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September 28, 2026September 28, 2026 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Downtown Orillia

ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council’s meeting September 28 starts early at 12:45 p.m. to accommodate two additional special meetings. Under

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Early out of the gate on September 19 is the Orillia Silver Band. For the third year running they are starting their concert season with guest pianist Kyung-A Lee.

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Huge Crowds For Weekend Christmas Start

November 24, 2025November 26, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Creative Nomad Studios, Downtown Orillia, Orillia District Chamber of Commerce

The crowd in the downtown looked to be bigger than two years ago when crowds were the largest witnessed (it rained last year).

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The big announcement the youth center’s director, Kevin Gangloff, had last week (the day after the column ran) is that Serena Ryder and Lydia Persaud have a concert at Creative Nomad Studios December 21.

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If you are anywhere and find out he is doing a gig, you will not regret making time to see it.

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There is a lot to be said for how their owners throw the balls and chew toys, both timing and distance, affecting how well their dogs jump.

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November 22, 2024November 22, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia Chamber of Commerce, Creative Nomad Studios, Downtown Orillia, Mariposa Folk, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Santa Claus Parade

Do you think Southeby’s could have gotten more for any of Gord’s guitars? Does the moon have craters?

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November 9, 2024November 9, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Cloud Gallery, Downtown Orillia, Hibernation, Mariposa Folk, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Youth Centre, Peter Street Fine Arts, St. Paul's Center, Zachary Lucky

Zachary has a small tour of Ontario and Quebec the last half of the month. His show here is at the Opera House Nov. 27

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2025 Orillia Budget Preview Day Two

November 6, 2024November 6, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Downtown Orillia, Information Orillia, Orillia Public Library, Sustainable Orillia, The Lighthouse

Most notable about the Sustainable Orillia presentation is they are represented by a new president, Sarah Patterson and a new vice-president, Danny Epstein.

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