Editorial: That’s Not How It Works
If council wants to dry up urge for people to make donations for municipal projects then council can allow this grab of reserve funds the City does not own to happen.
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Council Preview 2026 Service Agencies Budget
This suggests Mayor Don McIsaac will veto some or all of the amendments despite ratification by council at this meeting.
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Do You Have What It Takes?
Joining the seminar is free and you can register for participation here.
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Updating The Official Plan
You will have an opportunity to ask questions of the project team. Any input will become part of the Official Plan final draft.
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Orillia Hall Of Fame Grows By Three
The trio joins previous inductees Gordon Lightfoot, Stephen Leacock, Rick Ley, Pete McGarvey, James K. Bartleman, Franklin Carmichael, Glenn Gould, Charles H. Hale, Walter Henry and Elizabeth Wyn Wood among others.
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Battery Collection This Week
It’s also the time of year to check your smoke and CO alarms which you should be doing each time we go from standard to daylight time, so leave room in the bag for one more battery.
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For a City so invested in traffic safety they installed speed cameras, taking out sidewalks seems counterproductive.
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