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Committee adding members to tackle 'different beast' in affordable housing

Committee adding members to tackle 'different beast' in affordable housing

Two members with expertise will be added to affordable housing committee; pandemic has 'thrown housing and rental markets into complete chaos'
This week in OrilliaMatters+: Summer is heating up - keep it cool with Yeti!

This week in OrilliaMatters+: Summer is heating up - keep it cool with Yeti!

Plus, students who are enrolled in a journalism program for the fall are invited to submit an essay for a chance to receive a $1,000 scholarship toward their post-secondary education
Community invited to tie orange ribbons to Peace Pole at St. Paul's

Community invited to tie orange ribbons to Peace Pole at St. Paul's

Initiative is a way for St. Paul's, residents to honour children who died at residential schools
MaxMillions ticket worth $500K sold in Simcoe County

MaxMillions ticket worth $500K sold in Simcoe County

$70-million Lotto Max jackpot split by two winning tickets in Toronto and British Columbia
Oro-Medonte woman mourns death of grandson killed on job with Hydro One

Oro-Medonte woman mourns death of grandson killed on job with Hydro One

'It still doesn’t feel real. I still think Nathan is going to come home,' says grandmother of man killed near Kapuskasing last week
Ontario reports 255 new COVID cases Wednesday

Ontario reports 255 new COVID cases Wednesday

Today's update includes 460 recoveries, 39 new hospitalizations, and 11 deaths
Orchard Park awarded platinum EcoSchools certification

Orchard Park awarded platinum EcoSchools certification

Local elementary school among seven in county to earn platinum certification
Parent groups call to dissolve police programs in Simcoe County schools

Parent groups call to dissolve police programs in Simcoe County schools

‘I would suggest you should consider prioritizing counsellors and not cops,’ school board told
Good morning, Orillia!

Good morning, Orillia!

Don't sweat the small stuff
First-dose appointments 'plateau' as health unit faces challenge to reach unvaccinated

First-dose appointments 'plateau' as health unit faces challenge to reach unvaccinated

Vaccination coverage rates in Simcoe-Muskoka lower in men, low-income areas, neighbourhoods with high cultural diversity, and younger populations, according to health unit