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One report many residents will be not happy to learn about is a staff report about fireworks in residential neighbourhoods.
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Everyone’s Trying To Be Yogi Berra
peaking about the Bible and colons, the Toronto Star published a few pages of quotes by famous people who died in 2023. One of them was a statement by the well-known evangelical fruitcake and one-time Republican presidential hopeful, Pat Robertson,
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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment
The other big topic was what is ODAC? That’s not an easy question even members and board members can answer succinctly. So the order of the day was develop a clear statement of what ODAC is.
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The Music Man
I also learned not to underestimate the ability of the folks at St. Paul’s to put together a musical which can stand alongside some of the other stuff we get to enjoy in Orillia.
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My #&$@%! Computer
I should have known that any ideas I get in bed will not work. They never have now that I think about it.
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Chamber Business Achievement Awards
It is the ODCC’s biggest networking event of the year and features the passing of the gavel, which is the official welcoming of the incoming chamber president.
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ShareBy John Swartz Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. the first look at the St. Paul’s Centre production of The Music
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Full Charge Ahead
Battery technology is currently a very hot topic, with research into new types of batteries occurring at a torrid pace.
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Opinion: How We Vote Matters
At the centre of our democracy, however, is the question of whether our current system is working for Canadians.
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In by-laws, the City is getting into textile recycling and have a by-law authorizing setting up donation boxes at the waste diversion site.
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