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Mayor and Fire Chief to present certificate of bravery
Posted on Friday, April 11, 2014 12:15 PM
A 15-year-old Orillia woman is being presented a certificate of bravery for her actions that helped save a man who went through the ice on his snowmobile on March 23, 2014.
Mayor Angelo Orsi and Orillia Fire Chief Ralph Dominelli will present the certificate to Jenna Roberts at Council on Monday April 14.
In the early morning of March 23, Roberts, who lives on Couchiching Point in Orillia, was awake watching a movie when she heard a noise coming from the lake. She looked outside and saw nothing...
Orillia Home Hardware wins again
Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2014 10:00 AM
Orillia Today
Orillia Home Hardware Building Centre has won the Walter J. Hachborn Store of the Year Award for 2013. The award pays tribute to the top Home Hardware store, as selected from close to 1,100 stores across Canada.
The award is given to the store with the highest standards in retailing, merchandising, staff performance, and overall quality and service. Owned by John Locke and Bill Ecklund, Orillia is the second store to receive the honour twice, having also won in 2011.
Research and Development Centre for Orillia Lakehead Campus
Posted on Monday, April 07, 2014 12:15 PM
Orillia Packet and Times
Becoming a hub of research has been a goal of Lakehead University since it opened a campus in Orillia in 2006. That dream is about to come true.
The university senate recently approved Lakehead Orillia’s proposal for a Research Centre for Sustainable Communities.
“This is a huge accomplishment for the university,” Orillia campus dean and vice-provost Kim Fedderson said Wednesday. “The senate doesn’t approve research centres willy-nilly.”
The research centre will focus on...
Early registration opens for Culture Days activity organizers
Posted on Friday, April 04, 2014 08:45 AM
Registration is now open for Culture Days 2014.
Register your activity by April 30 for a chance to win tickets to the National Congress on Culture in Winnipeg May 22 and 23, 2014. Early registration also means more exposure though national, provincial and local marketing initiatives.
Culture Days, which runs from Sept 26-28, 2014, invites artists and cultural organizations to connect with the public by providing free interactive, behind the scenes activities promoting arts and culture in their...
Keep drains, swales and storm water inlets clear
Posted on Friday, March 28, 2014 12:00 PM
The focus of Public Works staff this week has been patrolling and identifying potential drainage issues in anticipation of the predicted rainfall this weekend. Daily monitoring has identified a number of ditches and culverts that have since been cleared. Clearing drainage paths to catch basins has been ongoing.
On March 28, 2014, approximately 20 calls were received by the City of Orillia primarily dealing with localized roadway and driveway ponding. A number of staff will continue working...
