News & Community Updates
Councillor Blais officially opens Provence Avenue
Cumberland City Councillor Stephen Blais is pleased to announce the extension of Provence Road is now complete and the road…
François Dupuis set to get community centre
As part of Budget 2014, the François Dupuis Recreation Centre is set to see an expansion with the construction of…
Budget 2014: Orléans & Cumberland families win
Today, the City of Ottawa tabled the draft 2014 budget and it’s a big win for the families of Orléans…
Watson puts his future on the line
Written by Joanne Chianello in the Ottawa Citizen Joanne Chianello looks at the political risk the mayor is taking with…
Light Rail coming to Orléans
Today, the City of Ottawa is recommending Light Rail be extended to Orléans in the second phase of the light…
Mayor readies transportation plan
Written by Joanne Chianello in the Ottawa Citizen Expect political intrigue as council grapples with conflicting visions of who gets…
Hundreds of new trees to be planted in Orléans
Cumberland City Councillor Stephen Blais, is pleased to announce hundreds of new trees will be planted by the City of…
Orléans jobs creation tax incentive
Blais announces economic development initiative for Orléans Cumberland Councillor Stephen Blais announced the City of Ottawa’s plan for Economic Development…
Provence Avenue breaks ground
Cumberland Councillor Stephen Blais is pleased to announce the extension and completion of Provence Avenue is scheduled to begin in…
Orléans scores a "sixer"
Cumberland City Councillor Stephen has teamed up with the Cumberland Cricket Club, to bring another improvement to city’s east end….
Blais opens Norman Edwards Park
Cumberland City Councillor Stephen Blais today was pleased to open the picturesque Norman Edwards park on Sunshine Crescent, in the…
Blais opens first pool since Ottawa's amalgamation
François Dupuis Recreation Centre celebrates its official opening Cumberland Ward Councillor Stephen Blais, Mayor Jim Watson and members of the…
Gerry Lalonde Drive opens for Franco Ontarien Festival
Cumberland City Councillor Stephen Blais is proud to announce that Gerry Lalonde Drive has officially opened on the first day…
Blais unveils Lalande Conservation Park
Councillor Stephen Blais joined Mayor Jim Watson and the Lalande family of Orléans today at the Des Sentiers elementary school…
Fixing the split
On Wednesday, May 22 construction to “Fix the Split” will begin! The East End is finally beginning to get its…
Back to work
Dear friend: As you may be aware, I suffered a major heart attack this past January 7th, followed by a…
Double deckers hit Orléans express routes
Orléans bus commuters are seeing tremendous investment in reducing their commute times and making the trip downtown more comfortable with…
Rising in the East
Blais announces economic development initiative for Orléans Cumberland Councillor Stephen Blais announced the City of Ottawa’s plan for Economic Development…
City provides $135,000 to Orléans-Cumberland Community Resource Centre
The City of Ottawa’s Community and Protective Services Committee has approved an additional $135,000 for the Orléans-Cumberland Community Resource Centre…
Nifty Fifty
Stephen Blais is pleased that older adults over 50 will have an additional place to go starting this fall. A group of volunteers have worked with the City of Ottawa to establish a drop-in centre on Wednesday afternoons in the upstairs hall at the Navan Arena.