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Inspiring Stories Shared at AGM
Posted on Friday, November 16, 2012 10:45 AM
Over 45 local business leaders and Dignitaries attended the annual Orillia Manufacturers’ Association (OMA) dinner meeting held Thursday November 15th, which featured inspiring presentations from each end of the manufacturing sector.
As a major employer, Matthew Webb of Kubota Metal Corporation kicked off the presentations with a summary of the new plant expansion which is currently underway on Commerce Road. “The new facility will allow us to increase our product exports with the manufacturing...
3rd Solar Power Project Completed
Posted on Friday, November 09, 2012 09:30 AM
Packet and Times
ORILLIA - Orillia’s third major solar rooftop project is up and running.
For the past two years, the Toronto-based Bright Power Group has been working under the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) on a 75-kilowatt installation atop the Couchiching Family Health Team building at 119 Memorial Ave.
“This particular project was largely made in Orillia,” said Mayor Angelo Orsi, who was at the official unveiling Tuesday afternoon.
Steenhof Building Service came up with the design for the...
High Marks for Lakehead University
Posted on Friday, November 09, 2012 09:30 AM
Packet and Times
ORILLIA - Lakehead University has ranked high - among five Ontario undergraduate universities in its category - in Maclean's magazine's university rankings.
"For us, that tells us we're actually doing quite well within the province," Rod Hanley, Lakehead provost and vice-president academic, said Tuesday. "It's something we're quite proud of."
The rankings aren't separated between the Orillia and Thunder Bay campuses.
"It's overall for the university," Hanley said.
Nationally,...
County of Simcoe Looking for Public Input on Affordable Housing Strategy
Posted on Wednesday, November 07, 2012 04:30 AM
The County of Simcoe is working with consultants to develop their Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy and is asking for more public input.
You can take the online survey or attend one of the open houses to hear and/or give your opinion, one of which will be held in Orillia.
For more information, please view the attached notice for all the details, including dates and locations for the public open houses and to take the on-line survey.
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County Website Hopes to Attract Immigration to Local Communities
Posted on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 11:00 AM
Simcoe County is working on a website for newcomers.
The Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) is working on an Internet portal intended to attract, integrate and recruit immigrants to the county’s municipalities.
The website will launch in March.
Irena Pozgaj, research analyst for Simcoe County, said the area is often more of a secondary location than an immigrant’s landing area.
“Immigrants are twice as likely than Canadian-born residents to move to rural areas, but also twice as likely to leave,”...
