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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 […]
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 […]
You have a host of interests and causes including, the Orillia Youth Centre, Lighthouse Men’s Shelter, Ripple of Kindness, Orillia and Area of Physician Recruitment & Retention, Mariposa […]
How is the real estate business in Orillia at the moment? It’s very healthy. It is a seller’s market right now, inventory is low and there’s a lot […]
If there was one thing that could change about Orillia, what would that be? Making the downtown more people-friendly, but there’s not one thing that does that. It’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The festival has a huge social and economic impact on Orillia, can you give us an idea of its size and importance? The festival I would say is […]
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 […]
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 […]
If there was one thing you could change about Orillia, what would it be? There’s not a lot I want to change because when you start to look […]
