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April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia Bleeker, Canada Day, Cassie Dasilva, City of Orillia, Cloud Gallery, Danny Webster, Hibernation, Leacock Medal For Humour, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, OCB, ODAC, OMAH, Opera House, Peter Street Fine Arts, Roots North, St. Paul's Center

Her performance was a great way to end the 10th year of Roots North.

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2024 Order Of Orillia

April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia

The public is invited to a reception on Monday, May 6, at 1 p.m. at the Orillia City Centre

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Council Preview

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia

Council also has a deferred from December motion to increase the limits management of Orillia Power Generation to make financial commitments to the value of 25% of the City’s equity stake in OPG (The City has 100% ownership).

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That’s What They Said

April 21, 2024April 21, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia Humour, Jim Foster

It is easy to blow it in the heat of the moment when the pressure to come up with something is on, like sportscaster Tony Armstrong:

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The Kids Are Alright

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia Orillia Secondary School, Patrick Fogarty Band, Twin Lakes Secondary School

I get the sense there is a community of music teachers doing great things with their programs in Ontario of the kind I envied when I was a high school student.

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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Dave Beckett, Hibernation, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Youth Centre, OSB, Roots North, St. Paul's Center

As this thing was being finalized word was received Dave Beckett has died.

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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Cloud Gallery, Creative Nomad Studios, Hibernation, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, ODAC, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Youth Centre, Peter Street Fine Arts, Roots North

However, when the City had $276,000 on the line in 2022 and picked all but one of the artists who got commissions from outside the Orillia area, we were told preference to a group of artists was not allowed under City policy.