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Editorial: Strong Mayor Powers – Welcome To The Minefield

June 29, 2025June 29, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia

If a Mayor thinks his idea is so good it ought to become policy or legislated (by-laws) a mayor should be able to convince four councillors (in the case of Orillia) to go along and vote in favour.

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Canadian Independence From An American’s Perspective

June 29, 2025June 29, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Dennis Rizzo

If we look into the mirror and see the role we have to play to make the world better for our children and grandchildren … well, you get the drift.

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Solutions? There Are A Few

June 15, 2025June 15, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Dennis Rizzo

We need to think about the possibilities instead of the barriers.

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What is a Home?

June 13, 2025June 15, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Dennis Rizzo

Let’s open a discussion on how we might make use of prefab housing and tiny homes to open opportunity for young people, the unhoused, and seniors.

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What the Heck Happened to Housing?

June 11, 2025June 15, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia

MURBs are not a solution for the construction of badly needed large-scale residential developments.

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Chambers Wins: An Analysis

April 29, 2025April 29, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Adam Chambers

“We ran kind of a regular campaign, which kind of revolved around talking to as many people as possible, door knocking. We did the regular things. I don’t think we did anything out of the ordinary,”

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Elbows Up For Earth

April 20, 2025April 20, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Sustainable Orillia

The theme for Earth Day 2025 is Our Power, Our Planet with a goal to encourage individuals, business, and all levels of government to focus on the transition to renewable energy sources.

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Should We Outsource Public Services?

April 20, 2025April 20, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Dennis Rizzo

If it were possible to provide solid, well-run essential services that sustain themselves, business would already have done it.

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What Is Our System Of Government?

April 13, 2025April 13, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Dennis Rizzo

The party that has the most MPs determines who will be Prime Minister. The prime minister is, in fact, simply the first among equals in the House.

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Where Does This Apathy Come From?

April 6, 2025April 7, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Dennis Rizzo

Perhaps this tendency toward voracious consumption of intramural muck slinging skews our perceptions.

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