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ShareBy John Swartz Monday night’s Orillia council regular meeting at 7 p.m. begins with a couple deputations. The first, by
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Grape Island Lawsuit Against City
There was little discussion when the item came up during the meeting, though some councillors expressed regrets.
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New Park On The Way
The park will be located on Orion Blvd between Monarch and Annalyse Drives and is similar in size to the nearby 7 acre Clayt French Park
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Economic Impact Study For Hospital Approved
“To be honest with you, I don’t really need a consultant to tell me the importance of the impact on the downtown,” Cipolla said. “The hospital has a major impact into the downtown area.”
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Orillia’s Strategic Plan
Of course, everyone participating had in mind the City is already involved in a number of multi-year projects and an often heard sentiment was those things are stage setters for the things which come out of this strategic planning exercise.
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Opinion: A Councillor’s Question
We will pay many millions, likely tens of millions, beyond the paltry savings the ministry of health will have with the wrong decision, but that is not their concern, it doesn’t show on up on their budgets.
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Hope Not Entirely Dashed
Glenn Wagner – We’ll do what we need to do, as we’ve done all along. It’s going to be difficult, I think, within the next two and a half weeks
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In By-Laws, one is for the City to approve the agreement of purchase and sale of 150 Front Street South (the old train station) to Tai Fac Chow.
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Analysis: Both Sides Blindsided?
This is where language written and spoken matters. Bureaucrats speak to each other in a form of English that often sounds like jibberish to the rest of us (and to councillors based on the kinds of questions council often asks administration at public meetings).
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Think Globally, Act Locally
“People want to take action. They want to feel a sense of empowerment they are doing something today. Sustainable Orillia is really that space that helps to answer some of those questions; “I care, what do I do?”
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