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Free public skate in Orillia supports RBC Sports Day
Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2015 09:30 AM
The City of Orillia is offering a free public skate in support of RBC Sports Day in Canada on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at Brian Orser Arena from 6 – 7:30 p.m. This event is sponsored by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orillia in partnership with the City’s Parks, Recreation and Culture Department.
RBC Sports Day in Canada, presented by ParticipACTION, CBC and True Sport, will be celebrated in communities from coast to coast to coast on Nov. 21. This national celebration is an opportunity for all...
Atherley Narrows bridge project reaches significant milestone
Posted on Friday, November 13, 2015 06:45 AM
A Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) study to assess the opportunity to provide a recreational trail connection across the Atherley Narrows, that would enhance existing significant cultural heritage features and establish a place of ceremony for Aboriginal people, has been completed by the City of Orillia in partnership with the Township of Ramara and the Chippewas of Rama First Nation, in conjunction with the Mnjikaning Fish Fence Circle and the Orillia Snowmobile Club.
The...
Overnight parking restrictions in effect Nov. 15
Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2015 10:00 AM
The City of Orillia reminds residents that parking is prohibited on any municipal street or parking lot between the hours of midnight and 7 a.m. from November 15, 2015 through April 15, 2016.
Illegally parked cars can delay or impair the City’s snow plowing or sanding operations. This prohibition is in effect regardless of weather conditions. All illegally parked vehicles will be ticketed and/or towed.
The City of Orillia is a city of 31,000 people in the heart of Ontario’s Lake Country on the...
Orillia ranks among top Canadian cities for small business
Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2015 05:15 AM
Orillia ranks as one of the top 50 most entrepreneurial small cities in Canada, according to a report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).
The recent news marks the fourth in a string of accolades garnered by the City over the past month as a desirable location to both live and work.
Orillia has moved up 40 spots on the MoneySense Magazine’s 2015 list of Best Places to Live in Canada, has been ranked among the best places in Canada to invest in, and has topped the list of...
Bronze leaf commemorates 40th anniversary of shipwreck that inspired Lightfoot song
Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 07:15 AM
The momentum from October’s Gordon Lightfoot sculpture unveiling in Orillia continues as a second Timothy Schmalz bronze leaf was revealed at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit on Nov. 10, 2015.
The first “Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” bronze leaf was installed in J.B. Tudhope Memorial Park on the Lightfoot Trail system and unveiled on Oct. 23 alongside the 13-foot bronze sculpture “Golden Leaves” by Schmalz. A duplicate leaf was unveiled on Nov. 10 at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in...
