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Notice of the Passing of a Development Charges By-law
Posted on Thursday, March 21, 2013 07:15 AM
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the City of Orillia passed By-law Number 2013-36 on March 18, 2013, under Section 2 of the Development Charges Act, 1997. This By-law replaces By-law Number 2010-130, being a by-law for the imposition of Development Charges, as amended.
AND TAKE NOTICE that individuals or organizations may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board under Section 14 of the Act, in respect of the Development Charges By-law, by filing with the Clerk...
Orillia ranked 66th best place to live in Canada
Posted on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 09:30 AM
The City of Orillia has moved up 13 spots in the 2013 edition of MoneySense Magazine’s best places to live.
Overall, Orillia ranked 66th out of the 200 Canadian cities surveyed this year, up from 79th in last year’s survey.
"It’s great to see that we have moved up in the rankings this year," said Dan Landry, the city's manager of economic development. "We have a number of positive factors contributing to the survey. It’s a credit to the business community and to the many groups and organizations working...
Lakehead Student Research Projects Assist Area Municipalities
Posted on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 05:00 AM
If you were a first-year university student enrolled in a general “Topics in Science” course, could you imagine that it would lead you to solving real-life environmental problems for local municipalities? This is what a group of Lakehead Orillia students in Dr. Chris Murray’s science class recently experienced.
The class was divided into groups and assigned research projects based on the needs identified by a number of municipal government partners. The results of the research projects were on display...
Analytical Services available to Local Business
Posted on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 04:45 AM
Businesses in Orillia and across Central Ontario may not know it, but a wide range of analytical services are right at their fingertips.
Through Lakehead University in Orillia, area businesses can take advantage of analytical services available at the Lakehead University Center for Analytical Services (LUCAS), located at Lakehead’s Thunder Bay campus.
In today’s ever changing world, businesses are increasingly outsourcing analytical services to advance their business when developing new products and...
New School Board Program Promotes Skilled Trades to Girls
Posted on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 04:45 AM
Orillia Packet and Times
Since Bailey Booth was a child, she’s wanted to become a mechanic.Her cousin works on ships on the East Coast and, one day, she hopes to do the same.
When Booth took a small engines class at Orillia District Collegiate and Vocational Institute (ODCVI) in Grade 10, she refused to be deterred by the fact she was the only girl in the class.
“The first year in here, I was like, ‘Wow, this is great,’” said the 17-year-old.
And while Booth, who wants to be a marine diesel mechanic,...
