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City sponsoring ‘What Orillia Means to Me’ category in Orillia Film Festival
Posted on Monday, May 11, 2015 06:45 AM
Orillia Film Festival - The Orillia Film Festival is pleased to announce the addition of a new award category for the 2015 edition of our event. Thanks to the Orillia Economic Development Committee’s generous sponsorship, we now have the “My Orillia” Award for Best Orillia Story, which has a cash prize of $500. To qualify as a “My Orillia” contender, a film must have been filmed within 5 km of Orillia and portray a positive aspect of the community either through interviews, reminiscences, basic...
Don Tapscott draws a crowd in return to Orillia
Posted on Thursday, May 07, 2015 06:15 AM
Orillia Packet & Times -
Don Tapscott might have been able to predict several trends in new media that have come to fruition over the past two decades, particularly with the digital economy, but he might not have been able to predict the warm welcome he received from his home town Tuesday night.
Tapscott, a graduate of Park Street Collegiate Institute, spoke in front of a capacity crowd at the Orillia Opera House as he commemorates the 20th anniversary of his groundbreaking book, The Digital...
OPP chopper maintenance to be based in Orillia
Posted on Thursday, May 07, 2015 05:00 AM
Orillia Packet & Times -
Helicopter maintenance will be centralized in Orillia.
OPP will begin using the existing aviation facility at General Headquarters in Orillia as the maintenance base for both helicopters in the Helicopter Aviation Unit.
The move will enable OPP to extend aviation service hours and improve aviation response for the entire province, according to police.
“Determining where the highest demand for specialized services are, while providing an increased level of service, is all...
Special Council - May 11
Posted on Tuesday, May 05, 2015 08:00 AM
A Special Meeting of Council regarding a Land/Legal Matter will be held on Monday, May 11, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. in the Tudhope-McIntyre Boardroom, Orillia City Centre. A portion of this meeting will be held in closed session.
Further information is available by contacting:Office of the City Clerk3rd Floor, City Centre, 50 Andrew St. S705-325-1311, or clerks@orillia.ca.
Council Committee recommends recreation facility at 255 West Street South
Posted on Tuesday, May 05, 2015 07:30 AM
For immediate release (May 5, 2015) – Council will be considering moving forward with a recreation facility at 255 West Street South, following a report Monday which advised that development at 174 West Street South is no longer viable.
“The property at 255 West Street South will demonstrate Council’s commitment to redevelopment of a brownfield,” said Mayor Steve Clarke. “This site is centrally located and the redevelopment of the property will present tremendous social, environmental and...
