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COVID-19 Local News
COVID-19 Local News
Orillia restaurant served $10,000 fine for failing to comply with COVID-19 mandates
Owner Brad Watters 'is not some corporate monster. He’s a guy trying to run a restaurant. A $10,000 fine is just simply beyond reasonable,' his lawyer tells court
Apr 20, 2022 2:45 PM
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Despite pandemic, Orillia's hotel tax generated $346,000 in 2021 revenue
City, which now has $126,000 in tourism reserve fund, will extend its tourism partnership with Orillia and Lake Country Tourism for another year
Apr 14, 2022 7:30 AM
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'This is the way': City eyes further intensification to accommodate growth
'It's been really impactful having young people raise their voices about our future,' says advocate after council approves $50K to further investigate its boundary expansion course
Apr 12, 2022 2:45 PM
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Council defers funding request, putting Legion's planned monument on shaky ground
'If the grants aren't approved, there may not be a monument, and that's a shame considering, to me, this is a very important historical part of Orillia,' says Legion official
Apr 7, 2022 2:45 PM
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'Fingers are crossed': Local citizens have mixed emotions about lifting of mask mandate
'I think there is a lot of optimism right now for people to get back to some resemblance of normalcy and get business rolling again,' says owner of local hardware store
Mar 11, 2022 2:53 PM
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'I don't like bullies': Local man plans to join fight against Russian invaders in Ukraine
'It wasn’t a light decision on my part, but I figured I would go over there and try to make a difference,' says 52-year-old father and grandfather
Mar 9, 2022 7:30 AM
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Lady luck has hit region several times since 2019, including $25M windfall in 2020
Biggest local winner to date is Yvonne Sauve, who played Lotto 6/49 on Jan. 12 and recently stepped forward to claim $36M prize
Mar 4, 2022 4:15 PM
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'Consumer confidence' is the next big hurdle for local restaurants
'There is a possibility that customers aren’t coming in because passports aren’t in place,' says general manager of Theo’s Eatery
Mar 3, 2022 2:30 PM
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LIVING WITH COVID: Lifting of vaccine passports is 'fantastic news'
'I think there is becoming a wide acceptance of learning to live with COVID and so the government is starting to lift restrictions that we used to have,' says Orillia doctor
Feb 17, 2022 2:45 PM
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Orillia man travels to Ottawa to protest mandates
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Orillia man, who says he lost his business due to shutdowns, says portrayal of demonstration in Ottawa is 'absolute lies' and worries about how protest might end
Feb 8, 2022 2:45 PM
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