lead role in a madefor-TV movie for the Lifetime network called Mommy’s Little Girl which was filmed in Ottawa in which the played the step-brother of the girl.

“It was pretty darn good, but I had to work really hard. I went through four auditions and to really work on my accent

because it was an American production an the brother couldn’t have a French accent.

His next roles included one of the leads in the French and English productions of the Bravo police drama 19-2 in 2016 and a lead role in the first episode of Murder U during the filming of which he was thrown a curve ball.

“It was supposed to be a speaking role, but when I arrive on the set they told me I had to sign. The character was deaf and could only communicate using sign language so I had to learn the sign movements as I went,” explains Condé.

Another role followed in the Lifetime made-for-TV drama His Perfect Obsession in 2018 and then came his biggest role yet in the remake of the movie Midway which opened in theatre’s across North America this week.

Condé plays Bill Miller, a real life character who was a gunner in a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber and died in one of the battle’s many air encounters.

He wasn’t sure his role survived the cutting room floor until he saw himself in the advance trailer.

“If you’re in the trailer, it’s usually a good sign,” jokes Condé.

Better yet, he was invited to the movie’s Hollywood premier on Nov. 5 where he got

Orléans native Mikael Condé (above and inset) stars in the epic blockbuster Midway which opened in theatres on the weekend. PHOTOS SUPPLIED to walk the red carpet and rub shoulders with the movie’s lead actors like Woody Harrelson, Mandy Moore and Dennis Quaid.

“It was awesome. I was nervous at first, but it could not have been any better. I went with my manager Julie Abrams from Dreamscope Entertainment and they did a few pictures. It was cool,” says Condé.

As for seeing himself on the big screen

for the first time, Condé was equally awestruck. “I’ve seen myself on TV a bunch of times, but this was totally different. It doesn’t get bigger than that.”

The 25-year-old Condé won’t have much time to rest on his laurels, however, he begins shooting for the CBC series Transplant this weekend in Montréal.

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First-ever Cork & Fork Festival gets rave reviews

By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star By all accounts the first Cork & Fork Festival held at the Shenkman Arts Centre on the weekend was a massive success.

The combination of wine, beer and spirits with great food and live music proved to attractive to resist for the more than 1,000 people who attended the three sessions on Friday and Saturday.

The Friday and Saturday night sessions were both sold out as area wine aficionados, craft beer enthusiasts and self-professed foodies descended on the Arts Centre for what everyone hopes will be an annual event on the local social calendar.

Julie Boileau was at the event celebrating her friend’s 25th birthday with five other friends from high school.

“This is amazing. It’s so nice to have everything combined – food, beer, wine.

I’m so impressed,” said Boileau who especially liked the fact that it was so close to home. “It was like a $5 Uber ride to get here and we’ve run into so many people we know. It’s literally an Orléans reunion.”

Fellow Orléans resident Richard Dubois appreciated the social aspect of the festival and the opportunity it

provided patrons like himself to try locally produced wines and craft beers.

“It’s nice to have a local event where people can come out and get dressed up without having to go downtown. We drove five minutes to get here. There’s lots of parking and you get to see all these local vendors and try their wines... it’s great,” said Dubois.

Among the wineries at the festival were Domaine Perrault Winery from Navan and Vignoble Clos du Sully from Leonard.

Chateau des Charmes and Strewn Winery came all the way from Niagara and the Scheuermann Vineyard and Winery was there from Westport along with a half dozen wineries from Prince Edward County.

Among the beer vendors were the Orléans Brewing Co., Broadhead Beer and Stray Dog Brewery from Orléans along with the Clocktower Brew Pub which brews and sells their own beer out of their Orléans location at Trim and Innes.

The food was provided by Meatings BBQ Catering, OCCO Kitchen, and the Soul Stone restaurant, all of which are located in Orléans.

The musical lineup featured a number

Friends Juliana and Ashlee were among the hundreds of wine and beer lovers who descended on the Shenkman Arts Centre on the weekend for the first ever Orléans Cork & Fork Festival. FRED SHERWIN PHOTO of local musicians as well who were thrilled to get the exposure playing at the festival.

Cork & Fork Festival organizer Kevin Hurtubise was both thrilled and relieved with the number of people who turned out for the event.

