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Council Floats New Waterfront Plan
Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2011 09:00 AM
The Packet & TimesA new plan looking to link the downtown to the Lake Couchiching waterfront is in the works.The city expects to have a consultant hired to create a new vision for Orillia's downtown core and waterfront by the end of the year."During elections it was one of my campaign objectives to revitalize the downtown and waterfront, as I see it to be the new genesis of Orillia," Mayor Angelo Orsi wrote in an email. "The revitalization will create jobs, attract investment, tourism, create...
New "A to Z Services" on Website
Posted on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 12:00 PM
As a enhanced feature to our users, we have added an "A to Z Services" to our website.This feature behaves as a glossary and assists users in finding services and information in a variety of terms. As an example, if someone is looking for a dog license, they could click on the "A to Z Services" button (located at the very top of our homepage) and then look under the letters "D" (for Dog licenses) OR the information could also be found under the letter "A" (for Animal Control).We hope you find...
12 New Jobs Created as Strongco Choose Orillia
Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 05:30 AM
Orillia is the new home of a branch of Strongco Corporation, one of Canada's largest multi-line mobile equipment dealers. Site work has already begun on the 1.5-acre parcel of land in Progress Park, where the new 10,500-square-foot building will be constructed. "We are happy to be in Orillia," said Tom Perks, vice president of corporate development for Strongco. "I have been up there a few times, looking at existing buildings...when this piece of land became available, we jumped at it." Perks said...
TeleTech Hiring 100 New Workers
Posted on Saturday, August 06, 2011 05:45 AM
The Packet & TimesBy September, Orillia's TeleTech will have more employees than ever before, says Trevor Forrester, local site director.In July 2009, the recession forced the call centre to cut 80% of its staff. Of the company's 591 employees, 470 were laid off.The Hunter Valley Road call-centre has been growing and will hire 100 people by September to bring its workforce to 660."It's the highest we've ever been," Forrester said on Friday. "It's great news for TeleTech as a company and great...
Local Song Writer, City Combine Forces to Produce Orillia Song
Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 05:45 AM
Steve Van Kessel is proud to call Orillia home. In fact, the second-generation Orillian is so enamoured with his hometown, he penned a song about the Sunshine City. It was a labour of love that took a little more than 20 years - a process fast-tracked when Van Kessel was inspired to finish the tune after feeling a fresh vibe ripple through town in the wake of November's municipal election. Van Kessel put together a raw recording of his song and dropped a copy off early last spring for...
