Postcard Memories

The Orillia Terriers captured three straight Mann Cup national titles in the 1930s, winning the 1936 crown at fabled Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto

After a fire in 1915, the iconic downtown landmark was rebuilt and has drawn people to Mississaga Street for generations

His farm was the first farm south of Highway 11 in Oro Township and after selling it, he moved into Orillia and was often found at the Rainbow Room

Church was constructed in 1844 and 1845, using timber cut and hewn with broad axe on site and still hosts annual services each siummer

Douglas Lapp joined the army and was sent to basic training in Orillia, where he was introduced to Anne Carter, beginning a relationship that lasted over 60 years

'Talented group of young Orillia Legion hockey players' were the first team to win the coveted President's Trophy after beating Woodstock in the finals

Investigators pointed to an explosion in the paint shop but workers at the Tudhope building thought 40 tons of steel stored on top floor was cause of collapse

Almost every Orillian listened to our local CFOR station where news was broadcast 14 times a day in the 1950s and beyond

The event was held on July 12 and, typically, the whole town turned out to watch the members of the Orange Lodge march down the street

The company grew, operating a dairy and ice cream bar on West Street as well as a large dairy facility and stables located behind West Street store