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Owner and tenant face carbon monoxide related charges
Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2014 05:30 AM
The owner of the property at 160 West St. N., Orillia has been charged with two counts for failing to install a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm adjacent to a sleeping area. A tenant of the same apartment building has also been charged for disabling a CO alarm. The charges come as a result of the investigation into an incident by the Orillia Fire Department.
On March 19, 2014 the Orillia Fire Department responded to a 9-1-1 call for the report of residents of the apartment building having symptoms...
Notice of Application and Public Meeting for Zoning By-Law Amendment re: 1038 Mississaga Street West
Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2014 05:15 AM
TAKE NOTICE that an application has been received from Jennark Homes (Agent: ISM Architects, Owner: Plan 1203 Orillia Holdings Inc.) for a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment (File No. D14-806) pursuant to the provisions of the Planning Act, as outlined below.
AND TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the City of Orillia will hold a Public Meeting on Monday, April 14th, 2014 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers, Orillia City Centre, 50 Andrew Street South, to consider a Zoning By-law...
Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital ER ranked 4th in Ontario
Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 10:15 AM
Orillia Packet & Times
Finding efficiencies throughout Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH) is paying off.
The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has ranked Orillia’s emergency department fourth best out of 74 Ontario hospitals.
“We’re very proud,” said Bernadette DeMunnik, manager of the OSMH emergency department. “The staff in this organization work incredibly hard to provide good quality patient care and to do it within the resources that we have.”
The ranking, measuring 2013...
Inaugural special battery collection a success
Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 08:30 AM
During a one-week special battery collection from March 10 to 14, 2014, the City of Orillia recycled more than 675 kg of used household batteries. This represents more than 50 per cent of all the spent batteries collected at the City’s Household Hazardous Waste Depot in 2013 (by volume).
“I’d like to thank each and every household who took part in the City’s first special battery collection,” said Mayor Angelo Orsi. “Environmental stewardship is a priority of this Council and together with our...
Global economist Warren Jestin to speak in Orillia April 10
Posted on Monday, March 17, 2014 10:00 AM
Global Prospects - The Economics of Hope is a free seminar presented by Scotiabank’s Chief Economist Dr. Warren Jestin.
See the attached for event details or register by calling 705-325-4900 or by email at edc@orillia.ca
Summary:Global economic activity remains highly uneven, with U.S. consumers getting back in a spending mood and Europe showing signs of crawling out of a lengthy recession just as China and some other new world powerhouses are losing momentum. From a Canadian perspective, the...
