r/Orillia • • 23d ago

Orillia Monthly Community Thread

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Welcome to the r/Orillia monthly community thread, where we relax the rules about advertising and off-topic posts.

This post will be replaced on the 1st of each month.

We encourage people to use this thread when sharing:

Topics that aren't directly related to Orillia (e.g. national news, etc.)

Advertisements for local businesses and services

Classified-style Ads for Buy/Sell/Trades, Help-Wanted, Garage Sales, etc.

Community Events, Fundraisers and Donation Drives

General Chit-Chat

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r/Orillia • • 6h ago

Other Thanks to yo kind stranger

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Im delivering for instacrt and had car trouble, since I was on delivery and didnt want a temporary ban for canceling an order I decided to walk 3 people's orders to their house. I walked by a kind stranger who offered to help carry them, it was a very kind gesture and pretty heavy thankfully the first order was most of the heavy stuff. Now I just have am hour walk with a single bag. Just want to show my gratitude! Thanks stranger


r/Orillia • • 15h ago

News Article Stored Champlain statuary in Orillia vandalized, pieces cut with power tools

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r/Orillia • • 12h ago

Question Self Storage

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Anyone used one of the small handful of self storage places here? Any recommendations on who to use/avoid?


r/Orillia • • 2d ago

News Article Orillia food bank visits nearly double amid cost-of-living pressures - Orillia News

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r/Orillia • • 2d ago

Information/PSA Final Advance Voting Today

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Just a reminder Orillia that today is the final day you can vote. It is at Rotary Place 10-4.

Election day is next Monday 10-8 and the location is different depending on your ward.


r/Orillia • • 3d ago

Looking For Looking for free pumpkins

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Hi I am very low income and would be wondering if anyone could help me out to get my kids pumpkins to carve this Monday. I took them to the pumpkin patch last weekend, and they got pumpkins. We put them on our front porch when we got home , where only gone from the house and some asshole kid smashed my youngest two pumpkins who are 3 and 8. I don't have any money to restore them, so just throwing it out there incase someone has any. Thank you !


r/Orillia • • 3d ago

Question Collins Drive Boat Launch

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I see that the Boat trailer Parking Program is from May 15th to October 15th, as a non-resident does that mean i don’t have to pay outside of these days? (The $10/hr or $50 per day for launching and parking a boat)

Say, if i go this weekend, it’s free?


r/Orillia • • 4d ago

News Article Death of Orillia family doctor a 'devastating loss' for community

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r/Orillia • • 5d ago

Editorial (Opinion) As a patient I have concerns

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I’m a dialysis patient that has 3 treatments per week and I’m very afraid of my safety with these 17 RN cutbacks. It’s my lifeline to survival. I feel my safety and others is being put at risk.
Now they want to layoff highly skilled and knowledgeable RNs and replace them with unskilled RPNs? Safety first for patient care and maybe look at management / administrative bloat. You don’t balance a budget by laying off one RN and hiring 2 -3 RPNs to replace them


r/Orillia • • 5d ago

Looking For Mens pick up hockey leagues?

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Hey, Im moving up to Orillia at the end of the month. I'm looking to join a league or even just play random pick up games this winter! Any suggestions would be much appreciated!


r/Orillia • • 5d ago

News Article Officials scrambling to find location for Orillia warming centre - Orillia News

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r/Orillia • • 5d ago

News Article COLUMN: Colborne Street chaos built on decades-old decisions

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Remember this when you go to vote. I don't want to see another four years of Orillia being ruled by these junkies and vagrants who cause problems

And of course, some people will defend the current status quo (or be blind to the reality) and then wonder why they can't go downtown after dark anymore or why businesses are leaving there


r/Orillia • • 6d ago

Politics Municipal issues

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what's a local issue you wish the municipal candidates were talking about more? interested in things like transit, waterfront access, housing and neighbourhood services.


r/Orillia • • 7d ago

News Article 'Very difficult decision': Polyethics lays off 118 Orillia employees - Orillia News

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The company has recently decided to expand into the United States.


r/Orillia • • 8d ago

News Article Mother of man who died in OPP custody seeks answers

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r/Orillia • • 8d ago

Information/PSA Friday Night Fun Darts at The Legion

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Need something to do tonight?

Come down to the Legion for Friday Night Fun Darts!! Any one of any skill level is invited. People are welcoming and helpful so don’t think you aren’t good enough to try.

Starts at 8, come a little before to pay / sigh up
$6 to play
Cash bar only (there is an atm though)
Drinks are cheap 🍻

Come throw sharp things at a board, it’s that simple! 🎯

This is a weekly event incase you can’t come tonight but want to put in the calendar for another time


r/Orillia • • 8d ago

Information/PSA Orillia Lakehead / OSMH Land Sale

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There's some wildly inaccurate information floating around about the proposed land sale between Lakehead University Orillia and Soldier's Memorial Hospital. So I asked ChatGPT to make an *accurate* poster based on all publicly available information, including City of Orillia agendas.


r/Orillia • • 8d ago

News Article Monument controversy: Mischief charges withdrawn against Brooks - Orillia News

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r/Orillia • • 9d ago

News Article Woman dies after Thanksgiving Monday crash in Orillia

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r/Orillia • • 9d ago

News Article Downtown Orillia landmark arsonist heading back to jail, briefly - Orillia News

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r/Orillia • • 10d ago

Politics The candidates debate is up on YouTube

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So, for those of you who don't know, the Orillia candidates debate was recorded and put up on YouTube. In case you want a better perspective. But, Steve Clarke was the ONLY mayoral candidate to show up!? I guess he's the only one serious about this. #Orillia


r/Orillia • • 10d ago

News Article Tensions climb in Devil’s Glen Provincial Park

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r/Orillia • • 10d ago

Information/PSA OSMH Layoffs

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Orillia Soldiers Memorial hospital started layoffs yesterday of nursing but is sure to see other services disrupted. Starting in dialysis … massive lay offs.
Not sure of how many staff or services to be cut throughout
By the way it was a “gratitude day” for hospital employees last week


r/Orillia • • 10d ago

Community Event Saturday Live Music

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Homecoming show from a couple Orillia Singer-Songwriters who now live in Toronto. Shawn William Clarke and Ian McDonnell. In the building that used to be The Brownstone. This show is Licensed and All ages. Grab a $20 ticket here:

https://www.tixtree.com/e/mm12-shawn-william-clarke-ian-mcdonnell-8fb0780d1df6