Champlain Coming Back, Sort Of
The re-installation of the central figure of Samuel de Champlain will begin immediately.
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Month: July 2019
Orillia OPP Investigating Suspicious Death
ShareOrillia OPP responded to a call for an injured person on Davey Drive Friday July 19 at 5:50 a.m. The
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Scottish Festival Weekend
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia was the home of what Ripley’s Believe It Or Not might have called the world’s tallest
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Gordon Lightfoot Recovering From Injury
“We will make up all of the dates.”
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I Have A Concession
Nowhere is it mentioned what the wine sales were at the first Olympic Game in Greece when all the athletes ran around bare naked, but if all they had was that dreadful Retsina I would say they were close to nothing.
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Orillia And Area Clears First Hurdle Of Heath Care Reform
The province previously announced regional Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN) were being replaced by geographically smaller OHTs
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Green Party Leader in Town
“I think there’s real thirst on the part off Canadians to actually put questions to anybody in politics who will answer a straight question and give a straight answer,” – May.
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Council Preview
A letter from Konrad Sioui of the Huron/Wendat Nation expresses displeasure at council’s recent resolution supporting the return of the Champlain Monument.
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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment
The Swartz was way too powerful with this guy and it affected eyesight. For two weeks I ran a line about Movies in the Park at the Aqua Theatre…
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Opinion: A Councillor’s Question
We will pay many millions, likely tens of millions, beyond the paltry savings the ministry of health will have with the wrong decision, but that is not their concern, it doesn’t show on up on their budgets.
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