{ "city": "Orillia", "state": "Ontario", "page": "https://canada.theboringparts.com/city/orillia/", "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "generated": "2026-07-26", "upcoming": [ { "date": "2026-07-28", "body": "Transportation and Parking Working Group", "headline": "No agenda items listed; only login interface displayed", "summary": "The Transportation and Parking Working Group agenda for July 28, 2026 contains only a login page and no listed agenda items. 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It includes reports on a new public mural and a successful grant application for a concert series.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/387035/Council%20Information%20Package%20-%2024%20Jul%202026.pdf?handle=CADFF92EE20D4B1497AD19D511DC2F0C", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4575" }, { "date": "2026-07-23", "body": "Commemorative Awards Selection Panel", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": null, "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4570" }, { "date": "2026-07-21", "body": "Waste Management Advisory Committee", "headline": "Committee will review the 2027 Waste Management budget submission", "summary": "The Waste Management Advisory Committee will receive information on the 2026 Waste Minimization Plan and discuss the City’s 2027 budget request for waste management services. It will also note a recent council follow‑up on the waste minimization plan and confirm the next meeting date. Procedural items such as agenda approval and minutes adoption are also on the agenda.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/385870/Waste%20Management%20Advisory%20Committee%20-%2021%20Jul%2020.pdf?handle=4B51246E19F24A77A2E61575DB372412", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4569" }, { "date": "2026-07-20", "body": "Regular Council Meeting - Addendum", "headline": "Council to decide on selling donated land for $1B hospital and university expansion", "summary": "Council is considering a decision framework on whether to permit the sale of 25 acres of city-donated land to Lakehead University to facilitate a new hospital and academic building. The framework includes a gateway decision on timing and public input, and three substantive decisions: land sale, financial distribution, and accountability. A separate item updates the 2027-2036 Ten-Year Capital Plan with a proposed funding strategy.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/386149/Regular%20Council%20Meeting%20-%20Addendum%20-%2020%20Jul%20202.pdf?handle=70D45B8C1B0C40F39F5F2A53B9468AF1", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4576" }, { "date": "2026-07-20", "body": "Special Meeting of Council re Review of Policy 2.1.4.1. - Winter Control", "headline": "Council to consider $2.7M budget increase for winter control services", "summary": "The Orillia City Council will review Policy 2.1.4.1 – Winter Control and discuss service‑level adjustments recommended by the Environment and Infrastructure Services Department. The council will consider a one‑time capital budget increase of $1,450,000 and an annual operating budget increase of $1,256,000 for snow‑removal equipment and staffing, as part of the proposed 2027 Budget. A special council meeting will be scheduled after July 1, 2026 to debate the report and related petitions.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/385940/Special%20Meeting%20of%20Council%20re%20Review%20of%20Policy%20.pdf?handle=A5FE0C8453384E5DB6F610005874478F", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4560" }, { "date": "2026-07-20", "body": "Regular Council Meeting", "headline": "Council approves $11.9M transit terminal and multiple capital project budgets", "summary": "Orillia City Council will vote on supplementary 2026 capital budget additions for priority 2027 projects, including a new transit terminal, street construction, and sewer upgrades. The Council will also extend the Community Connection Hub project to March 31, 2027, and dissolve the Addiction and Overdose Crisis Working Group. Additional items include amending the Temporary Advertising policy and updating delegated authority for expenditures over $50,000.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/385942/Regular%20Council%20Meeting%20-%2020%20Jul%202026.pdf?handle=137467F458304F9392A381E563A2E967", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4546" }, { "date": "2026-07-17", "body": "Council Information Package", "headline": "Council to consider removal of holding zones for 21 Diana Drive development", "summary": "The Orillia City Council will review a range of items, including the issuance of 69 supplementary tax bills totaling $449,839.88, a proposal to remove Holding Zones H25 and H6 at 21 Diana Drive, and several amendments to the Traffic and Parking By-law 2007-55. Additional agenda items cover a flood‑hazard technical guide review, a letter of support for the New Horizons for Seniors funding application, and updates from regional conservation and municipal associations.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/385937/Council%20Information%20Package%20-%2017%20Jul%202026.pdf?handle=0EA43112D7014B88904123660D84A3CA", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4573" }, { "date": "2026-07-16", "body": "Orillia Food Access and Sustainability Working Group", "headline": "Working Group reviews food strategy budget and community garden updates", "summary": "The Orillia Food Access and Sustainability Working Group is reviewing a draft report for the 2027 budget request. Members are also discussing community garden programming, farmers' market operations, and a provincial program regarding wild game donations.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/385704/Orillia%20Food%20Access%20and%20Sustainability%20Working%20.pdf?handle=633CB232EDC742BFA57115FBAFFFE07A", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4572" }, { "date": "2026-07-10", "body": "Council Information Package", "headline": "City of Orillia Council updates on development, transit, and infrastructure projects", "summary": "The City is processing building permits for townhouse units at 51-79 Lightfoot Drive and a dealership expansion at 345 West Street South. Additionally, the Orillia Recreation Centre will undergo annual pool maintenance from August 16 to September 14, 2026.