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'Tourism is big business': Feds dole out $14M for local projects

'Tourism is big business': Feds dole out $14M for local projects

Funding announced Monday includes up to $100,000 for Hardwood Ski and Bike which will help 'improve the experience of visitors to the resort'
'Super group' Tommy Youngsteen to rock main stage at Roots North

'Super group' Tommy Youngsteen to rock main stage at Roots North

To accommodate the band’s 'high-powered ensemble', the auditorium will be reconfigured to include a dance floor, officials say of April 21 event
CFUW hands out scholarships to 15 local young women

CFUW hands out scholarships to 15 local young women

Scholarships for those pursuing post-secondary education range from $1,050 to $2,000
Orillia Kiwanis Music Festival returning to in-person format

Orillia Kiwanis Music Festival returning to in-person format

Participants 'like the excitement of performing in front of peers, family and the adjudicator'
Downtown mental health hub holding grand opening

Downtown mental health hub holding grand opening

Cocoon Orillia invites community members to Feb. 3 event
Collision closes Highway 11 north of Line 14

Collision closes Highway 11 north of Line 14

Officers have shut down all southbound traffic until further notice. Northbound traffic has been reduced to one lane currently
'Great cause': Braestone Winter Classic will support cancer centre

'Great cause': Braestone Winter Classic will support cancer centre

'The spirit of the weekend is small-town Canada and family,' says organizer who hopes this year's event will top last year's fundraising total of $77,000
Good morning, Orillia!

Good morning, Orillia!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
'Huge success': Kettle campaign shatters goal (8 photos)

'Huge success': Kettle campaign shatters goal (8 photos)

Campaign allows Salvation Army to help put a person's 'life back on track,' says Orillia church official at thank-you luncheon for local volunteers, staff
'Correctional system is broken,' says John Howard Society's new boss

'Correctional system is broken,' says John Howard Society's new boss

'I am hopeful and I want to have change,' says Hayley Murdoch-Fyke, who previously ran the group's two programs in Orillia