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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Do you see yourself leaving Orillia and/or moving back in later life? Definitely yeah, I definitely see myself leaving Orillia. I’m sure I’ll come back. One of the […]
