City of Orillia overall ward map – City of Orillia image From Simcoe.com, July 21, 2022 By Sara Carson People living in Orillia will head to the polls this fall to decide who will represent them around the city council table and on the local scho...

Township of Severn. – Sara Carson/Torstar From Simcoe.com, July 22, 2022 By Sara Carson People living in Severn Township will head to the polls this fall to decide who will represent them around the township council table and on the local school ...

As of July 22, three of the seven council positions in Adjala-Tosorontio had no candidates for the upcoming municipal election. From Simcoe.com, July 22, 2022 By Brad Pritchard Adjala-Tosorontio’s slate of candidates planning to run for council in the ...

From Simcoe.com, July 22, 2022 By Ian Adams Here’s who has filed to run for the Oct. 24 municipal election in Wasaga Beach. This story will be updated regularly as new candidates register. WHO IS RUNNING? The deadline to file a nomination is Frid...

Premier Doug Ford has signalled he plans to set up a ‘strong mayor’ system for Toronto and Ottawa, but some local officials say the change would be undemocratic. |  Kate Porter/CBC From CBC News, July 20, 2022 By Dan Taekema An Ottawa counc...

Premier Doug Ford, left, and Mayor John Tory hold a news conference at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on June 27, 2022.  R.J. JOHNSTON / TORONTO STAR From the Toronto Star, July 20, 2022 By Robert Benzie Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Premier Doug...

From Simcoe.com, July 19, 2022 By Shane MacDonald Here’s who has filed to run for the Oct. 24 municipal election in Innisfil. This story will be updated regularly as new candidates register. The nomination period runs from May 2, 2022 to Aug. 19....

| OrilliaMatters image From OrilliaMatters, July 19, 2022 A Letter to the Editor The following letter is in response to recent Oro-Medonte council controversies.  Some members of council in Oro-Medonte would like this fiasco to just go away, but it sho...

This sign was on display at a recent protest. |Natasha Philpott/BradfordToday From OrilliaMatters, July 20, 2022 A Letter to the Editor Highway 413 will only take 30 seconds off of commute time — saving 30 seconds of driving time will harm 2,000 acres ...

Stock Image From OrilliaMatters, July 19, 2022 NEWS RELEASE FORESTS ONTARIO Forests Ontario and its partners planted 2.5 million native tree seedlings across the province this season as part of its 50 Million Tree Program. This brings Forests Ontario’s...