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City team worked for months to make call centre deal happen
Posted on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 08:45 AM
News that a subsidiary of Bell Canada was coming to the rescue following a mass layoff at TeleTech appeared to arrive out of the blue last week.
Behind the scenes, however, officials with both companies, as well as the city, had been working for months to forge an agreement that promises to return hundreds of lost call-centre jobs to the city.
“People don’t realize how much goes on in the background to make something like this happen,” said Dan Landry, Orillia’s manager of economic development.
Budget Committee - October 21, 2013
Posted on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 06:00 AM
A Budget Committee Meeting regarding the 2014 Budget will be held on Monday, October 21, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber of the Orillia City Centre.
Further information is available by contacting:Office of the City Clerk3rd Floor, City Centre, 50 Andrew St. S705-325-1311, or clerks@orillia.ca.
Parks, Recreation and Culture Master Plan survey now available
Posted on Wednesday, October 09, 2013 07:45 AM
It will only take five minutes to have your say on the City’s new Parks, Recreation and Culture Master Plan.
A short online survey is now available on the City’s website, www.orillia.ca, under the “Have Your Say” button, or in hard copy format at the Parks, Recreation and Culture Department desk at 50 Andrew St. S.
The Parks, Recreation and Culture Master Plan will provide overall direction and guidance to City Councils and staff on managing parks, recreation and culture facilities, infrastructure...
Abandoned building to be demolished for public safety
Posted on Monday, October 07, 2013 05:15 AM
The City of Orillia’s Abandoned Properties Project Team has identified 116 Colborne St. E. for demolition Monday Oct. 7, 2013.
The house at 116 Colborne St. E. has been vacant since 2001 and the building has deteriorated significantly. During this time, City staff have boarded up windows and entrances in attempts to make the house secure.
In April 2013, the City’s Chief Building Official (CBO) placed an Unsafe Order on 116 Colborne St. E. The Building Code Act allows the CBO to place an Unsafe...
Nordia opens Orillia call centre to serve Bell residential customers in Ontario and Québec
Posted on Wednesday, October 02, 2013 07:00 AM
Nordia Inc., one of the largest bilingual call centre operators in North America, has acquired the assets and lease of a call centre in Orillia, Ontario, formerly operated by TeleTech. Under the agreement, TeleTech will continue to use a portion of the facility to provide services to existing customers, while Nordia will take over management of the centre. Nordia is now hiring new customer service representatives in order to begin training this week.
“We are excited to acquire this first class...
