City of Orillia News

Thanksgiving 2025 Holiday Schedule

City of Orillia administrative offices will be closed on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, for the Thanksgiving holiday:

• Orillia City Centre (50 Andrew St. S.)
• Municipal Operations Centre (20 James St. W.)
• Waste Diversion Site (100 Kitchener St.)
• Water Filtration Plant (200 Bay St.)
• Wastewater Treatment Centre (40 Kitchener St.)

Orillia Transit and OWLS

• No service

Garbage and Recycling

• No garbage, recycling, green bin, or yard waste collection
• Collection delayed by one day
• Items must be...

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Order of Orillia to be awarded to two recipients on September 25

For immediate release (September 17, 2025) – The Order of Orillia will be awarded to two devoted volunteers at a special presentation on Thursday, September 25, 2025.  The award acknowledges volunteers who have enhanced and inspired the community through a decade or more of dedicated community service to Orillia and the surrounding area. 

The Commemorative Awards Selection Panel have chosen Cathy O’Connor and Barbara Jones as recipients of the Order of Orillia for 2025. 

“On behalf of Council, I...

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Orillia Residents invited to Shape Next Steps in Poverty Reduction

Community invited to complete survey open from Sept. 15 to 29, 2025

For immediate release (September 15, 2025) – The Orillia Poverty Reduction Working Group is inviting the community to complete a survey on 19 action items aimed at reducing poverty in the community.

 “The Working Group has been focused on developing meaningful actions toward poverty reduction in Orillia,” said Orillia Mayor Donald McIsaac, “Now we’re asking our residents to share their thoughts and priorities so that these actions...

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City of Orillia launches two Calls to Artists for Public Art at the Orillia Recreation Centre

For immediate release (September 12, 2025) – The City of Orillia, in partnership with community organizers, has launched two new Calls to Artists for public art displays at the Orillia Recreation Centre (255 West St. S.). One call is being delivered in collaboration with Disability Support Worker Eliza Pinney, and the other in collaboration with the Orillia Native Women’s Group.

“Orillia is a city filled with artistic talent, and we are very pleased to offer opportunities to highlight the diverse...

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Collaborative Environmental Restoration Project at Tudhope Park

For immediate release (August 25, 2025) – Sustainable Orillia, in collaboration with Mariposa Folk Festival and the City of Orillia, is inviting residents to roll up their sleeves and dig into an exciting environmental project at J.B. Tudhope Memorial Park this September.

The project is supported through funding from Tree Canada’s Community Tree Grants program and includes the removal of invasive Buckthorn species. Buckthorn spreads rapidly, disrupts native plant communities, and reduces...

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