City of Orillia News

Mayor Clarke presents first round of 2016 grants

Mayor Steve Clarke presented the Orillia Winter Carnival and Orillia Jazz Festival with grants as part of the first installment of the 2016 City of Orillia grants program on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016.

The total City of Orillia grants budget for 2016 is $62,000.

Grant recipients through the 2016 Partnership Programming for Cultural Festivals and Events include:

• Orillia Winter Carnival - $3,000 (in addition to $1,000 presented in December 2015)
• Orillia Jazz Festival - $1,000

Some of the 2016 funding...

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Orillia to host waste minimization public forums

The City of Orillia is developing a five-year Waste Minimization Plan and wants to gather ideas and feedback from residents and businesses.

The plan will look at ways to reduce waste disposal at the Orillia Waste Diversion Site (landfill) and to improve diversion and recycling programs. Methods that may be recommended for future consideration include:

• Clear garbage bag collection program (with small privacy bags);
• Full user pay for garbage collection; and
• Setting up new diversion programs, etc.

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Purchase of 174 West St. S. should revitalize West Street corridor

In January 2016, Accutrac Capital purchased the 22-acre site at 174 West St. S., which includes an existing 52,000-square foot office building. This purchase is expected to re-energize the City’s West Street corridor and provides for three local knowledge-based businesses to remain in Orillia.

The property was purchased from FLSmidth, an engineering and equipment supplier for the mining and cement industries. FLSmidth will remain as a tenant in the building after the sale. McLean & Dickey...

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Orillia names Lisa Brooking as 2015 Athlete of the Year

Twenty-eight-year-old cross-country and marathon runner, Lisa Brooking, was named Orillia's 2015 Athlete of the Year at the Council meeting on Feb. 8, 2016.

Brooking had a standout year in 2015. The former Twin Lakes Secondary School student was the first female to cross the finish line at the BMO Sunshine Coast April Fool’s run half marathon. Brooking was named First All-Canadian by the Canadian Interuniversity Championships and was a Canada West Conference All-star having finished 7th in the...

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Council to establish priorities for City’s Corporate Plan

Orillia City Council is establishing its key strategic priorities, goals and objectives for the remainder of its term of Council at three upcoming Corporate Plan sessions taking place on Feb. 5, Feb. 10, and March 8.

Members of Council and the City’s Senior Management Team will meet to brainstorm Council’s priorities, major projects on the horizon, and timeframes as they narrow the focus of the City’s Corporate Plan.

Members of the media are invited to attend the following sessions:

What:...

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