Ottawa Orleans

Online/New Media by rochekellyOctober 6, 2011October 14, 2011

McNeely fends off PC contender

Ottawa-Orleans is still red. The battle for power in the east end was retained by Liberal incumbent Phil McNeely as he narrowly secured his third-straight term by about 2,600 votes. “I’m very, very pleased to serve in the McGuinty government once more. I’m feeling elated tonight,” said McNeely, as his supporters were celebrating at the […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyOctober 5, 2011October 5, 2011

Ottawa youth set to vote

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/10/05/ottawa-youth-set-to-vote Debates are over, candidates are anxious, voters are searching for their registration cards — let the democratic process begin. Wednesday will be the first time Olivia Jones votes. Jones turned 18 last December and says she didn’t participate in the spring federal election. Jones hails from the Greater Toronto Area and moving […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyAugust 12, 2011August 13, 2011

Orleans health hub gets $60M from province

A much needed mini-hospital expected to serve more than 20,000 patients is getting closer to fruition in east Ottawa. The province is moving forward with development, dropping $60 million into the Orleans Family Health Hub. The clinic — offering family doctors, diagnostic testing, mental health services, day surgery, paediatric and geriatric services, dialysis, and cancer […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyMarch 26, 2011April 20, 2011

Ottawa candidates start the race

Scrambled eggs, toast, breakfast sausage, and a side of blue signs kicked off the Conservative campaign in Ottawa’s west end Saturday morning. Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod and Ottawa-West Nepean federal incumbent John Baird riled up the crowd as fellow MP Pierre Poilievre launched his campaign for re-election in Nepean-Carleton at Greenfield’s Pub in Barrhaven. More […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyMarch 16, 2011March 17, 2011

Feds chip in $2.5M to study francophones

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/03/16/17643661.html A large-scale study of francophone history and culture in North America will be led from the University of Ottawa. Professor France Martineau is getting a $2.5-million grant from the federal government to fund the project. “This will document history of families, history of individuals, history of humble people, really,” said Ottawa Orleans […]