Traffic Circle To Be Installed At James Street And Forest Avenue
The installation date for the traffic circle is dependent on weather and other factors.
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Speak Up About The City Of Orillia’s 2025 Budget
Residents are encouraged to participate in advance and stay informed throughout the process by following updates on the City’s website.
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Council Preview
Respondents wanted to see more of their councillors at events and informal meetings. This may be more a function of perception, rather than reality since most councillors do attended public functions.
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New Tree For Opera House
The new tree is a Balsam Fir and Cipolla is stickhandling the fundraising of $9,000 needed to transplant the tree.
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Council Preview
These are mainly financial guarantees developers will do what they say they are going to do, and that no damage to City property or neighbouring property happens, and if so the money to fix issues comes from developers.
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Fixed That In Time
Because the City has already issued patio permits to some businesses in the omitted blocks, Campbell said the issue could not wait until the next council meeting July 15.
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Tragedy Commemorated
Two firefighters, Capt. Elgin H. Jones and Lt. Daniel MacLeish (a volunteer for 4 years), went below deck…
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Council Preview
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council’s last meeting before the summer schedule starts is at noon Monday June 17 with a
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Make Your Junk Someone Else’s Treasure
Residents and organizations who would like to participate in Garage Sale Day are encouraged to advertise their information through social media and community platforms using the hashtag #OrilliaGarageSaleDay
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Council Preview
Of the capital projects completed in 2023, it’s interesting to note the council chamber redo cost $926K and they managed to not install enough lighting on the councillors for video purposes, or put in enough speakers in the chambers and tune the audio properly.
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