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Outstanding local leaders named Community Builders Awards winners

Outstanding local leaders named Community Builders Awards winners

The inaugural awards program will recognize 10 community builders here in Orillia and Lake Country
LETTER: Focus should be on controlling prices, not wages

LETTER: Focus should be on controlling prices, not wages

'How can (politicians) justify small wage raises while they let their big business buddies raise prices astronomically?' asks reader Rick Lockman
Oro-Medonte landfill will close by 2027: County official

Oro-Medonte landfill will close by 2027: County official

‘We are concerned about the lack of in-province waste disposal options that are available,’ says county official who warns exporting garbage will be only option
Good morning, Orillia!

Good morning, Orillia!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
VIDEO: Casino cyberattack more proof hackers are ‘ramping it up’

VIDEO: Casino cyberattack more proof hackers are ‘ramping it up’

A leading cybersecurity expert explains the recent surge in ransomware attacks
'Critical' SaveStation installed at Warminster Elementary School

'Critical' SaveStation installed at Warminster Elementary School

'I cannot express enough as to how important it is ... to have access to this AED service,' says teacher of first SaveStation installed outside a school in Canada
'Under attack': Health-care workers rally against Bill 60

'Under attack': Health-care workers rally against Bill 60

'The public doesn’t know that this is what our government is doing. They are taking your health care right from under your nose,' OPSEU official says
Orillia's Colby Barlow named OHL's Scholastic Player of the Year

Orillia's Colby Barlow named OHL's Scholastic Player of the Year

'Playing hockey at an elite level and excelling at academics are really two sides of the same coin,' said Barlow, who was named Orillia's Athlete of the Year in February
Tories spending over $110 million to beef up bail system

Tories spending over $110 million to beef up bail system

Money will go to four programs, including bail compliance teams and expanding OPP's repeat offender parole enforcement unit
Canada Summer Job program will offer fewer subsidies this year

Canada Summer Job program will offer fewer subsidies this year

'Last year an employer may have been approved for every position they’ve applied for, this year they may be approved for some, but not all of the position,' says MP