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Special Meeting; Next Steps in Downtown/Waterfront
Posted on Monday, July 16, 2012 05:15 AM
Just what could the heart of Orillia look like in the next 20 years? That is a question that will be top of mind at a special meeting at 5 pm on Tuesday, July 17th, the next key date in Council's long-term vision for the downtown and waterfront.
Urban Strategies Inc., the consulting firm helping shape the Downtown Tomorrow project, will recommend a total of 33 strategic initiatives that the City may consider pursuing over the next two decades. The initiatives are based on input from residents and...
Georgian, Lakehead Unite
Posted on Friday, July 13, 2012 05:45 AM
The Packet & Times -
It's the county that binds them, yet it's the rest of Canada they're reaching out to.
A new partnership between Georgian College and Lakehead University in Orillia was announced in the Georgian College Barrie campus library Thursday.
“We're geographically bound. It's a natural partnership,” Lakehead president Brian Stevenson said to the assembled crowd.
He credits Oro-Medonte Township Mayor Harry Hughes for their new union.
“We're bound by the township in between the two of us.”
Memorial Avenue Eyed for Development
Posted on Friday, July 13, 2012 05:45 AM
The Packet & Times -
Two neighboring properties on a central stretch of Memorial Avenue are being eyed for possible redevelopment. The Rainbow Lanes site is in the hands of a new owner, while an adjacent property that was once home to a car dealership is the subject of a proposed sale.“Memorial is still a terrific strip and I think you are going to see it revitalized here for sure,” said Kevin Storey, a real estate agent representing both sites.The new owner of recently shuttered Rainbow Lanes...
Kubota Expansion Begins
Posted on Friday, July 13, 2012 05:30 AM
The Packet & Times -
The earth moved outside Kubota Metal Corporation (KMC) on Commerce Road Friday, as an expansion project was officially launched.
Officials from the local manufacturing plant were joined by representatives from head office in Japan and city officials for a groundbreaking ceremony.
“The meaning of a groundbreaking in Japan is to pray,” explained Kubota president Kaoru Hamada. “We pray for everyone’s safety, for everyone involved in the construction and for the new project to...
Tourism Needs Unified Voice
Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2012 11:45 AM
Krista Storey, general manager of the Orillia Opera House, spoke on behalf of her table after brainstorming sessions about how to better the structure, marketing, and visitor services of Orillia's tourism industry.
Packet and Times
The Orillia and area tourism industry is in need of a collective voice - that was the general consensus at a meeting of the minds Thursday.
Between 40 and 50 people showed up at the tourism town hall at the Best Western Mariposa Inn to brainstorm better approaches to...
