News & Community Updates
Decades of Community Service ⛸️🏒
Some people make a community stronger simply by showing up year after year, and doing the work that brings people together.
Dave Redmond is one of those people…
20th annual Christmas card revealed!🎄
This year’s winning design was by Riley from St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary School in Fallingbrook….
Celebrating the Heart of Our Community: Volunteers
“The most valuable gift you can give, aside from your love, is your time.”
MPp Blais recently had the honour of helping recognize some truly inspiring individuals from Orléans and across Ottawa with the Ontario Volunteer Service Awards.
Orléans Pride celebration
June is Pride Month and I was happy to attend the raising of the Pride Flag at the Ray Friel Centre last weekend. Orléans Pride is celebrating nine years of work in our community…
Annual Ladies Tea: A tea for two hundred 👒🌷☕
My team and I recently hosted our 12th Annual Ladies Tea. Over 200 women from across Orléans and east Ottawa joined us for tea, homemade sandwiches and amazing desserts from local bakeries. Looking forward to seeing you next year!
DAPO Day a success!
Stephen was happy to join community members in person for Dapo Day inBlackburn Hamlet. This annual event brings people together…
High School Football All-Star Bowl 🏈 🏆
Stephen had the honour of performing the opening coin flip for the 2023 Ottawa High School All-Star Bowl. It was…
1,000 Trees in 2 Hours 🌳
Stephen had an amazing morning with students from St. Peter High School & École secondaire publique Gisèle-Lalonde planting the Ottawa Youth…
Stephen Congratulates Recipients of the Ontario Arts Council Grant
Stephen congratulated 18 individuals and 10 organizations in Orléans for receiving over $242,000 in grant funding to further pursue…
Orléans Health Hub Grand Opening
What an amazing day for Orléans! It was a great pleasure to participate in the inauguration of the Orléans Health…
Orléans Health Hub
The Orléans Health Hub has been under development for many years, and though collective hard work, on June 24th it…