Winter is for the Birds

Red cardinal sitting on a branch in winter

Winter can easily become a time of boredom and shuttering ourselves indoors, so it helps to be reminded there’s never been a better time to get outside to explore and […]

The 2020 Orillia Food Map and Directory

Green vegetables food collage. Silver beet, kale, celery and chard.

Introducing the digital version of the 2020 Orillia Food Map & Directory! The new food map allows for increased awareness and connectivity between consumers and available food sources. Click on […]

Sustainability Begins on the Farm

Close-up of seeds growing in rich earth

“EAT TODAY? THANK A FARMER.” All of us have seen this slogan on license plates and in signs in our community. Since the production of healthy, plentiful food for the […]

We’re Fighting for our Home!

Aerial view of flood plain

by Mark Bisset A large portion of the City of Orillia is built on flood plain. That fact should not be lost on the thousands of home-owners here as communities […]