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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 – 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 – Community Activist

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 […]

Leslie Fournier – Change in Orillia

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 […]

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 […]

Who is Leslie Fournier?

I’m Leslie Fournier, and I live in Orillia, Ontario. You’ve been involved both in the business and the arts in Orillia, do you think of yourself as a business […]

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 […]

Who is Maggie Shaw?

Hi, my name is Maggie Shaw and I’m a visual arts teacher at Twin Lakes Secondary School in Orillia, ON. Why are you here in Orillia at this […]

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 […]

Becca Shron – Working in Orillia

What is it like for a young person who lives in Orillia to start off in life and find a career or job, and what are the prospects […]