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LETTER: Plan for return of passenger rail not running on time

LETTER: Plan for return of passenger rail not running on time

The alternate railway connecting North Bay to Toronto - by way of Orillia and Barrie - was abandoned in the mid 1990s, meaning train service to GTA is off the rails
LETTER: Downtown tenant says patio program 'terrible' for family

LETTER: Downtown tenant says patio program 'terrible' for family

Resident said she was 'disappointed' to see program scaled back, but 'with no security ... and little accountability ... maybe it's time to reassess the program'
LETTERS: DOMB 'shooting themselves in their collective feet'

LETTERS: DOMB 'shooting themselves in their collective feet'

OrilliaMatters has received a flood of letters — including from these seven citizens — expressing disappointment over downtown patio decision
LETTER: Former DOMB chair 'disturbed by negative responses' about patio decision

LETTER: Former DOMB chair 'disturbed by negative responses' about patio decision

'Maybe with more support from the citizens of Orillia the DOMB would be able to please even more people,' says past board chair
LETTER: Short-term rentals posing long-term problems

LETTER: Short-term rentals posing long-term problems

'Short-term rentals are the single biggest threat that our residential neighbourhoods have ever faced,' says frustrated Oro-Medonte resident
LETTERS: Downtown's 'See You on the Patio' decision sparks outrage

LETTERS: Downtown's 'See You on the Patio' decision sparks outrage

These four letter writers express anger and frustration over DOMB's move to dramatically scale back popular See You on the Patio program
LETTER: See You on the Patio 'deserves the opportunity to grow'

LETTER: See You on the Patio 'deserves the opportunity to grow'

Founder of Streets Alive! Orillia says 'a people-oriented street is the best place to allow the magic of community building to fully flourish'
LETTER: Board, city urged to 'revisit' See You on the Patio decision

LETTER: Board, city urged to 'revisit' See You on the Patio decision

Reader says he was 'proud to show off Orillia’s rejuvenated downtown' to visiting friends
LETTER: Changes to See You on the Patio program 'shortsighted'

LETTER: Changes to See You on the Patio program 'shortsighted'

'Did anyone think to ask the patrons?' frustrated reader asks after learning the popular program is being significantly reduced
LETTER: Breath-test devices should be mandatory in all vehicles

LETTER: Breath-test devices should be mandatory in all vehicles

'It still has not sunk into many people’s heads that driving after drinking is criminal,' says founder of Orillia Against Drunk Driving