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Mehreen Shahid – Ethnicity

In your job, do you think your ethnicity was a help or hindrance, or did it make no difference? For me my ethnicity never made a difference. It […]

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 […]

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 […]

Pam Carter – Mariposa Folk Festival

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 […]

Ted Reeve – Change in Orillia

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 […]

Ted Reeve – Orillia’s Community

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. […]

Ted Reeve – Indigenous Connections

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 […]

Who is Ted Reeve?

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 […]

Tyler Knight – Community Dark Room

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 […]

Tyler Knight – Opening Refillery District

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 […]

Mason Ainsworth – Change in Orillia

If you could change one thing about Orillia, what would it be? Oh, that is a tough one, but I think the big thing that would really help […]