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Voting Wisely Matters

October 22, 2022October 22, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia Sustainable Orillia

The one factor that will make or break efforts to meet the challenges of the climate crisis is the will, or lack of it, of our political leaders.

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Analysis: Opera House Art Controversy

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Opera House

ShareBy John Swartz Monday night Orillia council made a decision to take down the story pole – at a cost

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Opinion: Are Council Members the Deciders?

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Jay Fallis, Mason Ainsworth, Pat Thor, Ralph Cipolla, Sweet Dreams, Ted Emond

“It caught me off guard there is no other location except for the one in front of the ticket office. It’s one of our biggest parks, it seems unusual to me there wouldn’t be another space,” said Fallis.

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So You’re Thinking of Running For Council

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia

One of the ways to find out is to attend the candidate information session the City of Orillia hosts on Thursday July 7 from 6 to 8 p.m.

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Canada Day 2022 – A Sustainable Perspective

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Sustainable Orillia

Canada Day is a day to celebrate our country, but it is also a day for all of us to think about our duties and responsibilities as citizens of this country.

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Opinion: Sustainable Orillia On Voting

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia Couchiching Consevancy, Sustainable Orillia

How long will we allow our governments, our supposed leaders to ignore the elephant, not just in the room this time, but in the entire province and country?

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Opinion: Sustainable Orillia Endorses Council Decisions

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia city orillia, Sustainable Orillia

We look forward to Council’s ratification of these two critical initiatives on April 26th

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Opinion: There Is A Better Way

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia Jacob Kearey-Moreland, Orillia City Hall

Staff have curiously used “Factor 5” (report pg. 6, reduced vehicular traffic as a result of more accessible produce options) to argue both in favour of Option 1 (p.6) – and against Option 2 (p.7).

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Analysis: Chambers Rises To Speak

February 28, 2022March 2, 2022 Sunonline/Orillia Adam Chambers

“I’m a new member, I don’t’ expect somebody to pull me aside and give me all the state secrets, but I do think there was opportunities and avenues available for the government to provide to the house of commons, whether it’s through a committee, or a smaller group of people what was really going on.”