Council Preview
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council has one item on its 4 p.m. meeting Monday – to be sworn in. Justice
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Orillia Remembers
ShareBy John Swartz This year’s Remembrance Day ceremony at Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital was different. It wasn’t cold and there was
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Annual Battery Collection Next Week
ShareBy John Swartz Every year the City of Orillia has a special collection of used batteries. Putting batteries in regular
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Time to Prepare For Santa Claus Parade
The ODCC’s Yuletide Committee is now calling on businesses and community organizations to register floats to make the parade bigger and brighter than ever.
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Last Words – From Council, And On Council
ShareAnalysis By John Swartz Monday afternoon the current Orillia council concluded its business for the last time. Immediately following the
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Council Preview
The consent agenda includes 13 grants committee requests. This is nothing extraordinary, council previously adopted a time table for those who annually ask for grants rather than having them dribble in all year long.
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The Scene Election Night
So, because the pool of voters grew, fewer of us voted, but more of us voted early.
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Don McIsaac Wins
ShareBy John Swartz Don McIsaac won Mondays’ municipal election and will become Orillia’s next mayor. He did so with an
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Editorial: Our Take On This Election
This might be helpful for you to make a choice on Monday and there are probably many who disagree with this editorial, but let’s keep in mind what we all want a great city.
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Family Tradition; Mayoral Candidate Profile
ShareBy John Swartz As with every election, SUNonline/Orillia profiles candidates for office. In the case of holding the mayor’s office
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