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<strong>NEWS</strong><br />
Connected to your community<br />
Orléans is becoming Caribbean festival destination<br />
Three summer festivals working together<br />
this year to co-promote, draw larger crowds<br />
Brier Dodge<br />
brier.dodge@metroland.com<br />
EMC news - Three events held annually<br />
in Orléans are turning the area<br />
into a popular destination to experience<br />
Caribbean culture.<br />
Again this summer, Carivibe will<br />
run on June 15, Häiti en Fête on July<br />
20 and Club SOCCA Kiteʼs for Cancer<br />
on July 28.<br />
“We have a product, and weʼre the<br />
only ones who have this product,”<br />
said Orléans Coun. Bob Monette.<br />
“Weʼve grown, and weʼre going to<br />
grow even more. We have become<br />
the Caribbean destination.”<br />
He said that the festivals are working<br />
together this year to co-promote<br />
one another throughout the summer.<br />
He noted that the local hotel is always<br />
full during the festivals with<br />
out of town guests.<br />
“Right now, weʼre trying to draw<br />
investors into Orléans,” said chamber<br />
executive director Jamie Kwong.<br />
She said it helps to show that the festivals<br />
can draw thousands of people<br />
to the area.<br />
Organizers from all three events<br />
took a few minutes to speak at a promotional<br />
press conference recently<br />
hosted by Monette.<br />
“I remember when Orléans was<br />
very unicultural,” said Rachelle De-<br />
Coste, who spoke with organizer Edy<br />
Joachim. “Iʼve watched it flourish<br />
in all itʼs splendor and vivacity and<br />
colour. We are stronger with our diversity.”<br />
The annual festivals have all already<br />
been booked for 2014, so<br />
the trio of events will be able to<br />
promote 2014ʼs lineup to this yearʼs<br />
visitors.<br />
Carivibe is the most known of the<br />
three events, and has St. Joseph Boulevard<br />
closed down for a large parade<br />
with dancers and walkers dressed in<br />
brightly coloured Caribbean dress<br />
costume.<br />
The parade is similar to of the Caribbean<br />
parade Cropover, to which<br />
celebrates the harvest season.<br />
The goal is to co-promote the festivals<br />
as a group to attract Caribbean<br />
festival goers from other parts of Ottawa<br />
and Montreal into the area.<br />
“One love, letʼs get together and<br />
be alright,” said Monette. “In Orléans,<br />
weʼll change it to one voice, one<br />
love, letʼs get together.”<br />
BRIER DODGE/METROLAND<br />
Caribbean festival organizers and volunteers in festival costume stand alongside Orléans Coun. Bob Monette<br />
on May 15, after a promotional launch to the festival season.<br />
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