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2011-05-26 Festival Orelans enters its second year
Local festival turned into a two-day street partyBy Charelle Evelyn
http://www.emcorleans.ca/20110526/news/Local+festival+turned+into+a+two-day+street+party
Thursday, May 26, 2011EMC News - The wet and dreary weather did not dampen the spirits of organizers and attendees of the inaugural Orléans Festival d'Orléans last June. In fact, there was such a good response that it returns next month bigger...More


2011-04-05 Defending my Charter freedoms
Ottawa Lobbyist defies campaigning directiveBy Elizabeth Thompson
www.iPolitics.ca / www.ottawacitizen.com
Tuesday, April 5, 2011OTTAWA — A well-known Ottawa lobbyist is defying the lobbyist commissioner's directive on ...More

2010-11-01 Did Tories bail on O'Brien campaign?
Federal Tories 'cut O'Brien' loose in last week's Ottawa electionsBy Tim Naumetz
The Hill Times
Monday, November 1, 2010It was ironic the help Larry O'Brien had from top federal Conservatives for his Ottawa mayoral vict...More

2010-10-09 Asleep on the Hill; Awake in the cities
How the zzzzz factor of Parliament Hill is spiking interest in municipal electionsBy Susan Delacourt
Toronto Star
Saturday, October 9, 2010This fall on Parliament Hill, there’s been a lot of talk about how to make feder...More

2010-10-09 On-line presence is a prerequisite
Campaigns fought in cyberspace
Web presence key for council candidatesBy Jon Willing
Ottawa Sun
Saturday, October 9, 2010Mayoral candidates are at risk of looking like twits if they don’t use free Internet tools designe...More

2010-10-09 O`Brien`s week that was
Larry`s very bad week
Thanksgiving couldn`t come at a better timeBy Joanne Chianello
Ottawa Citizen
Saturday, October 9, 2010Like most people in Ottawa, Larry O’Brien’s campaign team is hoping to take it relatively easy...More

2010-09-01 Robinson speaks on voting reform
Video of Walter Robinson speech to Fair Vote Canada AGMDelivered on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at the University of Ottawahttp://vimeo.com/14427769 ...More

2010-08-24 A one-signed campaign?
O'Brien Campaign says no to lawn signsCBC Radio News
Tuesday, August 24, 2010The fight for the hearts and minds of voters in the Ottawa mayoral race won't be fought on the familiar battleground of your neighbour's lawn ...More

2010-06-30 O'Brien set to enter Mayor's race
O'Brien to reveal his plansBy Tim Weclawski
Metro
Wednesday, June 30, 2010Larry O’Brien has good reasons to want to hold onto his post as mayor, but if he chooses not to, he can walk away with an impressive list of acco...More

2010-03-29 Fighting for the Cure
Around townBy Caroline Phillips
Ottawa Citizen
Monday, March 29, 2010Fight for the CureA group of Ottawa businessmen were out "throwing some leather" at the Fight for the Cure charity boxing event held Saturday at the H...More

2010-03-24 Why voting in October is critical
On March 24th, Walter Robinson delivered a guest OPED commentary on CFRA on the importance, no ... the criticality, of voting in the October 25th municipal election.Listen here ... http://www.cfra.com/chum_audio/Ae-Op.Ed...More

2010-01-07 Advice to political newcomers: KNOW YOUR ISSUES!
Advice to challengers, No. 1By David Reevely
Greater Ottawa blog posting at http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/greaterottawa/default.aspxThursday, January 7, 2010This'll probably be the first in a long occ...More

2009-12-28 Changing the face of council in 2010
Shaking up council no easy taskBy Mohammed Adam
Ottawa Citizen
Monday, December 28, 2009With a defining municipal election looming this fall, the clamour for change will grow louder as the campaign heats up.Already, for...More

2009-03-10 Fighting and bleeding for a cure
One tough fundraiser
Bruised ribs, misaligned jaw and bloody nose to fight cancerBy Dan Plouffe
Orléans Star
Tuesday, March 10, 2009It wasn’t a blood drive, but Transcontinental Media regional manager Michael Curran and...More

2009-02-10 Honoured for volunteer work
East-ender honoured for volunteer workBy Laura Cummings
Orléans Star
Tuesday, February 10, 2009Like any good surprise, Walter Robinson was the last to know when it came to being honoured for his years of commitment to l...More

2009-01-21 Robinson receives United Way award
Robinson honoured for community workBy Beth Johnston
Ottawa Sun
Wednesday, January 21, 2009Walter Robinson, a Sun columnist, broadcaster, business consultant and former federal and municipal public servant, was surprise...More

2006-01-27 Orleans turns blue
Ottawa-Orléans turns blueWeekly Journal
Thursday, January 26, 2006If there was one indicator that Ottawa-Orléans Conservatives were prepared to win the Jan. 23 federal election, it was office space. Tory volunteers book...More

2006-01-26 Tory machine eyes' Mayor's Chair
Tory machine plots mayoral challenge
Party sees tax fighter Robinson as strong opponent to Chiarelli by Randall Denley
Ottawa Citizen
Thursday, January 26, 2006 Despite all the happy talk about working with Mayor Bob Chi...More

2005-12-31 Taking a pass this time
Run for Parliament? No thanks
A few high-profile candidates from past campaigns are sitting it out this time around -- and they're fine with thatBy Janice Kennedy
Ottawa Citizen
Saturday, December 31, 2005They are not o...More
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