Shining Light Where It's Needed
Orillia City Hall, municipal affairs, stories, columns, Op/Ed
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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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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When combined with the education tax, which will remained unchanged from last year and the fact it makes up almost 10% of your tax bills, the net effective property tax increase for 2026 will be a 1.31% increase.
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The mayor has a motion asking council to restore free parking downtown during the Christmas season.
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People know their neighbourhoods better than consultants and this is an opportunity to make known what works and what doesn’t, what gets too much attention and what no one seems to care about.
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