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Local plastics firm links with Lakehead U on research project
Posted on Wednesday, May 08, 2013 06:30 AM
A local plastics company is teaming up with Orillia’s Lakehead University as it prepares to plant roots in a billion-dollar agricultural market.
Derek Rynard of Polyethics Industries – an Orillia-based manufacturer of environmentally-friendly plastic films – decided long before it was popular to put the future of the planet ahead of profits.
At one time, Polyethics was the only garbage bag manufacturer to use 100% recycled material – something that today is the norm for the industry. But they took...
Name a Park!
Posted on Monday, May 06, 2013 06:00 AM
Staff from the Parks, Recreation and Culture Department are currently in the process of having the parkland located behind Tallwood Drive between Fittons Road East, and the Millennium Trail re-designed and developed with a playground structure.
The Recreation Advisory Committee would like to invite the public to consider and submit suggestions for the naming of this park, which is currently referred to as “Tallwood Park”. Deadline for submissions is Friday, May 17, 2013 at NOON.
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Local health worker honoured
Posted on Thursday, May 02, 2013 11:30 AM
Orillia Packet and Times
Years of being a champion for those suffering from chronic kidney disease have earned provincial honours for Carolyn Bowman, manager of the Simcoe Muskoka Regional Kidney Care program, hosted by Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH).
Bowman was presented with the Human Touch Award by Cancer Care Ontario and the Ontario Renal Network Thursday in Toronto.
The Human Touch Award honours frontline cancer and renal health-care professionals, providers and volunteers who provide...
Pre-zoning benefits developers
Posted on Thursday, May 02, 2013 11:15 AM
Orillia has a plan to spur residential development in the downtown core, says the city’s director of development services.“A lot of the intensification areas don’t have apartment buildings in them yet,” Ian Sugden said Wednesday. “In most cases, people have to apply for site-specific rezoning to permit that.”
In accordance with the Ontario government’s Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, Orillia must meet an intensification target within the existing built-up area.
“We have to have at least...
Wellness Centre a success
Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 04:30 AM
Luisa Cirimele, a registered massage therapist, has assembled a unique team of specialists and brought them together under one roof at her new downtown Orillia business, Awakenings Wellness Centre.
“We are a one-stop wellness centre where you can heal your mind, body and soul,” said Cirimele, whose new facility opened in March. “There are four professional wellness specialists here who provide a wide range of services to both men and women of all ages.”
Awakenings Wellness Centre services include massage...
