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Orillia identifies three sites for possible social housing
OrilliaMatters
20we will need all the affordable housing we can get ready yo go for when Doug Ford’s Bill 60 comes into play, pushing renters into homes they can’t afford or onto the streets. Bill 60 is a homeless crisis waiting to happen.
4- Jenny Mac
Mother of son in grips of addiction calls out 'heavy-handed' tactics
OrilliaMatters 9Mandatory rehab is the same as jail. We all knowhow addiction works—-people can not stop using until they are ready. Mandatory rehab is a temporary solution best for the city, especially during summer months when tourism is highest. Out of sight. Away from places the city wants tourists to spend money. If the city put money into actual help for those struggling with addiction & nowhere to hide the addiction, the way middle class adducts get to hide behind their house walls, We all see the truth behind putting addicts in jail—i mean mandatory rehab.
14- Jenny Mac
Man builds tiny home in woods for his homeless father-in-law
OrilliaMatters 14i think this is a good solution for the situation. i pray the bylaw officers leave the tiny home as it is. and instead of making life harder for Mr Godin, maybe a trusted support team can do house calls to offer the wrap around support P.S. Housing is a human right
6- Jenny Mac
Doug Ford’s PCs vote to end access to political officials’ records
14ORILLIA VOTED FOR DOUG FORD! Simcoe North—Orillia voter stats 2025 Provincial Election: Jill Dunlop 24,849 votes (PC—Doug Ford)vs Walter Alvarez-Bardales 13,338 votes (Lib)vs Jordi Malcolm 4,813 votes (NDP)
5- Jenny Mac
'Future of health care' arrives in Orillia with new teaching unit, medical clinic
OrilliaMatters 18This is such good news! Everyone in Orillia is going to benefit greatly from this teaching clinic. Family doctors have to know a bit of everything and keep up with the latest medical research. It’s not possible to be a really good GP without hands-on training and support! And, from personal experience, a good doctor makes *the* difference between life and death, but can also make or break quality of life. I’m grateful for all the work that went into making this clinic a reality. Thank you!
- Jenny Mac
Orillia recognized by province as Age-Friendly Community
OrilliaMatters 17please plough the sidewalks. not all seniors have cars. and even walking a dog can be dangerous in the winter with snow covered sidewalks—the melt/freeze/rain/snow cycle creates hazardous conditions that must be removed to protect our seniors & make staying active as well as avoiding isolation a possibility for every senior. otherwise some can be literally stuck inside most of the season.
1- Jenny Mac
Ontario should end forced encampment evictions: housing advocate
OrilliaMatters 4Housing is a human right in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. That set of laws is very important, and is used as a cornerstone or a foundation of other laws that need to be enforced
13- Jenny Mac
Ontario should end forced encampment evictions: housing advocate
OrilliaMatters 4“People with experience on the street reported that they are constantly being forced to move, which creates greater stress and hardship. Rarely, when forced to move, are they offered a bed or a safe space to go,” she said.
11- Jenny Mac
'Money grab': Petition challenges fairness of Orillia speed cameras
OrilliaMatters 11am i the only one stunned by the irony of a mom whipping through a school zone and then arguing, not only, for her own clemency for habitual speeding, but for change to the law to accommodate her daily speeding?
3- Jenny Mac
$500,000 gift to library will help spawn renewal of Local History Room
OrilliaMatters 14The Orillia Public Library is amazing!
- Jenny Mac
Ontario should end forced encampment evictions: housing advocate
OrilliaMatters 4Housing is a human right in The Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms
7- Jenny Mac
Orillia identifies three sites for possible social housing
OrilliaMatters 9these units would be for seniors! for everyone who needs affordable, geared-to-income housing.
1- Jenny Mac
Council wants analysis from staff, committee input after TOK Transit makes appeal for more cash
OrilliaMatters 8The transit system is vital for elderly, students, and those who work part-time or minimum wage jobs. We have 2 post-secondary schools here, which bring in young professionals and new business owners. We can’t afford to lose university or college students. These people need bus routes to get to work after school and to get downtown to spend money at restaurants and bars. If more middle-class professionals were enticed to take public transit, then Orillia would see the value of non-individual transportation. And it would increase this city’s overall score as a good place to live.
2- Jenny Mac
'It’s demoralizing': Broken elevator traps residents in rest home for more than a week
OrilliaMatters 9To The Residents of LeBlanc Rest Home: you deserve an elevator! and every other thing the owner characterized as “complaining” so never stop using your voice! We hear you out here as witnesses. I pray this publicity changes the way you are treated and the state of the facility for the better—at least one thousand fold better.
1- Jenny Mac
New downtown cannabis store set to open doors on Saturday
OrilliaMatters 7I’m glad to read there will be locally grown/produced products available here. That’s important for supporting our Ontario & Canadian economy.
3- Jenny Mac
Mother of son in grips of addiction calls out 'heavy-handed' tactics
OrilliaMatters 5there are decades of data available on mandatory ‘rehab’
5- Jenny Mac
Mother of son in grips of addiction calls out 'heavy-handed' tactics
OrilliaMatters 6The real issue is this: we beed to treat those in active addiction like human beings.
4- Jenny Mac
Attention drivers: Westmount Drive speed camera is now live
OrilliaMatters 8This will hopefully wake up drivers in this area. Because the intersection of Westmount at Barrie is used as a local route to bypass highway 12 and/or Memorial, the drivers are often impatient at the four-way stop, and even aggressive. This behaviour hasn’t been quelled by the presence of an experienced crossing guard. Who retired in June.
1- Jenny Mac
Lakehead student raises alarm over 25-hour emergency care ordeal
OrilliaMatters 9If radiology was available overnight at Georgian Bay Hospital, as Sean Molnar said, it should have been used for diagnosis in this emergency. period. Emergency and crisis care must come before other community partners. That’s a big problem.
- Jenny Mac
Council wants analysis from staff, committee input after TOK Transit makes appeal for more cash
OrilliaMatters 4Students aren’t free, teenagers are. This is building a ridership in Orillia for the future. No loss.
5- Jenny Mac
