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	<title>Orleans - News</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/New+bridge+decision+will+be+fair%3a+NCC%2c+Fairness+auditor+added+to+process+by+NCC</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>New bridge decision will be fair: NCC, Fairness auditor added to process by NCC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news - A fairness auditor will be installed to look out for the public interest during the latest consultation process for the National Capital Commission's interprovincial bridge project. </p><p>The plans to introduce the auditor were announced at the Jan. 25 meeting of the NCC board of directors, where an update was presented on the progress of ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/Photographer+gets+into+the+details+at+Shenkman+Arts+Centre</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Photographer gets into the details at Shenkman Arts Centre</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news - Photographer Reena Kokotailo can find beauty in some very ordinary places.</p><p>"I'm drawn to things that aren't perfect, that have a sense of quirkiness," said Kokotailo, a Centretown photographer who is currently showing Small Pieces of Truth at the Shenkman Arts Centre. </p><p>The show focuses on the details of everyday life and includes ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/No+infection+links+to+clinic%3a+Ottawa+public+health</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>No infection links to clinic: Ottawa public health</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news An interim report issued by Ottawa public health has indicated that to date, there have been no identified links between hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV and a Carling Avenue clinic.</p><p>In October, health officials announced that an endoscopic clinic, operated by Dr. Christiane Farazli at 1081 Carling Ave., was identified as the clinic that ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/Pool+to+be+named+Francois+Dupuis+Recreation+Centre</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Pool to be named Francois Dupuis Recreation Centre</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news - The new pool in Orleans will finally have a name, as the City of Ottawa's community and protective services committee approved an official recommendation.</p><p>The pool, located at 2263 Portobello Dr., will be named the Francois Dupuis Recreation Centre.</p><p>It should be finalized by council within the next month, said Coun. Stephen ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/Residents+happy+roundabout+Cardinal+Creek</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Residents happy roundabout Cardinal Creek</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news - A local community association celebrated the news that only two of the four proposed Trim Road roundabouts will be given the go-ahead. </p><p>"I think the residents of Cardinal Creek have triumphed," said Cardinal Creek Community Association (CCCA) president Sean Crossan. </p><p>Dairy Road and St. Joseph Blvd intersection roundabouts have ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/Bust+a+Move+for+busts%2c+New+fundraiser+takes+over+from+annual+Weekend+to+End+Breast+Cancer</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Bust a Move for busts, New fundraiser takes over from annual Weekend to End Breast Cancer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news - A one-day event offering the chance to participate in a number of activities for people of all fitness levels, will give Ottawans a different way to raise money to support breast cancer awareness and treatment. </p><p>The Bust A Move campaign was launched on Jan. 23 at the Ottawa Athletic Club, encouraging residents to start to organize ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/Police+board+limits+chief+search+to+its+ranks</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Police board limits chief search to its ranks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news - Ottawa is set to promote its first police chief from within its ranks in a dozen years.</p><p>During a meeting on Jan. 23, police services board members agreed that limiting the search for Vern White's replacement to members of the Ottawa police is the best plan.</p><p>"They, like me, feel the service is more than ever able to pick the chief ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/Pressure+builds+over+water+main%2c+New+pipe+to+make+Orleans+water+supply+more+reliable</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Pressure builds over water main, New pipe to make Orleans water supply more reliable</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news - A recent presentation of a city water main project at an Overbrook Community Association meeting raised concerns from residents about the proposed route.</p><p>Identified in the city's infrastructure master plan, the Orleans water main link is expected to improve the reliability of the water supply to eastern Ottawa and will provide ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/Everything+for+nothing+on+the+web%3f</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Everything for nothing on the web?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>If there was a way to sneak into the NHL All-Star Game without paying, some of us would have. Most of us wouldn't.</p><p>That's the way we were brought up. If somebody is selling something and you want it, you pay for it. But if someone offered us a pirated version of the all-star game video for nothing over the Internet, a lot more of us would take ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/Short+list+for+new+police+chief+too+short</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Short list for new police chief too short</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>The city has picked up a nasty habit.</p><p>In the interest of harm reduction, an intervention is in order as our elected representatives appear to have learned little from the Lansdowne reconstruction fiasco.</p><p>In that case, council voted to accept a proposal from a sole supplier, and then had to attempt to explain why they didn't need to explore ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/Web+Poll</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Web Poll</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>THIS WEEK'S POLL QUESTION</p><p>Is the city's police services board right to limit its search for a new chief to internal candidates only?</p><p>A) They're the experts - if they feel the right person is in-house, hire away.</p><p>B) No. It should be the city's policy to open up all job application processes.