Organizing an event like the Cork & Fork Festival is no mean feat. Costs for

rent, marketing, insurance and security can add up quickly. And while Hurtubise was blessed with several key sponsors like Myers Orléans, All Insurance Ontario, the ReMax Hallmark Realty Group and Trillium Desjardins, the success of the festival hinged on ticket sales which were strong enough to ensure the festival will be back again next year.

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“An enchanting performance...one of the best I’ve ever seen!”

Local Libs pin provincial hopes on Stephen Blais

By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star Orléans Liberals are pinning their hopes on Stephen Blais to replace Marie-France Lalonde at Queen’s Park after the sitting Cumberland Ward councillor beat out his only challenger, Rachel Décoste, for the nomination on Nov. 9.

In his nomination speech, Blais set out his priorities, if elected, which include improving access to postsecondary education, maintaining a strong health care system and providing adequate support for francophone institutions such as MIFO. He also pledged to get the province to take back responsibility for Hwy. 174 and pay for much-needed improvements to the roadway.

“In just one year, Doug Ford has launched ridiculous and destructive policies across our province. They’ve killed the green economy and the jobs that come with it,” Blais told the audience before they cast their ballots.

“As MPP, I will ensure that we meet our obligations to the next generation on the environment. It will be at the centre of everything we do.”

Of the 730 local riding association members who were eligible to vote, 504 showed up to do so. It took

less than an hour to count all the ballots and declare Blais the winner.

Now that the local Liberals have selected a candidate, the only thing that remains to be seen is when the actual by-election will be held. Doug Ford appears to be in no hurry to hold a vote in a riding that will almost certainly return a Liberal to the provincial legislature.

According to the Ontario Elections Act, the byelection must be held no later than six months after the seat was vacated. Lalonde stepped down on Sept. 23 after winning the local Liberal nomination to run in the federal election, which she won.

Blais, who was first elected to city council in 2010 after serving one term on the Ottawa Catholic School Board, does not have to give up his seat unless and until he wins the by-election. He can step down once the by-election is called if he wishes, or he can take an unpaid leave of absence. The last city councillor who successfully made the jump to Queen’s Park was former Cumberland Ward councillor Phil McNeely who did so in 2003 when he ran for the Liberals in Ottawa-Orléans.

Until the by-election is called, Blais will concentrate on his duties as a city councillor while the riding association prepares for the campaign.

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Something had to give in the Tier 1 final and it turned out to be the Cougars’ defence as the Bulldogs managed to score early and often, rolling to a 4-0 halftime lead before cruising to a 5-0 win.

It took less than four minutes for the Bulldogs to get on the scoreboard on a shot from Julien Bolduc that beat Cougars’ keeper Riley Young high and inside the far post.

Young did his best to keep his teammates in the game with a couple of huge saves, but the Bulldogs were relentless in their attack.

Their hard work paid off when Thierry Condé scored off a well placed lead pass from Astel Essindi in the 25th minute.

Condé spent the last two years honing his talents with the FC Porto soccer academy in Portugal. The Orléans native returned to Canada in the summer so he could spend his final year at B-D. He would score again two minutes later on a lead pass from Émile Leonhardt that split the Cougars’ defence.

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By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star The NCSSAA senior boys Tier 1 soccer championship was supposed to be a toss-up match between two extremely gifted and talented teams.

On paper, there was very little that separated the Colonel By Cougars and the Béatrice-Desloges Bulldogs when they took to the pitch on Nov. 4.

The Bulldogs finished the regular season with a 5-0-1 record, while the Cougars finished right behind them with a record of 4-1-1. The lone tie on both of their records was a 6-6 result when they faced each other on Oct. 16.

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Five minutes later, Essindi put the game out of reach when he was award a penalty kick after he was brought down in the Cougars’ penalty area.

The final score could have been much higher if not for Young. The Grade 9 keeper was pressed into action after their regular keeper, Juliann Lacasse, had to be scratched from the lineup due to an injury she suffered in a previous game.

He turned away Stenzel Ripemntoum on a break in the 18th minute of the second half and Guylain Kamo with two minutes left to play in the game.

After the trophy presentation, Bulldogs head coach Carlos Condé praised his players for coming together and peaking in the biggest game of the season.

