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Catholic school board firms up its capital priorities list

Catholic school board firms up its capital priorities list

There are no new local schools on the Catholic board's list of options seeking provincial funding
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Pair of Orillia schools recognized as champions of healthy eating

Pair of Orillia schools recognized as champions of healthy eating

Program recognizes schools for promoting and enhancing the health and well-being of students, staff and the broader community
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OPP offer boat safety tips after 32 killed on waterways in 2020

OPP offer boat safety tips after 32 killed on waterways in 2020

OPP urging Ontarians to avoid taking the same risks that cost 32 boaters and paddlers their lives on OPP-patrolled waterways last year
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Seven Orillia residents among 62 new COVID cases in region

Seven Orillia residents among 62 new COVID cases in region

All seven new Orillia cases are among citizens under the age of 64 - two are youth under the age of 18, says health unit
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Sanctioned trustee set to return to table after six-month ban

Sanctioned trustee set to return to table after six-month ban

‘I ask questions and I advocate for parents, and that’s my crime,’ says trustee who was found to have breached the board's Code of Conduct in December 2020
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WATCH: Ontario says outdoor amenities, including golf and tennis, can reopen May 22

WATCH: Ontario says outdoor amenities, including golf and tennis, can reopen May 22

'There might be some who want to move faster, but we can’t risk it right now' Premier Doug Ford says
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Two more weeks of lockdown, safe outdoor activity should bring good summer: Science table

Two more weeks of lockdown, safe outdoor activity should bring good summer: Science table

'We’re winning, Ontarians. We are bringing this down,' says Ontario chief medical officer of health
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Region's school boards getting funding increase for 2021-22

Region's school boards getting funding increase for 2021-22

'There’s no one area where we’re getting a large or massive amount of money ...it’s a bunch of little increases here and there,' says local trustee Jodi Lloyd
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Big Chute a big deal for boaters, visitors from far and wide (6 photos)

Big Chute a big deal for boaters, visitors from far and wide (6 photos)

Marine railway is the only one of its kind in North America and is one of the most popular locks along the world-renowned Trent-Severn Waterway
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Campaign aims to support Orillia man paralyzed after fluke injury

Campaign aims to support Orillia man paralyzed after fluke injury

A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help Riley Chapman, 20, and his family; 'This is truly a sad time,' says best friend spearheading fundraiser
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