</p><p>C) If they've identified qualified candidates ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/Sweeping+plan+for+arts%2c+heritage+garners+support%2c+%242+million+will+be+added+to+city's+investment+over+five+years</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Sweeping plan for arts, heritage garners support, $2 million will be added to city's investment over five years</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news - A brand new five-year plan for arts, heritage and culture is drawing support for ideas like building a new downtown library, re-introducing a local poet laureate, overhauling the city's process for commemorative naming and establishing a plan for archeology.</p><p>In the $5-million plan, a total of $2 million will be added to the city's ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/Townhouse+garage+fire+probably+caused+by+cigarette</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Townhouse garage fire probably caused by cigarette</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Quick action by an Orleans resident helped prevent a fire in a townhouse garage from spreading to adjoining units on the morning of Jan. 25.</p><p>Ottawa firefighters responded to the call at 146 Parkrose Pvt. at 6:17 a.m. </p><p>When fire crews arrived, two of the home's three tenants were waiting safely outside. Heavy flames were escaping from the ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/City+rent+relief+to+help+people+stay+in+their+homes%2c+Temporary+help+expected+to+prevent+homelessness</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>City rent relief to help people stay in their homes, Temporary help expected to prevent homelessness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news - A program to supplement struggling peoples' rent is finally getting underway.</p><p>The program, which is set to help 180 households a year, was part of the city's new $14-million commitment to housing and alleviating homelessness made last year, but the supplements were held up as city staff struggled to get the province to sign off on the ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/Today's+lesson%3a+less+is+more</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Today's lesson: less is more</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news - Students at Hopewell Avenue Public School learned new tools of how to stay safe while using social networking websites during a talk delivered by Canada's privacy commissioner on Jan. 24.</p><p>Privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart asked a gymnasium full of grade 7 and 8 students which of them had a Facebook account and most of the ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/Shadow+'city+council'+to+spread+the+green+word%2c+Ecology+Ottawa+hopes+'bottom-up+approach'+works+better+than+top-down+policies</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Shadow 'city council' to spread the green word, Ecology Ottawa hopes 'bottom-up approach' works better than top-down policies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news - A new community-driven shadow city council is being created to ensure Ottawa residents can voice their concerns about the environment to their municipal government. </p><p>The initiative, brought forward by Ecology Ottawa, was organized and created through existing members. The concept is to have a committee which stands as an alternative ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/Thieves+steal+motorcycle%2c+snowblower%2c+tools</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Thieves steal motorcycle, snowblower, tools</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news - Thieves stole a motorcycle, snowblower and tools from an Orleans home on Jan. 21.</p><p>Ottawa police are asking for public assistance in solving the break and enter. It occurred between 6 p.m. and midnight on Winterport Way.</p><p>Items stolen include a 1996 Harley Davidson softail custom with orange-yellow flames, a green Craftsman snowblower ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/OC+Transpo+opts+to+release+GPS+data</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>OC Transpo opts to release GPS data</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news - Following the outrage that ensued after OC Transpo management backtracked on a promise to release bus-location data openly to the public, the transit agency is set to keep its commitment and release the information by March 22.</p><p>Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney, a commissioner who is also chairman of the information technology ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/Snails%3a+Fish+Tank+Friends+AND+Foes</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Snails: Fish Tank Friends AND Foes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>The home aquarium enthusiast hopes his or her fish tank is one that enables marine life to happily grow inside of its confined perimeters. An aquarium that is relatively self-sufficient, requiring only routine cleaning and feeding, is often the goal.</p><p>With this in mind, many enthusiasts set to recreate the natural ecosystem that would be present ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/Birds+That+Make+for+Popular+Pets</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>Birds That Make for Popular Pets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Though cats and dogs may garner the most attention, birds are popular pets as well. But which birds make good pets? Finches and parrots are the birds most often chosen as pets.</p><p>- Finches: Finches are small colorful birds that can handle cages well, making them one of the more popular pet options. Finches don't talk and are generally quiet and ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/City's+artists+asked+to+submit+works+for+purchase</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>City's artists asked to submit works for purchase</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>EMC news - The City of Ottawa is seeking to purchase artworks by professional artists in all visual arts media for display throughout City of Ottawa facilities and public spaces. </p><p>Artists who would like their work to be considered for purchase must submit images of existing artwork for the jury's review. </p><p>Submissions must be received by hand ... </p>]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.emcorleans.ca/20120202/news/What's+Happening+This+Week</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -05:00</pubDate>
		<title>What's Happening This Week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Orleans </p><p>Feb. 3: Fiddle Night in Orleans from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Hobbs Community Centre on the corner of Champlain and Larch streets. All are welcome. For more information please contact Denise at 613-830-3856.</p><p>Feb. 8: Orleans-Gloucester Christian Women's Club meets from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Orleans United Church, 1111 Orleans Blvd., ... </p>]]></description>
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