Closet Cleaning Time
Staff are working with the service provider, Recycling Rewards, to bring this annual curbside collection event to Orillia at no additional cost.
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Postal Strike? City Bills Are Still Due
SharePress Release Effective Friday, May 23, Canada Post workers, members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, have launched a
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Garage Sale Day Next Weekend
Residents and organizations who would like to participate in the city-wide Garage Sale Day can advertise their information on the Facebook event page.
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The March Of Time, Visualized
It is always a bit of a shocker when we see pics of famous movie stars as they are now. Even some of the sexiest woman of the 50s and 60s seemed to have aged somewhat.
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Concert Reviews
Hearing the music of those two giants of 20th century music in one program played by only three musicians using their creative chops to render the music in a satisfactory way (Basie and Ellington worked primarily with big bands) illustrates how great music can transcend generations of both the musicians and the listeners.
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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment
I didn’t really get a lot out of what was being said, oOther than it became clear to me this was music teacher Laura Lee Matthie last concert because she’s retiring.
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Council Preview
The company said they will fulfill the contract under the current terms if they have to, even though they have lost money and will continue to lose money, but it would be nice if the City played ball.
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That’s What They Said
I wish I could write something that will live forever, other than my, ‘only a Canadian would have invented the bra. That’s like building a Cadillac with no doors. The only way to get in is climb through the back window,’
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Bike To School
An example of an Orillia school promoting active school travel is Orchard Park Public School.
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This One Gets Two Thumbs Up
In this day and age we forget how important a thumb is. It was the difference between life and death in the Roman Empire.
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