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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Council Preview
The results of the 2018 BMA study are in. This is the brain child of Mike Harris to force municipalities to drive expenditures toward the lowest common denominator.
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Champlain Monument Workshops This Week
The workshop imparts information about the statue while attempting to get opinion on what to do about it.
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Toward Energy Self-Sufficiency
Returning to the original thought, why wasn’t a solar panel system part of the rec center project in the first place? It turns out, the roof was designed to accommodate solar panels and the wiring infrastructure is in place.
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Council Preview
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council has two special meetings scheduled ahead of their regular council meeting Monday night at 7
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Money In, Money Out
The SMDHU does have some important functions, but apparently too many employees with little to do.
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