Sharp, sassy, funny and building a following across North America , The Good Lovelies definitely got the near capacity crowd at the Shenkman Arts Centre in Orleans in the Christmas spirit last night! Playing holiday favourites such as God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Santa Baby, Blue Christmas and Silent Night the only thing missing was snow. The Good Lovelies are not your […]
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What better way to spend a Saturday evening than re-acquainting myself with a band I have known for 25 years but have lost touch with recently. 54-40 Playing at the beautiful Shenkman Arts Centre in Orleans, veteran Canadian rockers 54-40 celebrated their 30th anniversary and their last show of the year, with a rousing 2 1/2 hour show. They had the audience standing, […]
October 17, 1980, a date with the mighty Led Zeppelin that would never come to pass. Montreal was abuzz early that summer. Led Zeppelin was coming to the Montreal Forum! The Gods Of Rock were actually coming to my city… the excitement was absolutly incredible!!! 25 September 1980. Drummer John Henry Bonam has passed away […]
Rick Hansen chats with Canada’s Govenor General, His Excellency, the Right Honourable David Johnston, on the driveway of Rideau Hall in Ottawa Ontario, as part of Hansen’s Man in Motion 25th anniversary tour.
I first heard of Randy Bachman when he was with the Canadian rock group Bachman-Turner Overdrive, better know as BTO back in 1974. With hits such as “Takin’ Care of Business”, “Roll on Down the Highway”, and “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet”, the group and Randy, would be forever remembered by the kids of that generation as one […]
By Jean P. Labelle Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak spoke at a business breakfast this morning at an event sponsored by the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and the Ottawa Business Journal. Outlining his five-point plan for job creation to a several hundred business leaders at the Hampton Inn on Coventry Road, Hudak spoke about […]
A few years back, while waiting at a local medical clinic in Orleans, my wife Nicole and I started talking to the couple beside us. He was the new Imam of the Orléans growing Muslim community, Mohammed Bin Salim Badat. We had heard that a new Mosque was planned for Orleans and that a building […]
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