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/385633/Council%20Information%20Package%20-%2010%20Jul%202026.pdf?handle=B03C612CD43641CDBAA9217D82EF86C7", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4568" }, { "date": "2026-07-09", "body": "Accessibility Advisory Committee", "headline": "Preliminary renovation designs for 150 Front St South Youth Centre reviewed", "summary": "The Accessibility Advisory Committee will hear a demonstration of an accessible ballot marking device and provide feedback. It will review the manager’s addendum presenting preliminary renovation designs for the former CNR Train Station at 150 Front Street South, now planned as the Orillia Youth Centre. The committee will consider a budget memo for the 2027 municipal budget and a request for a letter of support for a New Horizons for Seniors Fund grant.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/385436/Accessibility%20Advisory%20Committee%20-%2009%20Jul%202026.pdf?handle=971576F55E54414C8C9B80171D15CF09", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4549" }, { "date": "2026-07-08", "body": "Affordable Housing Working Group", "headline": "Working group reviews $160K grant for 16 affordable units at 86 Cedar St.", "summary": "The Affordable Housing Working Group is discussing a financial assistance application from Hillcrest Lodge for a second retirement home at 86 Cedar Street, proposing 16 rent-geared-to-income units. Staff recommend reduced securities, a $10,000 per unit capital grant ($160,000 total), and a grant up to $168,493.60 for planning, building, and engineering fees, all from the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund. The group may provide additional comments before the recommendations go to Council.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/385410/Affordable%20Housing%20Working%20Group%20-%2008%20Jul%202026.pdf?handle=852BD15B14A74784A7D1BF8D95C12D49", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4567" }, { "date": "2026-07-03", "body": "Council Information Package", "headline": "Pickleball complex construction at Orillia Recreation Centre to start July 13", "summary": "This Council Information Package (CIP) contains correspondence and notices for information only; no decisions are being made. Notable items include notification of pickleball complex construction, a $8,750 TC Energy grant for firefighter mental health, and various resolutions from other municipalities.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/385416/Council%20Information%20Package%20-%2003%20Jul%202026.pdf?handle=793B6837F80C433C806624A5D7342F82", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4565" }, { "date": "2026-06-29", "body": "Regular Council Meeting", "headline": "Council to decide on paramedic and social services contracts for 2026-2029", "summary": "Orillia council meets to consider several reports and by-laws. Key items include a multi-year Municipal Services Management Agreement for paramedic and social services with the County of Simcoe and City of Barrie, a proposal to become a living wage employer, a 40 km/h speed limit pilot project, and a transit electrification study. Deputations include the Orillia Public Library annual report and a request for $44,000 from Mountain Movers for a Women's Centre.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/385160/Regular%20Council%20Meeting%20-%2029%20Jun%202026.pdf?handle=1F179C823C7C457E9AAACF220BFD1CDC", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4544" }, { "date": "2026-06-26", "body": "Council Information Package", "headline": "City receives expressions of interest for Champlain statue", "summary": "This is a Council Information Package, not a decision-making meeting. It includes updates on a school site plan agreement, expressions of interest for the Champlain statue, committee of adjustment decisions, and various correspondence from other municipalities and organizations.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/385164/Council%20Information%20Package%20-%2026%20Jun%202026.pdf?handle=C1908DFD45274E63AE3CD81DC469FAAF", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4562" }, { "date": "2026-06-25", "body": "Commemorative Awards Selection Panel", "headline": null, "summary": null, "agenda_url": null, "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4556" }, { "date": "2026-06-25", "body": "Orillia Food Access and Sustainability Working Group", "headline": "Food access group to discuss greenhouse, official plan, farmers' market", "summary": "The Orillia Food Access and Sustainability Working Group will receive updates on the Community Greenhouse Working Group established by Council and on the group's Official Plan feedback submission. They will also hear presentations on the Community Gardens program from a recreation supervisor and on the Orillia Farmers' Market from the director of business development. Plans for a fall 2026 community engagement event to launch the Orillia & Area Food Strategy will be discussed.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/384689/Orillia%20Food%20Access%20and%20Sustainability%20Working%20.pdf?handle=70BA6A3EEEF64EE78080B56E5421B465", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4548" }, { "date": "2026-06-25", "body": "Couchiching OPP Detachment Board", "headline": "Board will move to closed session to review Detachment Commander performance", "summary": "The Couchiching OPP Detachment Board will consider a motion to enter a virtual closed session under Section 44(2)(b) of the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019. The closed session will address a personal matter, specifically the Detachment Commander’s mid‑year performance review, with a report to be circulated as an addendum on June 24, 2026. After the closed session, the board will return to open session to consider any motions arising from those discussions.