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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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).
Orillia Transit is operated by TOK Transit under contract to the City of Orillia in central Ontario, Canada. TOK Transit provides drivers, maintains the vehicles and supplies fuel. Service is provided on six routes throughout the city every day except statutory holidays, and one weekday special industrial area service.
The Richardsonian Romanesque building was built in 1895, replacing the first permanent town hall built in 1874, to house Orillia City Council and the local jail. The original structure was designed by Toronto architecture firm Gordon & Helliwell and completed in 1895.
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 .