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2007-12-21 How do we build a sustainable community? Orleans Weekly Journal Published: Friday, December 21, 2007 Ways to make Orléans sustainableBack in the third week of November, Team Ottawa-Orléans held an information and visioning session where participants shared their aspirations for what Orléans could and should be. Presently our community, if you measure by federal electoral district boundaries, is home to 110,000-plus people and we can bo...More 2007-12-14 Great hockey book co-authored by local resident Orleans Weekly Journal Published: Friday, December 14, 2007 An inside look inot Canada's favourite gameCanadians love to watch hockey. Canadians love to play hockey. But more than anything else, Canadians love to argue ...More 2007-12-07 Dinner interruptions interfere with family time Orleans Weekly Journal Published: Friday, December 7, 2007 Pesky dinner hour calls spoil family gatheringAh suppertime, that tranquil and reflective hour or so to gather around the table to eat, reconnect and dissect th...More 2007-11-30 Winter's blast brings bad driving into focus Orleans Weekly Journal Published: Friday, November 30, 2007 Winter's blast emphasizes dangerous habitsOnce you learn to ride a bike, you never forget … or so the saying goes. Too bad it doesn’t apply to winter driving. ...More 2007-11-23 School lockdowns reflect today's scary reality Orléans Weekly Journal Published: Friday, November 23, 2007 Lockdown fears reflect today's chilling new realityATTENTION: LOCKDOWN, LOCKDOWN, LOCKDOWN. Understandably, these four words would send chills up the spines of...More 2007-11-16 Christmas already? Wow, what commercialism Orleans Weekly Journal Published: Friday, November 16, 2007 Holiday headache starts too soonOrléans, wake up! There are less than 40 shopping days until Christmas. Just over 500 retail hours remain to buy those ties, to...More 2007-11-09 Tales from the morning express bus ... Orleans Weekly Journal Published: Friday, November 9, 2007 Tales from the busAccording to OC Transpo, Orléans residents are the biggest users of transit services in the city. More of us leave our cars at the park and ri...More 2007-11-02 First column: Top reasons to live in our community Orleans Weekly Journal Published: Friday, November 2, 2007 Robinson's top reasons for living in Orléans Welcome to Orléans Outtakes – hopefully this column will inform, provoke, perhaps irritate … but always entertain y...More

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