LOCAL
NEWS
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Orléans
para-athlete Kimberley Fawcett has managed to overcome
the loss of her leg and the death of her son to become
a world class athlete and an inspiration to the physically
disabled and able-bodied alike. Fred Sherwin/Photo
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(Posted
7:30 a.m., Jan. 25)
Aspiring
paralympian an inspiration to us all
At
43, Kimberley Fawcett is an athlete, a soldier and a world
traveller. She's served twice in Afghanistan and has competed
on the international stage in three world championships
on three different continents. She also just happens to
be an amputee.
City bows to public pressure, removes two
roundabouts from Trim Road realignment plan
Residents
in Cardinal Creek are celebrating after the city shelved
plans to build two controversial roundabouts that were
part of the Trim Road realignment project. (Posted
Jan. 24)
Pantry
Plus, nutritionist author among inaugural Leadership in
Health Award recipients
Asian
Superscentre opens to great fanfare, huge crowds
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LOCAL
SPORTS
Senior
Boys Basketball
Mistaken
phone call leads to beautiful basketball relationship
A
small private school in Orléans is making a big splash on
the basketball court and it all started with a happenstance
phone call made last April. (Posted
Jan. 26)
Ottawa
Sports Awards dinner has distinctive Orléans flavour
The
59th Ottawa Sports Awards dinner was held Thursday night
and Orléans-area athletes were the guests of honour walking
away with three of the top prizes. (Posted
Jan. 26)
Senior
Boys Basketball
St.
Matt's Tigers clinch first place with lopsided win over Deslauriers The
St. Matthew Tigers senior boys basketball team went into their final regular
season game on Wednesday with two goals; clinch first place and send a message
to the other AA teams in the city that if the want to got to the OFSAA
championships they have to go through them first. (Posted
Jan. 19)
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ARTSCETERA
Missoula
Children's Theatre returns to Orléans Jan. 30 The
Missoula Children's Theatre company will be making its annual stop in Orléans
next week starting with auditions on Monday and culminating with a musical
production next Saturday entitled "The Wiz of the West".
(Posted Jan. 27) Previous
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