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COLUMN: Sustainability sells at downtown Orillia store

COLUMN: Sustainability sells at downtown Orillia store

Refillery District sells food and other items with focus on environment, accessibility; 'Cost can never be an inhibiting factor for food'
COLUMN: Favourite song? Now that is a tough question!

COLUMN: Favourite song? Now that is a tough question!

Depending on the mood, the weather, the activity and even the season, it's a much harder question than you may think
PROFILE: Orillia man strives to be a voice for change in the community

PROFILE: Orillia man strives to be a voice for change in the community

'I want to try to improve things so that when my kids grow up here, they won’t face the same kind of racism that I faced,' says social justice advocate
COLUMN: Pandemic has people embracing outdoors like never before

COLUMN: Pandemic has people embracing outdoors like never before

'We’ve embraced the outdoors and can easily explore what lies just beyond our doorstep,' reporter writes
PROFILE: Community a common theme in Orillia woman's life, work

PROFILE: Community a common theme in Orillia woman's life, work

Former St. Paul's minister Karen Hilfman Millson reflects on outreach, alternative worship styles, cancer journey
COLUMN: Any way you slice it, there's nothing else like Rustica in Orillia (7 photos)

COLUMN: Any way you slice it, there's nothing else like Rustica in Orillia (7 photos)

Downtown restaurant boasts only commercial wood-fired pizza oven in town, bringing Naples-inspired flavours to the Sunshine City
COLUMN: Reporter mom excited — and nervous — for back to school

COLUMN: Reporter mom excited — and nervous — for back to school

'Once that bell rings, I know things are out of my hands and I have to have faith that everyone else is also doing their part to keep our schools a safe place,' says reporter
COLUMN: It's Ottawa's fault CEOs can't keep hands out of cookie jar

COLUMN: It's Ottawa's fault CEOs can't keep hands out of cookie jar

In retrospect, you’d be surprised if these companies didn’t take the federal handout because it was, well, free money
COLUMN: It's takeout time: Local restaurants need our support amid latest restrictions

COLUMN: It's takeout time: Local restaurants need our support amid latest restrictions

With indoor dining banned until at least Jan. 21, Orillia's diverse culinary scene could use a boost
COLUMN: Christmas holidays usher in ceremonial loosening of the belt

COLUMN: Christmas holidays usher in ceremonial loosening of the belt

'I think I set a new personal best (or worst) for the amount of food eaten this Christmas season,' laments editor