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As an immigrant from Pakistan, what were your first impressions of Orillia? As an immigrant from Pakistan, I’d actually been to the U.S., several states in the U.S., and […]
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 […]
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? […]
If there was one thing you would change, if you had a magic wand and you could change one thing about Orillia, what would that be? I think […]
My name is Raquel Ness, I am born and raised in Orillia, I’m a lawyer here – I own my own law firm called Ness Law – and […]
If there was one thing about Orillia that you could change, what would it be? I don’t think there is anything I would change about Orillia. There’s a […]
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 […]
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 […]
