2022 Budget Preview
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council has its first crack at the 2022 budget Tuesday at 1 p.m. The primary purpose
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Council Preview
The recommendation is to receive the report, which presumes the previous report endorsing staffs preferred design will be re-introduced.
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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment
I want to shout something from the peanut gallery about how inane they sound.
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Waterfront Development Moves Ahead
ShareBy John Swartz It appears the City of Orillia has negotiated a deal with one of the proponents to redevelop
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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment
It’s called the Mariposa Incubator Series for Emerging Artists, so it’s a learning exercise and I can assure you listening to Lance Anderson talk about the do’s and don’t’s of being on stage will be enlightening.
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Meet The New Library CEO
I’ve got a lot of learning to do before I can (change anything), I’ve got some ideas, but until I learn how everything works here I don’t think I even want to try to implement them.
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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment
It’s never a good idea to try and figure out how or why some people do some improbable things involving calls to 911.
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Library CEO Retires
“I’m taking the summer off and enjoy the summer and I’ll look at options in the fall; definitely I’d like to probably do some volunteering, maybe even with the library and the Friends (of the Orillia Public Library).
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Council Preview
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council begins it’s Monday meeting schedule with a planning meeting. Up for consideration is draft plan
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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment
The good news, Norm Foster will be on stage for his own Old Love, starting August 18.
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