Construction Season Not Over Yet
ShareWidening of West Ridge Boulevard to 5 lanes has begun. When the project is done people will be able to
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Orillia’s Strategic Plan
Of course, everyone participating had in mind the City is already involved in a number of multi-year projects and an often heard sentiment was those things are stage setters for the things which come out of this strategic planning exercise.
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Where Do We Go From Here?
“The bottom line of all this is that hopefully the vast majority or almost all the decisions we make in the future should come right back to all the discussions we had today and tomorrow.”
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Orillia Recreation Centre Progress
ShareBy John Swartz A recent tour of the new Orillia Recreation Centre looks like a mess inside, but compared to
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Front Street Closed To Through Traffic For Three Weeks
ShareDry soil conditions have meant crews working on the Front Street reconstruction project have to dig wider trenches for the
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Champlain Coming Back, Sort Of
The re-installation of the central figure of Samuel de Champlain will begin immediately.
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Council Preview
A letter from Konrad Sioui of the Huron/Wendat Nation expresses displeasure at council’s recent resolution supporting the return of the Champlain Monument.
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Opinion: A Councillor’s Question
We will pay many millions, likely tens of millions, beyond the paltry savings the ministry of health will have with the wrong decision, but that is not their concern, it doesn’t show on up on their budgets.
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Analysis: Council on Record With Champlain Monument
ShareBy John Swartz The first clause of a resolution council passed at its regular council meeting a week ago put
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Waterfront Development Front-Runners
The three companies are invited to submit plans from the City’s Request for Proposals process. The RFP documents are still in development and will be released during the summer.
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