Welcome to Orléans Online, a multi-faceted website serving the residents of Ottawa's thriving East Urban Community. Orléans Online is unlike any other community-based website in that it provides a wealth of information and links for users of all ages and interests including local news stories updated every day, popular commentary and links to every community group and association under the sun. Below you will find a detailed description of each section and the website's various pages.

I hope you enjoy the site and feel free to provide us with any suggestions you may have to help improve the site including your constructive criticism. Just click on the envelope beside the FEEDBACK listing and send us your e-mail.

Enjoy and happy surfing.

Sincerely,
Fred Sherwin
Editor and Publisher
OrléansOnline.ca
E-mail: fsherwin@magma.ca

To learn more about Fred Sherwin click here.

Local News & Sports

The Local News & Sports pages focus on the events and happenings that help shape the East Urban Community. The news page is updated daily while the local sports page is updated as events occur.

The sports page also contains major league and high school sports scores updated on a daily basis, including links to game stories in each team's respective hometown newspaper. Just click on the team's name in the boxscore and you'll instantly be able to read the game story. Each major league also has its own page with links to the hometown newspapers of each team within the league. Go there now...

Crime report

The Crime Report is a weekly listing of major crime activity in the east end as released by the Ottawa Police Service. The report is updated every Wednesday evening. Go there now...

Artscetera

The Artscetera page is where visitors will find up to date stories and articles on local artists, performances throughout the east end. Go there now...

Financial Matters

The Family Matters page contains articles written by our local business partners in the financial field including Judith Cane from Antara Financial Services, Linas Pilypaitis from BMO Nesbitt Burns, Chad Robinson from Verico Best Interest Mortgages and Scotiabank. Go there now...

Community Calendar

The Community Calendar is a detailed list of events taking place within the East Urban Community and beyond with a special focus on family events. Go there now...

5-Day Weather

The Orléans Online weather page presents a five-day forecast as projected by the National Weather Service. Go there now...

Classifieds

The classified listings are a free service offered to Orléans Online users. Simply send us an e-mail with the wording of your ad and it will be posted the next day, free of charge to individuals. There is a $20/month fee for home-based and "for profit" businesses. Go there now...

Business directory

The Business Directory is a paid for, service-by-service alphabetical listing of east end businesses with links to company and business profiles. Go there now...

Joke of the day

The joke of the day brings you a daily dose of humour. Go there now...

Feedback and e-mail

Orléans Online strongly encourages you the user to comment on any topic of the day or what you like or don't like about the website. Simply keep your commentary to 250-300 words or less. Also, if you are writing a letter to the editor please include your name and address (NFP). Your input is greatly valued. feedback@orleansonline.ca

Community organizations

The community organizations page contains links to the various community associations, service clubs, youth organizations, city pages, and municipal and recreational agencies. Go there now

Obituaries

The Obituaries page is a new feature to Orléans Online that is being offered free of charge as a service to the community. Go there now

Communtiy links

The rest of the community links section contains pages with links to all the areas minor sports organizations, churches, schools, and arts groups in the east end. A separate arts calendar is located in the arts directory page and there's even an online art gallery.

Special Interest Links

The Special Interest Links section contains links to a wealth of web sites separated into various categories of interest such as news, sports, kidz stuff, family living and esoterica -- a collection of off-beat websites with a particular quirk. In the Special Interest section you can also submit your own favourite websites which you feel may be of interest to the users of Orléans Online.

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