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Unison Staff Numbers Up 30%
Posted on Monday, May 07, 2012 11:45 AM
Larry Dening, the general manager at Unison Engine Components, says he and his staff are driven by the motto shown on the wall in their Progress Drive offices. The company has expanded its staff by 30 per cent over the past year and expects continued growth in the coming years.
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The Orillia community has produced a first-rate workforce for Unison Engine Components.
Rising fuel prices mean gas pains for many, but it has translated into big gains for Unison Engine Components – Orillia.
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Imagine a Different Orillia...
Posted on Monday, May 07, 2012 07:00 AM
Packet & TimesImagine an Orillia where public access to the Lake Couchiching waterfront stretches all the way to Tudhope Park.
As one of Ontario's largest promenades, it's a busy scene with boutiques, restaurants and a variety of housing — all in keeping with Orillia’s heritage charm.
It's somewhere to "be proud of," says Orillia resident Lenore Weaver.
"Sometimes we're ashamed of the condition of our city," Weaver said Friday, pointing out scrapyards and derelict buildings dotting the waterfront.
'Wonderful Ideas' About Downtown Floated
Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2012 06:15 AM
Packet & Times
Landscape architect Jeffrey Staates, of Phillips, Farevaag, Smallenberg, plots ideas on a map of Orillia in one of six workshops that took place Wednesday at Branch 34 of the Royal Canadian Legion. The workshops are part of the city's design charrette public consultation process. The public input will help develop a downtown/waterfront revitalization plan. Orillians have "a lot of ideas" to revitalize downtown and the waterfront, says George Dark, a partner with Urban Strategies.
Downtown Visioning Unfolds
Posted on Wednesday, May 02, 2012 08:00 AM
Packet & TimesMore than 150 people took part in Day 1 of the city's downtown and waterfront revitalization charrette public consultation process at Branch 34 of the Royal Canadian Legion Tuesday night.
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Revitalizing Orillia's downtown and waterfront is about "recapturing the land," George Dark, a partner with Urban Strategies, said Tuesday.
"It's now time to really get a very imaginative and creative set of ideas together," Dark said.
More than 150 people took part in the first day of...
Have Your Say on Orillia’s Downtown and Waterfront
Posted on Monday, April 30, 2012 05:45 AM
Thursday, April 26, 2012; FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
Public Invited to Help Shape Future of Orillia's Downtown and Waterfront
-ORILLIA - Local residents are being invited to help shape the future development of Orillia’s downtown and waterfront during a public consultation process taking place next week.
The City of Orillia is hosting a Design Charrette for Orillia's Downtown and Waterfront from May 1 to 4 at the Orillia branch of the Royal Canadian Legion on Mississaga Street.
A charrette is an...
