By Sara Ross, Orillia Packet & Times July18 2012ORILLIA - Orillia’s integrity commissioner has opened a case into a potential conflict of interest involving Mayor Angelo Orsi....

By Frank Matys Barrie Advance Apr 19, 2012  ORILLIA – The Simcoe County Alliance to End Homelessness is voicing concern over what it says is council’s inaction on affordable housing. “It just looks at this point in time as if, slowly but surely they are backing away from this,” said Joyce Ward,...

By SARA ROSS Orillia Packet and Times April 5 2012Mayor Angelo Orsi has not charged Orillia for his 2011 mileage and other expenses.Read more...

By SARA ROSS Orillia Packet & Times April 2 2012Orillia has a new city manager. Roman Martiuk, who has experience in the municipal sector in Ontario and Saskatchewan, has been appointed chief administrative officer.Read more...

By GISELE WINTON SARVIS Orillia Packet and Times December 2011 Bob Bowles, chair of the Orillia Trails for Life Committee, is stepping down in December for good, citing a lack of appreciation from Mayor Angelo Orsi and council. Read more ...

Dunlop gets earful at pre-budget meeting By MIRANDA MINASSIAN Orillia Packet and Times February 9 2012 The City of Orillia is the sixth most unaffordable Canadian community to live in, a panel of community-group representatives heard during a roundtable discussion Wednesday. Read more...

By NATHAN TAYLOR, The Packet & Times February 4 2012 The issues faced by the Downtown Orillia Management Board (DOMB) continue to pile up. No longer is it simply merchants versus city council, which seemed to be the case after DOMB chair Mariano Tulipano and more than 30 downtown business owners...

Michael Walker takes haranguing to a new level By John Swartz Orillia Packet and Times January 19 2012 From time to time, the council chambers at city hall resembles a people place rather than the mausoleum it can frequently be mistaken for. read more ...

By MIRANDA MINASSIAN Orillia Packet and Times December 23 2011 The spring-like weather that has marked the official start of winter has local gardeners already plotting for the up-coming growing season. Read more ...

By Frank Matys, Don Campbell, Thana Dharmarajah Barrie Advance Dec 22, 2011  ORILLIA – Orillia is an award-winner when it comes to diverting trash, garnering industry accolades for steps it has taken to lighten the load on its municipal landfill. Yet despite implementing a slew of programs to e...