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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 […]

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 […]

Glenn Higgins – History Buff

I hear you’re something of a local historian, what’s your favourite aspect of Orillia’s history? Well, I started when I first came to town and I was an […]

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 – Favourite Teaching Moment

Do you have a favourite teaching memory? I have so many incredible teaching memories. These kids are an absolute hoot. How much they enrich my life, and the […]

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 – 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 […]

Who is Becca Shron?

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? […]

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 – 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 […]

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 […]