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/384562/Couchiching%20OPP%20Detachment%20Board%20-%2025%20Jun%202026.pdf?handle=90D64192847A4627A8674FECF3A607BB", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4559" }, { "date": "2026-06-24", "body": "Recreation Working Group", "headline": "Recreation Working Group to review York Street Park renaming request", "summary": "The Recreation Working Group is meeting to discuss updates on community gardens, facility maintenance, and trail signage. The group will also review a draft report regarding a request to rename York Street Parkette.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/384702/Recreation%20Working%20Group%20-%2024%20Jun%202026.pdf?handle=A15EE437E5334F9BAA0BE0E4F0804606", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4537" }, { "date": "2026-06-19", "body": "Council Information Package", "headline": "Council to decide quarterly funding for the Orillia Museum of Art & History", "summary": "The Orillia City Council will consider a request from the Orillia Museum of Art & History to resume quarterly advance payments for 2026 to support its operating cash flow. The agenda also includes a hearing notice amendment from the Committee of Adjustment, a health briefing on cooling‑tower Legionellosis risks, updates to natural‑resource policies under the Aggregates Resource Act, and a provincial guidance update on the Development Charges Reduction Program.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/384755/Council%20Information%20Package%20-%2019%20Jun%202026.pdf?handle=797B26B8F9AB48A4A52620EDABB11144", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4558" }, { "date": "2026-06-16", "body": "Waste Management Advisory Committee", "headline": "Committee will review the draft 2026 Waste Minimization Plan report.", "summary": "The Waste Management Advisory Committee will receive an information item on the Municipal Waste Association’s 2026 Spring Workshop. It will also consider a draft report (EIS‑26‑22) outlining the city’s 2026 Waste Minimization Plan and request comments. The meeting will set the next meeting date for July 21, 2026.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/384260/Waste%20Management%20Advisory%20Committee%20-%2016%20Jun%2020.pdf?handle=B6E18C2DFDE5481F813B863E5807EA83", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4539" }, { "date": "2026-06-15", "body": "Regular Council Meeting", "headline": "Council to consider Official Plan Review and transit terminal design", "summary": "Council holds a statutory public meeting on the Official Plan Review and Update, a major land-use policy. Members will vote on approving a contemporary civic pavilion design for the Orillia Transit Terminal and adopt the 2026 Waste Minimization Plan. Deputations include updates from Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital on redevelopment planning and from the North Simcoe Breastfeeding Coalition. Consent agenda items include a $1,841 park rental fee waiver for Canada Day and a $1 lease for the Orillia Rowing Club.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/384258/Regular%20Council%20Meeting%20-%2015%20Jun%202026.pdf?handle=70B324F0A67A43BCAC0C66FE883FD648", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4517" }, { "date": "2026-06-15", "body": "Statutory Public Meeting of Council re Official Plan Review and Update - Addendum", "headline": "Statutory public meeting to consider new Official Plan", "summary": "Council is holding a statutory public meeting to receive the second draft of the proposed new Official Plan, along with written correspondence and public input. The meeting will consider submissions including requests to re-designate specific properties and adjust policies on density, road widths, and permitted uses. After the meeting, staff will prepare a final draft for adoption. A supplementary memo notes that recent provincial legislation (Bill 98) may affect timelines but the City aims to adopt before January 1, 2029.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/384310/Statutory%20Public%20Meeting%20of%20Council%20re%20Official.pdf?handle=4833421FC1554F6FA98A519324C5F95C", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4555" }, { "date": "2026-06-15", "body": "Statutory Public Meeting of Council re Official Plan Review and Update", "headline": "Council holds public meeting on second draft of new Official Plan", "summary": "Orillia Council is holding a statutory public meeting to present the second draft of the proposed new Official Plan and receive public input. The plan, developed since October 2023, guides growth, housing, transportation, environment, and climate change to 2051. Public feedback will be considered in preparing the final draft for Council adoption in September 2026.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/384256/Statutory%20Public%20Meeting%20of%20Council%20re%20Official.pdf?handle=D09A58286A2E4A9790128E2FFB7352ED", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4542" }, { "date": "2026-06-15", "body": "Regular Council Meeting - Addendum", "headline": "Council to decide on Development Charge Reduction Program application", "summary": "Council is considering whether to authorize staff to apply for the provincial Development Charge Reduction Program (DCRP), which would reduce residential development charges by 30-50% for three years retroactive to March 30, 2026. The city must also decide on its financial contribution level (minimum 10% of eligible project costs). A decision is needed by June 19, 2026 to meet the application deadline.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/384305/Regular%20Council%20Meeting%20-%20Addendum%20-%2015%20Jun%20202.pdf?handle=EC35815E96404C3CBE707E30B27C6DC7", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4557" }, { "date": "2026-06-12", "body": "Council Information Package", "headline": "Samuel de Champlain statue moved to secure storage", "summary": "This Council Information Package provides updates on the removal and storage of the Samuel de Champlain statue from Couchiching Beach Park. It includes a timeline of Council resolutions and a report on expenditures related to the statue's transportation and consultation.", "agenda_url": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/document/384277/Council%20Information%20Package%20-%2012%20Jun%202026.pdf?handle=D8EFE1CC00564B4DA1522B721CF35434", "minutes_url": null, "source": "https://orillia.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=4553" } ] }