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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Analysis: Council on Record With Champlain Monument
ShareBy John Swartz The first clause of a resolution council passed at its regular council meeting a week ago put
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Waterfront Development Front-Runners
The three companies are invited to submit plans from the City’s Request for Proposals process. The RFP documents are still in development and will be released during the summer.
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Council Presentations
ShareBy John Swartz Monday night’s regular council meeting began with a couple presentations. The director of Bee City Canada, Shelly
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Have You Got An Idea?
Tell others what you did, how you did it, and what the outcome is.
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Parks Canada has the final decision of the fate of the monument.
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Lewis’s list points to a stunning number of conflicting changes in the various acts.
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Front Street Intersection Closing
ShareEastbound traffic on King Street will be diverted at Matchedash Monday and Tuesday. The Front Street reconstruction project is well
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Your Orillia Tomorrow
Our future is almost now. It will be different partly because of actions we take and partly because of technologies and economies that thrust change upon us.
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Orillia Power Corporation Ends Year Down
“It might be a bit of a stretch, but we didn’t want it to be that much of a fall in the dividend amount if we could help out,”
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Change In The Wind
They presented council with a draft in by-law form of how the senate would composed and operate. It looks just like any of the by-laws governing other committees of council
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There were 11 options considered and the one preferred will have a new bridge constructed northwest of the current bridge.
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Sustainable Orillia Out Of The Gate
Of course there’s an initial cost, but when one thinks about lower monthly bills, plus the savings society will have not having to pay for sun spills, solar panel explosions, and increased medical bills due to fresh air, it’s a wonder we’ve been so oblivious for so long
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Building Hope Gets Another Green Light
ShareBy John Swartz It’s fair to say there was a certain amount of drama in the air Monday afternoon at
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Based on those factors, he concludes $200,000 would be enough to provide security against issues that might arise provided it is held until the project is completed.
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How Is All This Sustainable?
Anyone who isn’t on board at this point in time will never be on board (likely to be swept away at some point by violently rising waters) and quite frankly should remove themselves from the discussion (or be ignored) about how we deal with what appears to be inevitable
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