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Local police officer fêted as 'true hero without a cape' (4 photos)

Local police officer fêted as 'true hero without a cape' (4 photos)

Debra Brown, currently assigned to a specialty unit in Orillia, says 'honour tells me that someone has faith in me and that policing does matter'
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Evidence of seasonal shift is taking flight all around us

Evidence of seasonal shift is taking flight all around us

What a great place this region is to live in, and what a profound event is this turning of the seasons, notes outdoors columnist
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Ontario reports 1,747 new COVID cases Sunday

Ontario reports 1,747 new COVID cases Sunday

Public Health Ontario also reported 1,167 recoveries, and 15 deaths in today's update
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Office supply company keeps community safe with free PPE distribution

Office supply company keeps community safe with free PPE distribution

PPE packages, which include masks, hand sanitizer, wipes and other item, were sent - for free - to many places, including The Lighthouse in Orillia
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LETTER: It's time to make waves, protect our water

LETTER: It's time to make waves, protect our water

'This tremendous bounty of water demands that we be responsible custodians,' says local Green Party official
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Good morning, Orillia!

Good morning, Orillia!

Live the moment.
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Brier run comes to an end for Team Howard

Brier run comes to an end for Team Howard

It was a magical run for Team Howard that came up just short of a magical finish
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It's time to 'spring forward'

It's time to 'spring forward'

Don't forget to change your clocks on Saturday before bed
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Oro-Medonte leading the charge to modernize privacy laws

Oro-Medonte leading the charge to modernize privacy laws

'Legislation hasn’t been updated for 30 years and privacy has changed substantially in 30 years, and expectations of the public has changed considerably,' says official
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Green Party looking for local candidate to build on 'powerful momentum'

Green Party looking for local candidate to build on 'powerful momentum'

'Our support more than doubled in the past election, putting our riding among the strongest 25 Green results in Canada,' says former candidate
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