Orillia Youth Centre Reopens
ShareBy John Swartz A long road to reopening the Orillia Youth Centre, interrupted by a basement flooded by a leaky
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Orillia’s Pedestrian Mall Part 3
ShareBy John Swartz The third installment of the Friday night pedestrian mall on Mississaga Street and the Arts District block
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Visitors: Is The Hammer Dropping?
ShareBy John Swartz Monday’s council meeting included a last minute addition to the agenda, a by-law to appoint fire chief
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Your 2021 Property Taxes
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council will be debating the 2021 budget in November. Last week they held a budget committee
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Youth Centre Flooded
ShareBy John Swartz A dumpster sits in front of the Orillia Youth Centre. You can see items poking above the
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2021 Budget Process Begins
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council will take its first stab at the 2021 budget Thursday morning at 9 a.m. There
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OPC, What’s The Deal?
Whatever a deal is, it doesn’t appear we will be waiting long to find out more.
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Get Your Parking Passes
“The idea is to protect the health and safety, reduce the number of visitors and if it works, great, and if it doesn’t we’ll have to take other measures,”
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Pay To Play, And Park
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council held a special meeting Thursday morning to discuss, and eventually adopt a series of emergency
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Special Council Meeting Update
ShareBy John Swartz The agenda for Thursday’s 9 a.m. special council meeting was issued late in the day Wednesday, and
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