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Orillia also hosts an annual Canada Day event at Couchiching Beach Park. [30] The day begins with a traditional pancake breakfast served by the Mayor and Council, and ends with a large fireworks display at dusk. Orillia is the original site of the popular Mariposa Folk Festival. Beginning in 1961, it is (as of 2024) the longest-running folk ...
Born Scotch Lake settlement, near Fredericton, NB in 1823. Moved with his family to Middlesex County, Upper Canada, in 1819. Moved to nearby Ingersoll, 1850. There he established himself as a lumberman, mill owner, contractor, and politician. Developed businesses in Orillia (1868–72) and Thunder Bay District (1872–78). Mayor of Ingersoll ...
In 1859, the Ontario government established a branch of the Toronto-based Provincial Lunatic Asylum in Orillia, modifying a hotel to suit this purpose. [7]: 27 Within a few years, the facility was closed down due to disrepair, but due to increasing demand for residential mental health services, it was reconditioned and reopened in 1876, this time as a newly independent "Hospital for Idiots and ...
In 1895, the Association changed its name to the Orillia Public Library. Library membership was fee-based, and before 1911 there were around 300 members. [1] In March 1909, the Orillia Times newspaper began to publish debates and opinion pieces regarding applying for a Carnegie library grant. The grant would allow for the Orillia Public Library ...
Orillia Ramara Regional Airport (TC LID: CNJ4) is a registered aerodrome located 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) northeast of Orillia, Ontario, Canada.. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
The City Recreation Department was founded on July 15, 1910, and opened up five recreation centers in the following two years. [3] [7] In 1920, the first municipal golf course was established and a day camp in 1927. [6] The Maryland Pool was built by The Columbus Dispatch in 1929, later gifting it to the city to make it the city's first pool ...
CICX-FM (105.9 MHz) is a radio station in Orillia, Ontario. Owned by Bell Media , it broadcasts a country format branded as Pure Country 106 . The studio and office is located in Orillia while its transmitter is located near The Horseshoe Valley .
Lake Simcoe Regional Airport (IATA: YLK, ICAO: CYLS), formerly the Oro Barrie Orillia Regional Airport, [4] is a registered aerodrome that operates as a regional airport located near Highway 11 in the township of Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada.