Council Preview
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council has its first meeting of 2026 Monday, January 12 at 2 p.m. There are no
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Next Stop Emergency?
ShareThe City of Orillia has declared a Significant Weather Event to alert the community that the recent accumulation of snow
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Council Preview – 2026 Service Partners Budget
When combined with the education tax, which will remained unchanged from last year and the fact it makes up almost 10% of your tax bills, the net effective property tax increase for 2026 will be a 1.31% increase.
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Council Preview
The mayor has a motion asking council to restore free parking downtown during the Christmas season.
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Transportation Master Plan Open House
People know their neighbourhoods better than consultants and this is an opportunity to make known what works and what doesn’t, what gets too much attention and what no one seems to care about.
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Editorial: That’s Not How It Works
If council wants to dry up urge for people to make donations for municipal projects then council can allow this grab of reserve funds the City does not own to happen.
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Council Preview / 2026 Operating Budget
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council has a special meeting regarding the 2026 budget Friday, November 28 at 3 p.m. Councillors
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Council Preview
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia Council has had a full day Monday, November 17 with two budget meetings in the morning
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Council Preview 2026 Service Agencies Budget
This suggests Mayor Don McIsaac will veto some or all of the amendments despite ratification by council at this meeting.
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Council Preview / 2026 Operating Budget
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council has a budget meeting Wednesday, November 12 at 9 a.m. to discuss amendments to the
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