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'Eggciting' Great Egg Hunt returns to downtown Orillia Saturday

'Eggciting' Great Egg Hunt returns to downtown Orillia Saturday

Face-painting, Montie the aplaca, photos with the Easter bunny and much more featured at downtown Orillia event this weekend
Construction underway to create new 'therapeutic farm community'

Construction underway to create new 'therapeutic farm community'

When it opens next year, Cherry Blossom Village will be home for 24 adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities and complex needs
Pickup truck crashed twice, Wasaga man facing dozen charges

Pickup truck crashed twice, Wasaga man facing dozen charges

The 44-year-old driver is facing a dozen charges; the vehicle he was driving was allegedly stolen in Peel Region
Laclie Street reconstruction project set to resume April 1

Laclie Street reconstruction project set to resume April 1

These 'short-term inconveniences are paving the way for long-needed improvements that will benefit the whole community,' says mayor
LETTER: Stronger penalties needed to deter 'idiot' stunt drivers

LETTER: Stronger penalties needed to deter 'idiot' stunt drivers

'The current suspensions are clearly not acting as serious enough punishment,' writer says, adding speeding drivers endanger the lives of law-abiding motorists
LETTER: Want to rename Hwy. 400 after Lightfoot? Foot the bill

LETTER: Want to rename Hwy. 400 after Lightfoot? Foot the bill

Reader says people signing such petitions should be aware of 'significant costs' that would come with any changes
Kitesurfers harness wind as season gets early start (9 photos)

Kitesurfers harness wind as season gets early start (9 photos)

'It’s like a form of meditation. When you are out there, there is nothing to think about,' says kitesurfer
Wait list for autism assessment up nearly 3,000 kids in three years

Wait list for autism assessment up nearly 3,000 kids in three years

Ontario Autism Coalition president calls numbers 'a low estimate'; current wait list is for autism diagnosis 'a mess — it's all over the place'
Good morning, Orillia!

Good morning, Orillia!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
VIDEO: Hundreds of hospital patients moved to nursing homes they didn't choose

VIDEO: Hundreds of hospital patients moved to nursing homes they didn't choose

Now the target of a Charter Challenge, the Ford government's 'More Beds, Better Care Act' allows certain elderly hospital patients to be moved to long-term care facilities 150 km from home