News & Community Updates
📢 Navan Road Waste Recycling and Disposal Facility Open House
Waste Connections of Canada (WCC) is inviting residents to share their feedback on a proposed increase to the landfill capacity at the Navan Waste Recycling and Disposal Facility. A public open house has been scheduled to…
Join us for our Family Day Skate!⛸️❄️
Join MPP Stephen Blais for some quality time on ice! Perfect for kids, families, and friends!
East Urban Community Elementary School Study
The OCDSB is excited to be building a new elementary school with 674 pupil places, located in the East Urban community at 700 Spring Valley Drive. The New East Urban Community Elementary School will welcome students in September 2026.
To prepare for the opening of the new school, they must establish a boundary, define program offerings, and determine the initial grade configuration. They are seeking feedback on these topics from the community schools and the broader public.
The Quiet Crisis Facing Our Boys and Young Men
I want to talk about something many parents, teachers, coaches, and employers are already noticing: the growing challenges facing boys and young men.
This isn’t about blame or ideology. It’s about outcomes, and the trends are hard to ignore.
Happy New Year! • 2026 !
I would like to begin 2026 by extending my warmest wishes to all of you and your families….
Promise Made, Promise Kept - New English Catholic High School Funded
Last week, MPP Stephen Blais successfully secured a $74.7 million provincial investment for a new English Catholic high school in Orléans….
20th annual Christmas card revealed!🎄
This year’s winning design was by Riley from St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary School in Fallingbrook….
Advocating for the safety and health of the brave men and women of our fire services
Speaking to the OPFFA 2025 legislative conference in Toronto. We rely on Firefighters to keep us safe, and as a society we owe them the same. We must do everything to keep…
Speaking to the Ontario Police Association
Stephen addresses the annual meeting of the Ontario Police Association….
School Board delays new Catholic elementary school
Like many of you, I learned that the Ottawa Catholic School Board is delaying the new elementary school in south Orléans from CTV News, despite speaking with the Chair of the Board and the Director of Education only days beforehand…
Recognizing outstanding contributions to la francophonie with the Ordre de la Pléiade🎖️
MPP Stephen blais had the pleasure to congratulate Johanne Lacombe and Lynn Brouillette from Orléans on being named recipients of the Ordre de la Pléiade this year!
National Espresso Day ☕
I stopped by Café Amore in Orléans this morning ahead of National Espresso Day this Sunday…
Creating opportunities to enter the trades
Last week, MPP Stephen Blais visited All Pro Electric, a proud Orléans-owned company participating in Ontario’s Skills Development Fund. During the visit…
Breaking Ground on Affordable Home Ownership
I was excited to join Marie-France Lalonde to help break ground on the final phase of the Habitat for Humanity project on Nantes Street in Avalon…
Congrats MIFO!
Stephen congratulated MIFO on breaking ground on MIFO 2.0. He also thanked the Minister of Sport for the investment and challenged him to a friendly game…
Visiting La Ha Tacos in Orléans 🌮
I had the chance to meet Jay Wing, who has been proudly running this food truck for the past eight years….
Welcome to the Ottawa Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic
I had the pleasure of taking a tour of the soon to be opened Ottawa Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic…
The City Just Hit Reset on Highway 174, That’s a Big Problem
Earlier this summer, the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) approved work to begin widening Highway 17 up to the Ottawa border, where Highway 17 becomes Highway 174…