Everyone Has a Story Everyone Has a Story Orillia Museum of Art & History
How did you first get involved with the Mariposa Folk Festival? Well, many years ago at the gym, two of the four Wise Men – the Wise Men […]
You were born and raised in Orillia, what do you remember most about Orillia and growing up? Orillia was a great place to grow up and it was […]
If there was one thing you could change about Orillia, what would that be? Well I wish that we could have had a University Campus at the Huronia […]
What is your favourite memory of growing up in Orillia? I enjoy a memory of neighbourhood within the area we grew up on West Street and Elgin. There […]
Hello, I’m Fran Carpino – Officially known as Francesca. How old were you when your family arrived in Orillia from Italy? I was just over 3 years and […]
If there was one thing you could change about Orillia, what would it be? The thing I would – well the thing that we are evolving and working […]
Many of the people that I’ve interviewed for this series have commented on the remarkable sense of community and volunteerism in Orillia. Has that been your experience? Yeah. […]
Perhaps you could tell us about some positive things that you have encountered through your work at St. Paul? One of the things I’m most excited about is […]
My name is Ted Reeve and I’m the Coordinating Minister here at St. Paul’s Centre. I came to Orillia five years ago, initially on a contract, and have […]
You have just a few cameras around here, and you mentioned that you were going to start a community dark room? Yeah, so Otter Art Club, run by […]
How has your new business, Refillery District, been received? It has been so well-received. When we first opened our doors it was like a floodgate had opened of […]
My name is Tyler Knight and I’m from Orillia, born and raised here so I didn’t really have a choice in where I grew up, but I’m glad […]
