County Extends Survey
ShareThe County of Simcoe’s regional community hub survey has been extended to May 26. The County is proposing to build
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Start Planning A Different North/South Route
ShareReconstruction of Front Street is beginning. The project will be completed in two phases with the first from Queen Street
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New Gallery
ShareThe City of Orillia is opening a new gallery, of sorts. Space is available in the new Orillia Recreation Centre
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Good As Gold, Or Something Like That
ShareThe Orillia waste management advisory committee annual Treasure Hunt happens this weekend, May 18 and 19. You can put out
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Bye, Bye, Bi-Way
“The whole thing started from a perspective of, “Where’s my studio?” and then it was, “Well, where does anybody have a studio?””
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OPP Looking For Witnesses
ShareOrillia OPP and the Criminal Investigation Branch are asking for help locating witnesses to help piece together the events that
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Camping Out
The students began learning about homelessness when the school year started in September and Friday’s event is the result.
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All Aboard
The property was listed for $900,000 and council received several proposal/offers, selecting Chow’s. The building is protected by the Ontario Heritage Act and the actual sale price has not been released.
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Building Hope, Breaking Ground
ShareThe sun shined on the ground breaking ceremonies for the Building Hope project at 75 Queen Street Sunday afternoon. Here’s
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Roots North First Night
ShareBy John Swartz The 5th annual Roots North Music Festival opened Friday night at St. Paul’s Centre. The main stage
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Building Hope Gets Financial Commitment
“I would hope this creates a path for the City to delay the development charges.” – MP Adam Vaughan
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Round 3 Orillia’s Choice Awards
Share‘ By John Swartz May 9 five contestants will make a pitch for help with their community projects at the
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Leacock Medal Long List Announced
ShareBy John Swartz The annual long list of nominees for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour was announced today. The
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Orillia Fire Safety Campaign
ShareThe Orillia Fire Department’s annual Alarmed for Life program starts May 1. “Orillia Fire crews will be out in the
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Climate Change: A Learning Opportunity
Polling of Canadians by EcoAnalytics in 2017 has shown 86% of Canadians believe there is solid evidence of climate change.
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Orillia Public Library Forced To Cut Service
ShareBy John Swartz UPDATED The fallout from last week’s provincial budget is becoming reality as the Southern Ontario Library Service
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