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So you’re an O.P.P. Officer. Tell us how you joined the O.P.P. and your experience of a goalie competing on a male hockey team. Was that any help […]
Ripple kindness originated in Barrie, Ontario. The whole idea of Ripple is to bring like-minded women together to make a charitable impact to local organizations. It is a […]
If there was one thing that you could change about Orillia, what would it be? More inclusiveness. I still see a divide here that was present when I […]
You have a host of interests and causes including, the Orillia Youth Centre, Lighthouse Men’s Shelter, Ripple of Kindness, Orillia and Area of Physician Recruitment & Retention, Mariposa […]
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 […]
What made you decide to get into emergency services? My brother-in-law was a firefighter, full career firefighter in Orillia and encouraged me to become a volunteer. It was […]
If you could change one thing about Orillia with a magical wand, what would it be? I don’t think I would change anything about Orillia to be honest. […]
You’ve spoken to a lot of people in and around Orillia, what are the kind of issues that matter most to people in Orillia? Oh my gosh. Snow […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
