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Editorial: That’s Not How It Works

November 28, 2025November 28, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Orillia Public Library

If council wants to dry up urge for people to make donations for municipal projects then council can allow this grab of reserve funds the City does not own to happen.

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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Arts Orillia, City of Orillia, Creative Nomad Studios, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, Mariposa House Hospice, OCB, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia BIg Band, Orillia Jazz Festival, Orillia Public Library, Orillia Youth Centre, OSB, Peter Street Fine Arts, Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Foundation, St. Paul's Center

Many people experienced electrical outages last week, some many times, and the gremlins struck twice at the Orillia Youth Centre fundraising concert at Creative Nomad Studios.

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Orillia Public Library Survey About Digital Services

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Orillia Public Library

The survey gives community members the opportunity to provide their input on how the library can best support digital needs…

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Council Preview / 2026 Capital Budget

September 22, 2025September 22, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Orillia Public Library, Salvation Army, The Lighthouse

The agenda has an overview report for the capital budget. The grand total proposed for 2026 is $51.2 million, covering 105 projects.

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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment

June 21, 2025June 21, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Aqua Theatre, Bleeker, Canada Day, City of Orillia, Cloud Gallery, Coldwater Studio Tour, Hibernation, Mariposa Folk, OCB, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Public Library, Orillia Youth Centre, Peter Street Fine Arts, Port of Orillia, Scottish Festival, Streets Alive

Speaking of Rebekah, she has a new EP out today. There is a video for the title track, Quit My Habit, and two other tunes. You can also listen to the whole thing and buy it on her Bandcamp page. She recorded with a band and the result has a very good sound, leaning a little toward country music

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Council Preview

June 9, 2025June 9, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Orillia Power Generation Corp., Orillia Public Library

What is reality is Orillia property taxpayers have to pay for a solution to a made-up problem.

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May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 Sunonline/Orillia Arts Orillia, Brewery Bay Food Company, City of Orillia, Cloud Gallery, Hibernation, Leacock Associates, Leacock Medal For Humour, NSA, OCB, Old Dance Hall Players, OMAH, Opera House, Orillia Public Library, Orillia Secondary School, Orillia Vocal Ensemble, Orillia Youth Centre, OSB, Peter Street Fine Arts, St. Paul's Center

I didn’t really get a lot out of what was being said, oOther than it became clear to me this was music teacher Laura Lee Matthie last concert because she’s retiring.

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Orillia Public Library Remembrance Day Exhibit Ends

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 Sunonline/Orillia Orillia Public Library

We don’t specifically (teach) because the kids are pretty young. They don’t know the difference between (World War) one and two, they don’t even know who Canada fought.”

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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.