{"id":15762,"date":"2014-05-28T05:30:42","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T09:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/?p=15762"},"modified":"2014-05-26T13:31:37","modified_gmt":"2014-05-26T17:31:37","slug":"events-last-weekend-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/events-last-weekend-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Outdoor events in Verdun and LaSalle this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many people in Verdun and LaSalle are hoping for good weather this weekend for three big annual events.<\/p>\n

The Societ\u00e9 de Development Commercial Wellington (SDC) is holding its annual spring sidewalk sale. Saint John Brebeuf Parish is holding its annual Our Lady of the Rapids Festival. The table de concertation des a\u00een\u00e9es de\u00a0LaSalle<\/em>\u00a0and the Brise-bois Foundation is holding its 30 km run to prevent age-related sight problems.<\/p>\n

Verdun Sidewalk Sale<\/h2>\n

The Wellington sidewalk sale in Verdun runs from Thursday, May 29 until Sunday June 1. Most of the stores, boutiques and restaurants between will have tables set up and\/or special promotions from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. There will also be artists, gardeners and a women\u2019s graffiti celebration event near the Wellington Metro on Sunday. For more information, check out the Promenade Wellington Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Our Lady of the Rapids Festival<\/h2>\n

The third annual celebration of Our Lady of the Rapids takes place on the LaSalle waterfront next to Saint John Brebeuf Parish, 7777 George Street from Friday, May 30 until Sunday, June 1. On Friday night, from 7 until 10 p.m., there will be a pub night and karaoke. On Saturday, they\u2019ll hold a massive yard sale with more than 45 tables from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. A snack bar will be operated and raffle tickets will finish. At 4:30, there will be a large outdoor mass followed by an international potluck supper. On Sunday, there will a procession and BBQ with the Knights of Columbus. For more information, visit the church website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Defi Pierre Brise-bois<\/h2>\n

On Sunday from 8:30 in the morning until 1 p.m., runners and walkers will be running along the LaSalle waterfont for 5, 10, 15 or 30 km to raise funds for the Pierre Brise-Bois Foundation. Runners who register prior to the event pay $35; same-day registrants pay $50. For more information, refer to http:\/\/www.defipierrebrise-bois.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Many people in Verdun and LaSalle are hoping for good weather this weekend for three big annual events. The Societ\u00e9 de Development Commercial Wellington (SDC) is holding its annual spring sidewalk sale. Saint John Brebeuf Parish is holding its annual Our Lady of the Rapids Festival. The table de concertation des a\u00een\u00e9es de\u00a0LaSalle\u00a0and the Brise-bois […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"0","tag":"0","restrict_content":"0"},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23,22],"tags":[386,741,385,128,384],"class_list":["post-15762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lasalleposts","category-verdunposts","tag-defi-brise-bois","tag-lasalle-2","tag-saint-john-brebeuf","tag-verdun","tag-wellington","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2buQs-46e","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18627,"url":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/first-week-march-welcome-women-seedy\/","url_meta":{"origin":15762,"position":0},"title":"First week of March in Verdun: Welcome Wednesday, Women Thursday and Seedy Saturday!","author":"Tracey Arial","date":"March 6, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Can't believe all the events happening in Verdun this first full week of March! 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