This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment
ShareBy John Swartz What a month this has been so far. Mariposa Arts produced and performed fantastically with Jesus Christ
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City of Orillia
Editorial: Summer Theater Kicked To The Curb
The key thing to understand is art equals creation, not buying. This change in programming turns the City into buyers instead of creators. Audiences will notice.
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Council Preview / 2026 Operating Budget
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council has a budget meeting Wednesday, November 12 at 9 a.m. to discuss amendments to the
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Do You Have What It Takes?
Joining the seminar is free and you can register for participation here.
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Updating The Official Plan
You will have an opportunity to ask questions of the project team. Any input will become part of the Official Plan final draft.
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Orillia Hall Of Fame Grows By Three
The trio joins previous inductees Gordon Lightfoot, Stephen Leacock, Rick Ley, Pete McGarvey, James K. Bartleman, Franklin Carmichael, Glenn Gould, Charles H. Hale, Walter Henry and Elizabeth Wyn Wood among others.
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Battery Collection This Week
It’s also the time of year to check your smoke and CO alarms which you should be doing each time we go from standard to daylight time, so leave room in the bag for one more battery.
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Council Preview
For a City so invested in traffic safety they installed speed cameras, taking out sidewalks seems counterproductive.
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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment
I have to say, having heard several medleys based on Chicago’s tunes, this one is the best arrangement I’ve heard.
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Council Preview / 2026 Operating Budget
Regarding last week’s capital budget meeting, there were motions to adopt the budget and for the mayor to waive veto of any additions council proposed and passed.
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