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2008-12-19 Shame and blame for strike goes to the transit union
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Orleans Weekly Journal
Published: Friday, December 19, 2008Shame on the union for this strikeSo the first day of winter finally arrives this weekend. Therefore, this past Wednesday morning's mess was a late autumn sprinkling of flurries, I guess. And what a morning it was. I was longing for a quick trip to the Park ‘n Ride and a crowded, sweaty and bumpy 95X ride into the downtown core if you can...More
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| 2008-11-21 Time to fix up St. Joseph Boulevard | Orleans Weekly Journal
Published: Friday, November 21, 2008Redeveloping the heart of OrléansOn most days, St. Joseph Boulevard is the route of choice for our commute into work. And I am struck by the irony of the Heart ...More |
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| 2008-11-14 Give where you live | Orleans Weekly Journal
Published: Friday, November 14, 2008Choosing a charity close to homeAs the Christmas season approaches, the annual parade of charities of which you have likely never heard will besiege your doorst...More |
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| 2008-10-10 Final questions for the candidates | Orleans Weekly Journal
Published: Friday, October 10, 2008Questions to the candidatesWith just over 100 hours until we vote, your response to my column last week was heartwarming, either by email or from the folks I bum...More |
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| 2008-09-19 Our riding can go either way | Orleans Weekly Journal
Published: Friday, September 19, 2008Dancing on a razor's edge With just under four weeks to go until Election Day, it’s time to focus on our federal electoral district of Ottawa-Orléans. Accordin...More |
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| 2008-06-27 Five star food prepared close to home | Orleans Weekly Journal
Published: Friday, June 27, 2008 The art of food preparationThis week we begin a summer-long series that profiles the people and places that are unique to Orléans and the east end of our city. Hav...More |
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| 2008-06-13 Hey Dads, we rock and congrats to us | Orleans Weekly Journal
Published: Friday, June 13, 2008 An ode to all us dadsWarning to Weekly Journal and EastOttawa.ca readers, this week’s column is written by a father, about fathers and mostly for fathers. Welcome...More |
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| 2008-06-06 Orleans health hub not a sure thing yet | Orleans Weekly Journal
Published: Friday, June 6, 2008 Health care victory not carved in stoneSo what are you doing at a provincial Liberal event Walter?” asked a well-known local businesswoman this past Saturday at St....More |
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| 2008-05-09 St. Joseph sign sludge and sanity! | Orleans Weekly Journal
Published: Friday, May 9, 2008 Les Emmerson's warning lost on St. Joseph care On my drive in to work earlier this week along St. Joseph Boulevard, I counted no less than 12 sandwich sign boards po...More |
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| 2008-04-25 Park clean up time at Millennium | Orleans Weekly Journal
Published: Friday, April 25, 2008 Time to clean up Millennium ParkThree weeks ago I wrote about the vandalism – through a scourge of paintball splatters –that occurred at the Kiwanis Adventure Pla...More |
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| 2008-04-18 Many summer camp choices for the kids | Orleans Weekly Journal
Published: Friday, April 18, 2008 Many summer camp options aboundWith the snow in full retreat, the temperature in double digits and the end of basement clutter just beyond my May garage sale, it’...More |
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| 2008-04-11 It's yard sale time ... oh great | Orleans Weekly Journal
Published: Friday, April 11, 2008 Spring cleaning with a yard saleWe made it, apart from some leftover flurries, the winter of 2007-08 is done. Give yourselves a hand. Yes, go ahead, savour the ug...More |
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| 2008-03-14 Simple ideas for snow-bound days | Orleans Weekly Journal
Published: Friday, March 14, 2008 Keeping busy on snow-bound daysMom, I'm bored." Does this sound familiar? And by chance did Junior spout this out this past Monday at 9:56 a.m.? First day into Ma...More |
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| 2008-03-07 My local questions; your great answers | Orleans Weekly Journal
Published: Friday, March 7, 2008 Answers to a column of burning questionsTwo weeks ago I asked, “Can we devote an entire column to local questions?” What I should have asked is can the Transcontin...More |
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| 2008-02-22 Local questions worth pondering | Orleans Weekly Journal
Published: Friday, February 22, 2008 Local questions worth ponderingCan we devote an entire column to local questions? What is the correct spelling of Orléans: with or without the accent? Why does...More |
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| 2008-02-15 Defending Walter's column | Orleans Weekly Journal
Published: Friday, February 15, 2008 In defence of Walter's columnDear editor,Last week you published a letter from A. Widdows wherein she asserts that Walter Robinson’s “writing says nothing abou...More |
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| 2008-02-08 The military enriches our community | Orleans Weekly Journal
Published: Friday, February 8, 2008 Understanding the three D'sLast week a friend sent me a PowerPoint deck with compelling visuals from the Highway of Heroes, that stretch of the 401 between CFB ...More |
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| 2008-01-25 Ray Friel: Under new management | Orleans Weekly Journal
Published: Friday, January 25, 2008 Ray Friel not poster child of doomed P3The Ray Friel Centre has reverted to City of Ottawa management as of Jan. 1, in case you hadn’t heard. Critics of P3s (pu...More |
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| 2008-01-04 Mr. Mom goes to back to the office | Orleans Weekly Journal
Published: Friday, January 4, 2008 Mr. Mom goes back to the officeDo you remember Mr. Mom, the 1983 comedy-drama starring Michael Keaton and Teri Garr? Jack Butler (played by Keaton) and his wife ...More |
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