by Vanessa | Nov 9, 2021 | History, Publications, Uncategorized
Private Raymond John Gagnon By Mary Ann Grant The son of Aimee and Emile Gagnon came to Rathburn, Ontario (Monck Road) from Alberta as a boy. The family operated a small strawberry farm on the 12th Concession of Mara Township. A happy-go-lucky lad, Gagnon enjoyed...
by Vanessa | Jun 23, 2021 | Publications, Uncategorized
Community Difference-Maker: Erin Dixon and the Gojijing Roundtable Three thousand years ago, Orillia was populated by the Wendat or Huron people, whose settlement extended all around Lake Couchiching, which they called Gojijing. As colonizers arrived, the lives of...
by Vanessa | Feb 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
We pay tribute to Fayne Bullen for his dedication to the enrichment of our community as an educator, historian, politician, community activist and builder. Fayne has shown through his fifty-five years in Orillia that, when he sees a need, he rolls up his sleeves and...
by Vanessa | Dec 12, 2020 | History, Publications, Uncategorized
The current Covid-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented changes in social interaction and commerce. With all the changes resulting from self-isolation, social distancing, travel restrictions, reduced shopping trips, increased on-line shopping, working at home and...
