Special Council Meeting Today
ShareSpecial Council Meeting Today Orillia council will hold a special meeting in chambers at 3:30 p.m. The purpose is for
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Fire Chief Heads Emergency Response Team
ShareBy John Swartz Brent Thomas hasn’t been chief of the Orillia Fire Department for a year and he’s being put
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ANALYSIS: Sunday Roundup COVID-19 Information
The City of Orillia has declared an emergency. This puts the emergency response team in charge. The emergency response management committee members are:
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Mayor Addresses Community
ShareOrillia Mayor Steve Clarke and chair of the City’s emergency response team, fire chief Brent Thomas, statement regarding the declaration
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It’s Official, Emergency Declared
ShareThe following press release was issued by the City of Orillia Friday evening. Today, March 20, 2020, at 8:27 p.m.
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Council Considers State of Emergency Declaration Criteria
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council met Friday afternoon and the top item on the agenda was whether a declaration of
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Officials On Top Of Things Locally
ShareBy John Swartz We have a pandemic in play. The word is not synonymous with panic and in the words
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Cipolla Apologizes and Sanctioned
ShareFollowing is the text of a prepared statement councillor Ralph Cipolla made to council a Monday night. The integrity commissioner
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Council Preview
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council begins its meeting schedule Monday with a closed session at 4:45 p.m. There is only
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Council Preview
Needless to say, this issue has a bearing on the City’s redevelopment plan for 70 Front Street North.
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