Council Preview 2026 Capital Budget Round Two
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council continues its 2026 budget meetings Tuesday, October 13 at 9 a.m. With the new process
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Council Preview
Staff are reporting to council there was a $2.5 million surplus from the operating budget in 2024.
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Not Now, Not Ever
That sculpture just cannot be placed in that park on that spot if we are to be serious with regard to our friends across the lake and all others in Native communities in this country.
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Order Of Orillia Bestowed This Week
The Order of Orillia is awarded to individuals and groups who volunteered a decade or more of their time to bettering the community.
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Council Preview / 2026 Capital Budget
The agenda has an overview report for the capital budget. The grand total proposed for 2026 is $51.2 million, covering 105 projects.
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Sam Returning Soon
The pedestal Champlain was on has been destroyed and will have to be designed and built
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Council Preview
Typical of provincial cost saving moves, the ability given to mayors under the strong mayor legislation regarding budgeting is adding a layer of paper work for councillors, which comes with the time to lay out an argument to make amendments to the mayor’s proposed budget.
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It’s George Morano Day This Thursday
“I’m honoured of course, but I think there’s lots of people that probably did as much as I did.”
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Council Preview
Council has a report to make some changes to the City’s snow clearing policy. The main one is to change the overnight parking ban in downtown City lots
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Council Preview
Normally the first option is staff’s preferred outcome, which in this case is refreshing.
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