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Additionally the realtors association reporting housing sales increased by 58.2% and the average sale price went up by 38.9% to $624,874 in the month of June.
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The City Would Like To Have a Word With You
ShareBy John Swartz The City of Orillia has a couple surveys happening right now. One is to get feedback for
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The pandemic exposed all kinds of warts, flaws in systems, and chinks in armour only a sudden change in the way of life could have revealed.
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“That having been found to have breached the City of Orillia’s Council Code of Conduct, Councillor Fallis’ pay be suspended for a period of between 30 and 45 days commencing with the next pay period.”
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Jay Fallis Full Statement
I spent more than $12,000 of my own money to obtain legal advice, so that I could confidently say to Orillians, that, at all times, I acted in your best interests…
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Analysis: Did Fallis Do The Right Thing?
“I would say the law of privilege applies and supersedes the code of conduct – closed session, because those documents are going to be kept privileged and private forever and ever,”
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Why Do We Have Orange Shirt Day?
… it is not really a holiday like most of the others when kicking back and celebrating is the order of the day, but more like Remembrance Day…
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ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council has three meetings scheduled for Monday afternoon. First is the usual closed session which happens
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In August council rejected a staff recommendation to change the voting system over to voting by internet and telephone for elections next year.
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They also say decisions to create a new class have long-term effects which need to be investigated and modeled in order for the municipality to not shoot itself in the foot by overlooking all potential outcomes.
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