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Amber McGarvey-Moreland – Growing Up in Orillia

What are your memories of growing up in Orillia as a child? My family was really involved with everything arts and culture, so they really wanted to instill […]

Amber McGarvey-Moreland – Ripple of Kindness

Ripple kindness originated in Barrie, Ontario. The whole idea of Ripple is to bring like-minded women together to make a charitable impact to local organizations. It is a […]

Amber McGarvey-Moreland – Family Connections

Your family has many connections in Orillia going back a generation or two, maybe more. Could you tell us a bit about your family and their contributions to […]

Marci Csumrik – Fondest Memory

What are your fondest memories of growing up in Orillia? I was born in Toronto in 1958 and we moved here in ’63. My fondest memories are just how […]

Leslie Fournier – Streets Alive!

You’ve been very involved in the Streets Alive project. Can you start us off with the Festival of Banners? The Festival of Banners came to be I’d say […]

Glenn Higgins – History Buff

I hear you’re something of a local historian, what’s your favourite aspect of Orillia’s history? Well, I started when I first came to town and I was an […]

Mehreen Shahid – Change in Orillia

If you could change one thing about Orillia with a magical wand, what would it be? I don’t think I would change anything about Orillia to be honest. […]

Becca Shron – Growing Up in Orillia

When you were growing up, where was your favourite place in Orillia to hang out? Me and my friends went to Mariposa Market a lot. I think my […]

Maggie Shaw – Change in Orillia

If you had a magic wand, is there one thing about Orillia that you would change? Absolutely. The HRC property – formerly known as HRC – it is […]

Maggie Shaw – Generation Isolation

In the 15 years you’ve been teaching here, with the advent of social media and smartphones, have you noticed any changes in the way students learn, take in […]

Becca Shron – Change in Orillia

If there were one thing you could change about Orillia, what would it be? I think I would change how tourists see it. A lot of tourists who […]

Who is Becca Shron?

I’m Becca Shron, I’m the co-op student/intern at the Orillia Museum of Art and History and I’m from the Georgian College Museums program. Were you born in Orillia? […]