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Orillia - a city that provides all the services a city-goer wants, with a small-town, "welcome home" lifestyle. An awesome city with the little town feel. Orillia is host to many weekend events. During the summer months almost every weekend has a popular event or show held at any one of the local waterfront parks, the Orillia Opera House or right in the middle of her downtown streets.
Orillia - a city that provides all the services a city-goer wants, with a small-town, "welcome home" lifestyle. An awesome city with the little town feel. Orillia is host to many weekend events. During the summer months almost every weekend has a popular event or show held at any one of the local waterfront parks, the Orillia Opera House or right in the middle of her downtown streets.
Many changes have occurred in the past few years. Multiple waterfront condos have sprung up (sorry, but I'm not a fan of that) and more housing units in center of city (West Street N area), and the building doesn't appear to have stopped. Up in the Westridge area, even more new houses lining the outer edge of town. We could do without the overcrowded waterfront though.
Spring is here and the weather is shaping up for summer fun. The city is gearing up for the summer event season! Before you know it, it will be time to launch your boats again. See this blog post for information about boat launching, in and around Orillia.
To see a schedule of spring & summer events visit the City of Orillia Events Page, Orillia & Lake Country events page, Orillia Chamber of Commerce Events, and the Orillia Public Library calendar.
(Be sure to visit our blog section for updates!)
We moved out of Orillia in 2019 (hey, getting ready to move back, so check the blog section) so some of the information on this site might be considered "historical reference". I'll update things a little more as I move back to town. Recently updated are the schools, churches and other places of worship, and the real estate pages.
Apart from choosing Orillia as a vacation destination, there are many good reasons to choose this as a place to live and raise your kids, or a place to buy a cottage for year round use. See the realty page if you are looking to buy property.  Orillia's schools are part of the Simcoe Country District School system, plus has several private schools, and college and university campuses. I've recently updated the schools page to include childcare and daycare centers. | A short distance from Orillia (Barrie & Midland) are several more educational options. Orillia's hospital has a well organized emergency department, several surgical specialties, experts in internal medicine, and, the NICU at "Soldier's" is renowned across Ontario. Our oncology treatment centre has been given more space & updated equipment, saving long distance travel for many. For feeding the soul, one can find a church of almost any denomination in Orillia, some small, some large but all welcoming. |
A good place to live; an amazing place to visit with so much to see and do.
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