Suspect Wanted
ShareOrillia OPP have issued an arrest warrant for Avery Nickerson, 35, of Parry Sound in connection with two bank robberies
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News
Champlain Monument Canada Day Protest
ShareBy John Swartz A small group of First Nations protesters and other supporters were drumming up support for their opposition
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Waterfront Development Front-Runners
The three companies are invited to submit plans from the City’s Request for Proposals process. The RFP documents are still in development and will be released during the summer.
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Council Presentations
ShareBy John Swartz Monday night’s regular council meeting began with a couple presentations. The director of Bee City Canada, Shelly
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Sir Sam Steele Honoured
ShareBy John Swartz Sunday morning the life of Sir Samuel Benfield Steele was celebrated at St James’ Anglican Church in
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Have You Got An Idea?
Tell others what you did, how you did it, and what the outcome is.
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Council Preview
Parks Canada has the final decision of the fate of the monument.
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Celebrating A Hero
Steele created the North-West Mounted Police (now RCMP), and was in the middle of most major events and milestones of early Canadian history
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Downey Is Top Lawyer
ShareBy John Swartz Thursday afternoon Doug Downey was named Ontario’s new attorney general as part of premier Doug Ford’s cabinet
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Cabinet Shuffle
ShareBy John Swartz Premier Doug Ford shuffled his cabinet Thursday and Jill Dunlop found she’s been dealt a better hand.
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Council Preview
Lewis’s list points to a stunning number of conflicting changes in the various acts.
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Pedal Powered Launch
ShareBy John Swartz (Photos by Swartz – SUNonline/Orillia) This year’s Streets Alive public art project, Pedal Powered, got a break
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Front Street Intersection Closing
ShareEastbound traffic on King Street will be diverted at Matchedash Monday and Tuesday. The Front Street reconstruction project is well
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New Medic Alert Program
ShareThe Orillia OPP is partnering with the Medic Alert Foundation to implement a program to help responding officers deal with
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Mariposa Folk Festival Lineup Complete (Almost)
Orillia’s The Free Label is scheduled on Saturday’s pub lineup and VK and the Legends of the Deep will likely be playing the last notes of the festival Sunday evening in the pub.
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Cathal Kelly Wins Leacock Medal
“I honest to God never considered I would win this.”
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