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Calling all activity and event organizers
Posted on Friday, April 15, 2016 10:30 AM
Share your plans to mark Orillia’s sesquicentennial
The City of Orillia is gearing up for its 150th birthday in 2017 and is looking for local activity and event organizers to share their plans to mark this historic milestone.
With a vision of bringing the community together in a year-long celebration, the City of Orillia is compiling an inventory of sesquicentennial activities and experiences that are truly Orillian.
“Celebrating Orillia’s 150th goes well beyond city hall and right into the heart...
Work starting at Old Barrie Road intersection in Orillia
Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2016 05:45 AM
Necessary tree cutting will take place at the Old Barrie Road and Highway 11/12 interchange over the next week to enable the Old Barrie Road Intersection Improvement Project to move forward.
The City is required to cut down approximately one hectare of trees along a narrow strip of Old Barrie Road and at the south-west corner of the Old Barrie Road and Highway 11/12 interchange to allow the future road realignment and straightening of Old Barrie Road. The trees being cut down are located on...
Celebrated poet returns to Orillia
Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 08:15 AM
Leacock Museum presents Billy CollinsOrillia Opera House – Saturday, Aug. 6 at 8 p.m.
When poet Billy Collins takes the stage at the Orillia Opera House in August, it will be a homecoming of sorts. But in a way, he has never been far from the hearts and minds of his many admirers in Orillia.
As a boy, paddling along the shoreline at the old Leacock place on Brewery Bay in Orillia, Billy Collins may not have thought about a career in the world of arts and letters.
Even if it was on his radar as a...
Local contractor wins Port of Orillia design-build project
Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 05:15 AM
The new Port of Orillia will be a beacon for the future of Orillia, built by Orillians.
Council approved awarding the design-build construction of the new Port of Orillia building to a project team led by Orillia’s Bradanick Construction Services at a cost of $1.997 million. The new Port of Orillia building will be ready to welcome residents and visitors for the 2017 boating season.
“As a Council, we are delighted that a local construction company came to the table with the right players and a...
Three volunteers awarded Order of Orillia
Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 02:00 AM
Volunteers Jim Campbell, Ken Forbes, and Roy Menagh were awarded the Order of Orillia by Mayor Steve Clarke and the City’s Commemorative Awards Committee at tonight’s Council meeting.
“Volunteers are the backbone of our community and the three individuals honoured tonight exemplify what it means to be a great volunteer,” said Mayor Steve Clarke. “On behalf of Council, I’d like to thank Jim, Ken and Roy for their continued service to the people of Orillia; our City is a better place because of...
