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Canadian legend Gordon Lightfoot honoured with sculpture unveiling in Orillia
Posted on Friday, October 23, 2015 12:45 PM
Orillia, October 23, 2015 – Hundreds gathered to join legendary Canadian singer, songwriter Gordon Lightfoot at an unveiling celebration of a figurative sculpture, Golden Leaves – A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot. The 13-foot bronze sculpture depicts a young Lightfoot sitting legs crossed, playing an acoustic guitar with a massive arch of intricate maple leaves above him, creating a monument that is both intimate and powerful. The scenes, carved on the maple leaves, represent songs from the folk-pop...
Curbside collection schedule at your fingertips with new mobile app
Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 01:00 PM
Having trouble remembering when to put out the trash ever since Orillia moved to every other week garbage collection? Download the City of Orillia’s new mobile app Pingstreet and never miss a garbage day again.
Curbside collection is only one of the featured tiles of the City’s new mobile app. Enter your local address and get a personalized curbside collection calendar showing you when your garbage, recycling, green bin and yard waste curbside pick-up day is. It even accounts for delayed...
Coldwater Road opens tonight
Posted on Friday, October 16, 2015 12:30 PM
The Coldwater Road reconstruction project is nearing completion and will be open to the public as of Oct. 16 at 6 p.m.
During the next two weeks, there will be periodic lane closures to accommodate the installation of the pedestrian rail along the new retaining wall and to complete some minor outstanding items. Traffic will be controlled by flagging during these lane closures and motorists may experience some minor delays.
“The opening of Coldwater Road has been highly anticipated by all Orillia...
Community invited to provide input on proposed development incentives
Posted on Thursday, October 15, 2015 12:15 PM
The City of Orillia is inviting community members to provide input on a proposed set of financial incentives geared to stimulate development in the City’s core at a workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Orillia City Centre.
“The Downtown Tomorrow Plan recognized the need to increase the number of residents living and working in the city’s core by providing a better range of housing and employment options,” said Mayor Steve Clarke. “The financial incentives developed through...
Gordon Lightfoot sculpture unveiling in Orillia
Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 11:30 AM
Join the City of Orillia, Canadian singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, and figurative artist Timothy P. Schmalz for the unveiling of “Golden Leaves” – a 13-foot bronze sculpture installed on the Gordon Lightfoot Trail in J.B. Tudhope Memorial Park, Orillia, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015.
Open to the public, the unveiling of “Golden Leaves” celebrates Orillia native and Canadian folk legend Gordon Lightfoot. The sculpture was commissioned by and gifted to the City of Orillia by the Rudolph P. Bratty...
