Time to Prepare For Santa Claus Parade
The ODCC’s Yuletide Committee is now calling on businesses and community organizations to register floats to make the parade bigger and brighter than ever.
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Orillia District Chamber of Commerce
Pirate Party A Success
ShareBy John Swartz Labour Day Weekend’s Pirate Party at the Port of Orillia was a success. After decades of not
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Chamber Candidate’s Forum
ShareBy John Swartz Thursday evening about 60 people were on hand at the beginning of the Orillia District Chamber of
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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment
I haven’t always agreed with the choices at the time of announcement, been surprised by some of them, but in the end, on reflection and by virtue of many of the pieces still being around to view, the choices were the right ones
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Island Princess Staying Put
“This community has an overwhelming support for this boat. Not only emotionally, but just in the sense they’re encouraged it’s going to be something new and it’s going to out there and doing something,”
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Port Opens, Perch Festival Starts
Ecklund’s Orillia Home Hardware may not be the first thing to come to mind as an important place for boaters to shop, but when something is broken on a weekend a hardware shop nearby is handy
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Orillia Chamber Distributes COVID Screening Tests To Businesses
Businesses can make an appointment to pick up tests from their closest Chamber.
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Council Preview
The regular council meeting is a video conference and the chamber is closed to the public. The public can watch it live on Rogers TV.
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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment
Over 15 years people have come to associate the event as an important part of their summer experience.
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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment
I think someone has a thing about people getting wet in the basin next to the Port of Orillia building because the main attraction is walking the plank at 2 p.m. next Saturday.
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