Let The Race Begin
Nominations for City Council candidates must be accompanied by an Endorsement of Nomination signed by 25 eligible voters supporting the nomination.
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New Residential Recycling Cart Program
Each delivered cart will include information on how to properly set it out for collection.
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Ian Gordon is Orillia’s 2025 Citizen Of the Year
At a meeting of the hospital foundation Tuesday Gordon found out for weeks everyone present new of his nomination.
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Staff say there is already $52 million of planned projects over the next ten years, but its piece work and they want o have a coordinated plan for the whole system.
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Editorial: Champlain Is Back, On The Agenda
SUNonline/Orillia remains opposed to re-installing the monument, but we also recognize there are some mitigating factors, namely the tide of public opinion to reinstall to be weighed and the will to bow to the pressure.
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The 2026 budget is just shy of $2 million and already there has been 400 cm of snowfall, and staff say an additional $385K is needed …
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One of the reasons roads have ruts this winter is because the grader the City currently has is out for repairs.
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For Those Thinking Of Running
ShareThe Association of Municipalities of Ontario has three online seminars in advance of the 2026 municipal elections for those considering
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It’s tough for any municipality to take action to solve a poverty condition in a country as wealthy as Canada when the higher levels of government do little (the province), or spend money on needed access to basic services but will not do anything to address corporate greed where the problem starts (feds).
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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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