“They finally came together as a team and the result showed,” said Condé. “We have a lot of quality players, but they need to play as a unit to be a quality team and today they showed that.”

The Bulldogs’ strategy heading into the game was to stretch out the Cougars’ defence by playing the ball down the wings and then exploiting the gaps it created in the middle.

Colonel By didn’t do themselves any favours by also playing a high line on defence. The combination of being strung out across the entire width of the pitch and playing a high line lead to several breakdowns which the Bulldogs were able to take advantage of to great success, resulting in the 5-0 win and the senior boys Tier 1 championship.

Panther tykes put up brave fight in loss to Wildcats

By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star The Cumberland Panthers U10 tyke football team knew they were up against a tough opponent in their A-Cup championship game against the Cornwall Wildcats on Nov 3.

In their only previous meeting, the Wildcats beat the Panthers 64-14. Not the Panthers were alone in suffering a lopsided defeat to the Cornwall tykes.

The Wildcats average margin of victory in their 10 previous wins was 52 points that’s including an 82-0 win over the Cumberland Panthers second tyke unit in last week’s semi-finals.

The A-cup final started optimistically enough with Elisha Mufuta sprinting for a 14-yard gain and a first down. It would be their only first down in the opening quarter.

The Panthers would turn the ball over on downs three plays later setting up the Wildcats’ first touchdown of the game on 20-yard run by Connor Hamelin.

The Wildcats scored again on their next three possessions to take a 28-0 lead, while the Panthers struggled to pick up a first down. It wasn’t until their fifth possession of the game that Mufuta was able to break through the Wildcats’ front

line for a 48-yard touchdown run that the Panthers finally got on the scoreboard.

Momentum appeared to swing Cumberland’s way when the defence forced the Wildcats to turn the ball over on a fumble that was recovered on Cornwall’s 30-yard line by Flynn Murphy.

Unfortunately, the Panthers were unable to capitalize on their good fortune as the Wildcats managed to regain possession three plays later when they stopped Cumberland on third and one which lead to a 44-yard touchdown run by Hamelin.

Up 32-8 with 10 seconds left in the first half the audacious Wildcats decided to go for another major score rather than simply take a knee. The result was a 45yard touchdown toss from Bryce Camplin to Myles Merpaw and a 40-8 halftime lead.

The second half unfolded much like the first. The Wildcats scored on the opening series to go up 48-8 which set in motion the running clock rule that allows for time to keep running despite a stoppage in play whenever a team is leading by 35 points or more.

The Wildcats would add two more TDs before the final whistle blew to make the final score 64-8.

The Wildcats defence allowed just four first downs the entire game. The first came

The Cumberland Panthers running backs like Gabriel Gauthier (above) had a hard time finding open space against a stingy Cornwall Wildcats defence that allowed just four first downs in the NCAFA A-Cup final. FRED SHERWIN PHOTO on the Panthers’ opening play and the last came on the last play of the game.

Mufuta was kept largely in check throughout the contest. Other than her 47-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, she ran for 28 yards on nine plays, all but eight of which were in the first half.

Gabriel Gauthier ran for 40 yards on five carries. Jacob Pranschke had seven carries for 14 yards; Nicolas Charlebois had five carries for 16 yards; Rhyse Button had three carries for eight yards; and Trenton Murdock had three carries for a total of six yards.

Mosquito Panthers cup up short in bid for A-Cup title attempts. (At the tyke and mosquito levels, kicking the ball through the uprights after a touchdown counts for two points.)

The Stallions made three of their convert attempts, while the Panthers made just one of four. The six point difference also turned out to be the difference on the scoreboard as the Stallions won the game 30-24.

As for the defence, the Panthers’ “D” did a very good job keeping the Stallions’ offence in check, especially late in the game when they forced Kanata to turn the ball over once on a fumble and twice on downs on their final three offensive possessions. The Panthers managed to turn the first turnover into six points, but they couldn’t capitalize on the other two and time quickly ran out on them.

Aside from the missed two-point convert attempts, the Panthers fate was sealed in the final minutes of the first half. After scoring a touchdown to cut the deficit to 16-14, the Panthers forced the Stallions to turn the ball over on downs at midfield.

