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Rally at MPP Dunlop’s Orillia Office – CORRUPTION in the Greenbelt

Jill Dunlop's Office 575 West Street South, Orillia, Ontario

Please join us, including speakers Madeleine Fournier (Stop Sprawl Orillia), Aaron Cayden Hiltz (Past candidate Simcoe North Liberal Party), Dr. Elizabeth Van Houtte (Past candidate Simcoe North NDP), Jacob Kearey Moreland (Co-founder of Orillia for Democracy), and Margaret Prophet (Executive Director Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition), as we express our serious concerns, not only about the …

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Rama Powwow

Rama First Nation

Rama Powwow is one of the biggest and best powwows in Ontario. All are welcome! Held on Chippewas of Rama First Nation territory, at the John Snake Memorial Community Multi-Purpose Grounds. Cost is $10/day $15/weekend pass; free for kids under 12, seniors, handicapped, or veterans. No pre-registration or advance tickets necessary – pay at gate. …

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Greenbelt Public Forum

Hey #Simcoe Community! Are you frustrated over the Ontario government’s handling of the Greenbelt? Do you still have questions about the whole process? