This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment, Part 2
… there was one watering hole for every 150 people (for comparison that would be 213 bars today)
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Tragedy Commemorated
Two firefighters, Capt. Elgin H. Jones and Lt. Daniel MacLeish (a volunteer for 4 years), went below deck…
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My Bicycling Adventures
About 25 years ago I decided to try to ride a neighbourhood kid’s bike. It is one of the skills you never forget – or so they say.
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deWitt Wins 2024 Leacock Medal
SharePress Release The president, Daphne Mainprize, and board of Stephen Leacock Associates are pleased to announce Patrick deWitt is the
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Sustainable Orillia Bike Challenge Winners
Overall, participants were challenged to cycle a total distance equal to or more than 7560 kilometres (the distance across Canada)… they had cycled … a combined total of 10,767 kilometres.
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Sustainable Orillia’s Student Art Contest Winners
… the 309 entries was our biggest total yet for our annual contest…
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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment
Dan graduated from Twin Lakes Secondary School and last week got a publishing deal with Randall Standridge Music, a major American publishing house.
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Council Preview
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council’s last meeting before the summer schedule starts is at noon Monday June 17 with a
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A Walk In the City
Jacobs encouraged people to familiarize themselves with the places where they live, work and play, and to speak up.
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Sustainable Orillia Workshop Outcomes
Recognizing there are endless opportunities to make Orillia more sustainable, participants agreed building partnerships with other like-minded organizations and individuals will be critical to success.
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