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You mentioned that you are dedicated philanthropist, could you tell us about some of the projects that you’re involved with? For sure. When I first moved back to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Why does Orillia need a youth centre? You can sort of look at it as servicing young people in opportunities. Youth centres mean something different to every community. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Do you have any particular memories of growing up in Orillia as a kid? Oh yeah there’s tons! I’d say a big one was going for bike rides. […]
My name’s Mason Ainsworth and I’m a councillor in the City of Orillia and I’m on my second term on council so this is year five of me […]
My name is Tanya Cunnington, I am an artist, and I’m also the owner and director of Lee Contemporary Art Gallery. I was born up in Northern Ontario but […]
