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GUEST COLUMN: Health unit calls for safe consumption site

GUEST COLUMN: Health unit calls for safe consumption site

Consumption and treatment services site 'will help save lives,' says associate medical officer of health
Local women who go 'above and beyond' recognized at OBWA gala

Local women who go 'above and beyond' recognized at OBWA gala

'The community and helping other people is really where my heart and soul is,' says winner of prestigious Orillia Business Women’s Association award
ADOPT ME: Young cat looking to 'dash' into new home

ADOPT ME: Young cat looking to 'dash' into new home

Dash loves people but would do best in a home with no other animals
Police investigating anti-LGBTQ posters at Midland high schools

Police investigating anti-LGBTQ posters at Midland high schools

Posters reading 'reclaim the rainbow' plastered on both Midland high schools
LETTER: Modular homes could spell the end of encampments

LETTER: Modular homes could spell the end of encampments

'Modular housing is cheaper than the ramifications of tent cities in the long run,' says local man who has experienced homelessness
LETTER: Citizen 'deeply saddened' to see encampment cleared

LETTER: Citizen 'deeply saddened' to see encampment cleared

'Where are these people to go? Why would all their possessions be dumped in garbage bins?' asks reader
Body of 40-year-old man discovered in wooded area of West St. S.

Body of 40-year-old man discovered in wooded area of West St. S.

Orillia OPP's Crime Unit and the coroner's office is investigating after the body was found Wednesday night at about 8 p.m.
Gordon Lightfoot to be honoured by Streets Alive this summer

Gordon Lightfoot to be honoured by Streets Alive this summer

'This is the right time to honour Gordon’s legacy,' says Streets Alive founder, who says the downtown art 'will have an incredible visual impact'
Good morning, Orillia!

Good morning, Orillia!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
INSIDE THE VILLAGE: When forest fires rage out of control

INSIDE THE VILLAGE: When forest fires rage out of control

This week on the podcast: Canada is engulfed in the worst wildfire season of the century, with hundreds of active blazes torching millions of hectares of land. We answer all your burning questions