Living in Orillia

The City of Orillia will be implementing organizational structure changes throughout 2020 in order to prepare for the future.
The new organizational structure is informed by the findings received as part of the Municipal Core Service and Organizational Review and Strategic Plan project completed in late 2019. Gayle Jackson, Chief Administrative Officer, provided a high-level level overview for the Council-endorsed changes at four town hall meetings held yesterday with City...
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Significant progress has been made on the Orillia Recreation Centre, but the contractor has notified the City it will not be open in time for the Orillia 2020 Ontario Winter Games (Games), which runs from Feb. 27 to March 1, 2020.
Despite great efforts to push the contractor to complete the long-awaited project in time for the Games, the contractor advised it will not be ready. Of the 27 sports involved in the Games, only three were scheduled to take place at the new facility...
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Mayor Steve Clarke presented the final round of 2019 grants to seven local organizations on Jan. 17, 2020.
“It is always so rewarding to see the City of Orillia grant dollars put towards such diverse and worthy organizations in our community. We look forward to continuing Orillia’s successful grant program in 2020,” said Mayor Steve Clarke.
General grant recipients:
Orillia Horticultural Society           ...
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Come learn more about the Downtown Waterfront Parkland Design Study at an open house being held at the Orillia Public Library on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 5:30 p.m.

Orillia’s waterfront is known as the jewel of the Trent-Severn Waterway. The beauty of the Couchiching waterfront is central to the City’s reputation for offering a high quality of life, as well as being a spectacular place to visit. 

The downtown...
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For immediate release (Dec. 20, 2019) – Progress continues on the City of Orillia’s waterfront redevelopment project for 70 Front St. N.
The City continues to work with Deloitte, the City’s project consultant, and its solicitor to navigate the legal processes required to prepare the 9.75-acre site for sale and future redevelopment by one of the shortlisted proponents announced in June 2019. It is anticipated that the Request for Proposal...
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