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City launches Orillia and Area Business Directory
Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2014 10:45 AM
With nearly 2,000 businesses already listed, the City of Orillia is excited to launch the Orillia and Area Business Directory.
This online resource allows business owners to promote their services and have an online presence, while also giving the City’s Economic Development Office a direct communication line to industry. The Orillia and Area Business Directory is a free directory that includes information on businesses within the city, as well as those in the surrounding townships.
“Marketing...
Orillia’s cultural economy receives $83,000 boost
Posted on Friday, May 02, 2014 08:30 AM
Orillia’s cultural economy received an influx of more than $83,000 as result of new partnerships generated though the artsVestTM program.
Business for the Arts, Canada’s only national charitable organization of business members who support the arts, and Mayor Angelo Orsi announced the successful results of the 2013-2014 artsVest™ program at The Orillia Museum of Art and History on May 1.
A total of $27,544 in matching funds was distributed to 11 arts and cultural organizations in Orillia who then...
Pitch-In Week kicks off Easter weekend
Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2014 12:30 PM
Join the City of Orillia and local partners as we cleanup litter throughout the community this coming week.
Pitch-In Week, a national campaign to cleanup the environment, runs from April 19-26. Throughout the week, church groups, schools, businesses, neighbourhood and community organizations will scour the City to cleanup garbage that has accumulated over the winter.
“Getting involved in Pitch-In Week is a great way to make a visible difference in your community,” said Mayor Angelo Orsi. “Every...
Mayor and Fire Chief to present certificate of bravery
Posted on Friday, April 11, 2014 12:15 PM
A 15-year-old Orillia woman is being presented a certificate of bravery for her actions that helped save a man who went through the ice on his snowmobile on March 23, 2014.
Mayor Angelo Orsi and Orillia Fire Chief Ralph Dominelli will present the certificate to Jenna Roberts at Council on Monday April 14.
In the early morning of March 23, Roberts, who lives on Couchiching Point in Orillia, was awake watching a movie when she heard a noise coming from the lake. She looked outside and saw nothing...
Early registration opens for Culture Days activity organizers
Posted on Friday, April 04, 2014 08:45 AM
Registration is now open for Culture Days 2014.
Register your activity by April 30 for a chance to win tickets to the National Congress on Culture in Winnipeg May 22 and 23, 2014. Early registration also means more exposure though national, provincial and local marketing initiatives.
Culture Days, which runs from Sept 26-28, 2014, invites artists and cultural organizations to connect with the public by providing free interactive, behind the scenes activities promoting arts and culture in their...