With just over two minutes left in the half, Cumberland had ample to time to move the ball down field for a possible go ahead touchdown. Instead, they went in the opposite direction. A screen pass resulted in a loss of five yards and then a botched reverse play saw them lose another 10 yards. Rather

The Cumberland Panthers running backs like Gabriel Gauthier (above) had a hard time finding open space against Kanata Stallions stingy defence in the A-Cup mosquito final. FRED SHERWIN PHOTO than punt the ball on third and 25 the Panthers decided to go for it, barely managing to pick up two yards.

With less than a minute to go in the half, the Panthers desperately needed to keep the Stallions out of the end zone.

A seven-yard pass from Auluk to Ricky Molito would set up a 35-yard touchdown run by Dexter Dunlop during which the Kanata running back broke through three would-be Panther tacklers.

The major would prove to be the difference in the game.

Mukendy did his best to keep his team in the game but his four touchdowns weren’t enough. In the end he ran for 247 yards on 22 carries. He also passed the ball three times for 50 yards. Auluk finished the game 107 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns while Dunlop carried the ball 14 times for 183 yards, 167 of which came in the first half.

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By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star The highly anticipated A-Cup mosquito championship game between the Cumberland Panthers and the Kanata Stallions was billed as the marquee matchup of the day at the NCAFA A-Cup finals on Nov. 3 and it didn’t disappoint as the two teams battled down to the wire with the Stallions emerging as the eventual winner – barely.

In their two previous meetings this season, the Stallions had beaten the Panthers on both occasions. They won the season opener for both teams 27-25 way back on Aug, 8, and they won the regular season finale 38-34 three weeks ago.

Both games were highlighted by the running heroics of the Panthers’ Shiloh Mukendy and the Stallions’ Nanankjeet Auluck both of whom have run roughshod over the rest of the mosquito division all season long.

Conventional wisdom going into the A-Cup championship game was that the outcome would come down to which of the teams’ defences would be able to stop the other in crucial moments of the contest.

As it turned out it would also come down to kicking, or to be more specific, which of the two teams would be able to capitalize on their two-point convert

Orléans Raftsmen win Québec midget title

By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star The Orléans Raftsmen are Québec midget football champions in just their second year in the Québec Midget Football League (QMFL).

The Raftsmen beat the North Shore Mustangs 21-2 in Montréal on Nov. 3 to win the Doug Britton Bowl which is awarded to the winners of the QMFL championship game.

The Raftsmen advanced to the bowl game by virtue of their 24-14 win over the Greenfield Park Packers in the semifinals. The Mustangs beat the St. Leonard Cougars 14-0 in the other semi-final.

In the winner take all final, the Raftsmen caught a break midway through the first quarter when the Cougars went for it on fourth and one on the three-yard line and end up coughing up the ball. Orléans linebacker Eric Cumberbatch was Johnny on the spot to recover the loose ball and end the threat.

The Raftsmen were unable to move the ball on their series and decided to give up a safety rather than attempt a punt from their end zone. It would be the only points the Mustangs would score all game.

The Raftsmen’s first touchdown came early in rhe second quarter on a 38-yard

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The Raftsmen’s second touchdown came on a 25-yard pass from Nick Rico to Colin Doherty who managed to keep his feet in bounds at the back of the end zone with 1:02 left in the first half.

The final touchdown was set up by a 58-yard punt return by Ethan Wilson. The decisive blow was delivered by Rico who threw a bullet to Jonathan Aoude who was standing on the goal line.

The Raftsmen would add a single off a punt in the fourth quarter that the Mustangs were unable to get out of their end zone to make the final score 22-2 in favour of Orléans.

It was a dominating performance by the Raftsmen who finished the regular season with an 5-2 record. Their two losses came against the Kanata Knights in a crossover game with the NCAFA team in their season opener and the Mustangs who beat them 22-7 on Sept. 28.

Among their five wins were five shutouts which contributed to their league best points against total (58) and points differential (+57).

The Raftsmen allowed just 158 yards in offence against the Mustangs in te championship game while racking up 297 yards when they had the ball.

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Doherty caught the ball twice times for 79 yards including his 25-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter.

