Building Hope Gets Financial Commitment
“I would hope this creates a path for the City to delay the development charges.” – MP Adam Vaughan
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Round 3 Orillia’s Choice Awards
Share‘ By John Swartz May 9 five contestants will make a pitch for help with their community projects at the
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Sustainable Orillia: The Agricultural Sector
ShareBy Bernard Pope – Special to SUNonline/Orillia All of us have seen the slogan, Eat Today – Thank A Farmer,
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Orillia Fire Safety Campaign
ShareThe Orillia Fire Department’s annual Alarmed for Life program starts May 1. “Orillia Fire crews will be out in the
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A Neighbourhood On The Verge, And More
Moving on from one building renovation, let’s look at the neighbourhood. It starts with the Orillia Public Library.
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Climate Change: A Learning Opportunity
Polling of Canadians by EcoAnalytics in 2017 has shown 86% of Canadians believe there is solid evidence of climate change.
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The Mayor’s Task Force: Sustainable Orillia
Our goal is to develop viable solutions to take us forward across all sectors of our community toward sustainability.
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Council Preview
ShareBy John Swartz Monday night’s regular council meeting looks light, on paper. At 36 pages it’s one of the slimmest
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Analysis: Both Sides Blindsided?
This is where language written and spoken matters. Bureaucrats speak to each other in a form of English that often sounds like jibberish to the rest of us (and to councillors based on the kinds of questions council often asks administration at public meetings).
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New Orillia Chapter Begins Today
The public will be able to view the development proposal concepts and offer feedback prior to the successful developer being selected.
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