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Georgian's Orillia students confident they fill find work
Posted on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 06:45 AM
Orillia Packet and Times
Georgian College Orillia campus students are generally confident their education will lead to employment soon after graduation.
“I’m pretty confident that I will be able to find employment afterwards,” said Scott Anderson, the outgoing student council president. “Georgian does a fantastic job of hooking us up with future potential employers and giving us great co-op and internship opportunities and real experiential learning chances while we are in school. Having that...
New urbanism in Orillia
Posted on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 06:45 AM
Orillia Packet and Times
“New urbanism” is the style of building a young developer wants to bring to the prime downtown Orillia property he has purchased.
Geoffrey Campbell, 28, owner and developer of 21 and 22 Matchedash St. S., the site of the former Paterson Pontiac, said he was attracted to the property because of downtown Orillia’s livability features.
“Orillia has that heritage charm that a lot of other towns have lost,” said Campbell, a partner with Oakleigh Developments Inc. “In the...
Pitch-In Week kicks off Easter weekend
Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2014 12:30 PM
Join the City of Orillia and local partners as we cleanup litter throughout the community this coming week.
Pitch-In Week, a national campaign to cleanup the environment, runs from April 19-26. Throughout the week, church groups, schools, businesses, neighbourhood and community organizations will scour the City to cleanup garbage that has accumulated over the winter.
“Getting involved in Pitch-In Week is a great way to make a visible difference in your community,” said Mayor Angelo Orsi. “Every...
New school and fire hall all signs of progress in 2014
Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 08:00 AM
In this year’s edition of the 2014 Progress Orillia and Area, the Orillia Packet and Times highlights some of the progress being made on various fronts in and around Orillia.
It will be a year of bright futures and redevelopment as the City sees the start of construction of the new secondary school and fire hall, the establishment of a new Arts District and plans moving forward to creating the downtown of tomorrow, not to mention the addition of approx. 150 new jobs to be created in 2014 with...
Downtown bridal boutique married to personal touch
Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 05:00 AM
Diane Halfpenny opened the doors to let the sun and warmth flood her new shop while she worked at getting Say Yes Bridal Gallery ready for its downtown debut. And even though the store was not yet open, people began popping in.
“I still remember the weekend of the car show, we had people coming in,” she said with a smile. “We actually sold dresses before we opened in September (of 2012).”
It was a good omen for the entrepreneur, who had done her homework before deciding to open the bridal salon.
