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Council has voiced support and created a food council to meet local objectives, yet here when action is to be taken, staff recommend against local food producers because it’s easier to enforce with the change.
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All items are vote on at once and there is little discussion. However that is not always the case.
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The City has been awarded a $603,750 grant from for improvements to the Barnfield Recreation Centre and to Tudhope Park.
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In 2020 council approved a $30,000 budget to replace the call recording equipment, but staff say other priorities kept the replacement form being done.
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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment
I spoke with Neil Barlow, the OSB’s conductor, at the Christmas Prelude and he said the band is in good shape, despite the layoff
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Analysis: Library to Open Sundays
Strictly speaking, the board can take the money and stay closed on Sundays, but I don’t think the board has dummies sitting at the table.
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… unfairly prepared because Fallis was not interviewed by the integrity commissioner, “contrary to what is stated in the recommendation report,”
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This Week In Art/Culture/Entertainment
You won’t come away learning anything new about your wife/partner/girlfriend – sure you’ll recognize a lot of things, but you won’t get any insight to why.
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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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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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