The Raftsmen’s stellar season would end on a sour note in the Interprovincial Bowl on Sunday. The NCAFA champion Kanata Stallions beat them 22-14 to maintain the National Capital Amateur Football Association’s dominance over the QMFL. NCAFA teams are now 9-1 against their Quebec counterparts in the season finale for both leagues.

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Monday-Thursday | 3pm-6pm $6 Featured wine by the glass $6 Draft | $5 Bar rail

Humpday Wednesday | 5pm-close $20 Kiss burger & 32oz Kichesippi 1855

Orléans: 1675 Tenth Line Rd.

Everyday | 9pm-close $6 Draft | $5 Bar rail

Byward Market: 108 Murray St.

www.biteburgerhouse.com SOME CONDITIONS MAY APPLY. DINE-IN ONLY.

COMMUNITY BILLBOARD SATURDAY, NOV. 16 CAIRINE WILSON CRAFT FAIR from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Cairine Wilson Secondary School. This popular fundraiser features over 100 vendors selling a wide variety of crafts, holiday decor, jewellery, bath products, food items, baked goods and much more! Free childcare while you shop!

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Orléans United Church, 1111 Orléans Blvd. Crafts, holiday decor, jewellery, food items, baked goods and much more! Free admission. Plenty of parking.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR AND BAKE SALE hosted by the Catholic Women’s League of Annunciation of the Lord Catholic Church, 2414 Ogilvie Rd., from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring Tourtières and other baked goods, Crafts, Newto-You, Silent Auction, Tea

Room and much more. Lots of parking. Everyone is welcome.

CHRISTMAS LUNCH at Grace Presbyterian Church, 1220 Old Tenth Line Rd from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is $15 with the proceeds to go to the Miriam Centre of Ottawa.

SATURDAY, NOV. 23 BRUYÈRE VILLAGE CRAFT FAIR from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Place Besserer, 889 Hiawatha Park Rd. Purchase jewellery, décor, crafts, food items & more.

FREE ADMISSION, FREE PARKING. Non-perishable food donations accepted on behalf of the OrléansCumberland Community Resource Center.

SUNDAY, NOV. 24 GLOUCESTER COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND CHRISTMAS CONCERT starting at 7 p.m.

at École secondaire BéatriceDesloges. Principal trombonist from the NAC orchestra Don Renshaw will be a special guest. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and students. Free for children under 3. Donations to the Orléans Cumberland Food Bank will also be collected at the door.

FRIDAY, NOV. 22 SATURDAY, NOV. 23 SUNDAY, NOV. 24 A CHRISTMAS CAROL presented by the Ottawa School of Theatre in the Richcraft Theatre at the Shenkman Arts Centre. Curtain time 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 22 and 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 23 and 24. This all ages holiday classic is chock full of spooky ghosts, favorite holiday carols and Christmas magic.

Tickets $10 for adults and $5 for children and students available at ost-eto.ca or by calling 613-580-2764.

SATURDAY, NOV. 23 SUNDAY, NOV. 24 BAZ’ART HOLIDAY ARTS MARKET from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Shenkman Arts Centre. Purchase one-of-a-kind creations for that hard to buy for person on your Christmas list. FREE ADMISSION. SATURDAY, NOV. 30 SANTA’S PARADE OF LIGHTS beginning at 6 p.m. at the corner of St. Joseph Blvd. and Youville Dr. The parade will follow its traditional route down St. Joseph Blvd. to the Orléans Town Centre.

FRIDAY, DEC. 6 SATURDAY, DEC. 7 CORO VIVO OTTAWA presents “Christmas with Brass” at 6:30 p.m. at Orléans United Church, 1111 Orléans Blvd. Tickets: $20 each; free for children under 14 available through eventbrite.ca.

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HST extra. On approved financing. Term for 24-96 months based on year of vehicle. 2016-2019 – 4.27% for 96 months; 2012-2015 – 4.97% for 84 months; 2011 – 4.97% for 78 months; 2009-2010 – 6.96% for 66 months; (e.g. the cost of borrowing $5000 for 36 months at an annual rate of 4.27% is $336.28). Payments based on 10% down payment. *O.A.C. on select vehicles. **O.A.C. on select vehicles. Some conditions may apply. See dealer for details. The term b/w represents bi-weekly payments. While we strive to ensure the information on this page is current and correct, some errors and/or omissions may occur.

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