Sustainable Orillia Art Contest Winners
SharePress Release Sustainable Orillia is pleased to announce the winners of the Community / Adult Division of our 2022 art
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Month: July 2022
Council Preview
It’s a sign of the times where the failure of higher authorities to address the root causes of violent behaviour and deal with the general breakdown of civil decorum are forcing municipalities with fewer resources to spend money to protect staff from violent outbursts.
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Orillia Scottish Festival Returns
ShareBy John Swartz The 44th Orillia Scottish Festival happened during the past weekend. Most of the activity was concentrated on
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Pardon Me, But Could You Open This For Me?
ShareA Geezer’s Notebook, By Jim Foster Now I am all in favour of keeping the public safe from injuries. I
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Mariposa Sunday: Memories To Last A Lifetime
“They flew me all the way out just to open for Gordon Lightfoot,” Loder joked.
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My Acting Career
One night I fell off the stage and nobody knew I was gone until the janitorial staff vacuumed me up in the morning.
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Mariposa’s Saturday: Success Clutched From the Jaws of Defeat
So the next miracle of the evening needed to happen.
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Mariposa Becomes A Beacon For Happiness
Friday nights have long been viewed by the festival as the time to program the main stage for the younger crowd and boy did they score big this year.
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Rotary Aqua Theatre Party
ShareBy John Swartz The City of Orillia spent $777,000 renovating the Rotary Aqua Theatre. The first event at the refurbished
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