Remembering Fred
This community lost a good man, a great man.
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Council/Orillia Power Shareholder Meeting Preview
Revenue was down from 2024 by $1 million because of drought conditions, too much snow for solar generation and loss of transmission during the ice storm.
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Municipal Election Lineup
ShareBy John Swartz Nominations for the fall municipal election have closed. The lineup for the mayor’s seat changed August 20
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Council Preview
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council meets at 2 p.m. August 10 with a lengthy agenda, which of course includes the
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Council Preview
On the hospital’s part, this arrogance goes back to eliminating board seats previously held by members of the community.
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Council Preview
Staff also say the amount of spending derived from development charges will be lower in the future thanks to provincial meddling in a long-held tradition that developers pay for expansion of services their projects add to the load the City carries.
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Reduced speed would only apply to local roads and not to main roads. Staff show approximately half the roads in the West Ridge would have reduced speeds.
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While the mayor may have made some missteps recently, on this issue he is entirely correct. Below is the list of information asked for.
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Champlain: Will Council Rid Us Of This Turbulent Pest
Today, Friday May 29, council has a special meeting called for 2 p.m. at the behest of staff, to remove the statue from the park.
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One might think that would include new surfaces on a lot of roads, but you would be wrong, just as wrong as you would be considering what constitutes a ‘good’ road.
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