So You’re Thinking of Running For Council
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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Op/Ed
opinions editorials
Canada Day 2022 – A Sustainable Perspective
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
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
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
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
“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.”
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Analysis: Library to Open Sundays
Strictly speaking, the board can take the money and stay closed on Sundays, but I don’t think the board has dummies sitting at the table.
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Lakehead University Calls for Climate Action
“Whoever you are or whatever you do, it’s time to think about declaring a year of climate action for your personal life, your family, your workplace. What are you doing about climate change?”
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Jay Fallis Full Statement
I spent more than $12,000 of my own money to obtain legal advice, so that I could confidently say to Orillians, that, at all times, I acted in your best interests…
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Analysis: Did Fallis Do The Right Thing?
“I would say the law of privilege applies and supersedes the code of conduct – closed session, because those documents are going to be kept privileged and private forever and ever,”
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