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  • St. Joseph redevelopment step closer to city funding

    June 18, 2009 - 13 h 26

    A new retirement residence proposed for St. Joseph Boulevard may soon receive a financial shot in the arm from the city, with the initial approval of a $700,000 grant earlier this week.

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  • Proud to be Canadian

    June 12, 2009 - 9 h 26

    Residents in Orléans are being given the chance to prove their patriotism to the rest of Canada.

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  • Worker injured in Orléans

    June 1, 2009 - 12 h 54

    Paramedics were called to an east-end construction site this morning after a man impaled himself with a steel spike.

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  • Orléans Lions Club donates $10,000 to the Bruyère Foundation

    April 8, 2009 - 13 h 41

    The Orléans Lions Club donated $10,000 to the Élisabeth Bruyère Foundation of Ottawa Monday, April 6, the second part of a pledge to help refurbish the palliative care unit.

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  • City announces fall give-away dates for treasure hunters

    October 17, 2008 - 13 h 55

    Residents will have yet another opportunity to hunt for treasure throughout their community and even around the city this year.

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  • Graffiti artist cleans vandalized mural

    September 25, 2008 - 10 h 38

    One graffiti artist is worried a vandalized mural in Orléans could jeopardize future spaces for artists throughout the city.

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  • Urban meets rural in east-end wall painting

    September 3, 2008 - 16 h 04

    Residents heading east on Highway 174 in recent days may have already noticed a new addition to the scenery – a herd of life-sized cows.

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  • Youth repainting vandalized mural

    August 8, 2008 - 17 h 11

    Hoping to continue the push for creative alternatives to cleaning up graffiti hotspots, a new roadside mural replacing previously-vandalised artwork is coming to the east end.

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  • Community association spreads warning about contractors

    July 4, 2008 - 8 h 47

    One east-end community group is warning residents to be on the lookout for questionable contractors after receiving complaints about shoddy work and incomplete projects.

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  • Mall demolishes old bank

    June 25, 2008 - 14 h 30

    A building that once housed a bank on the corner of Place d’Orléans Drive and St. Joseph Boulevard has been demolished.

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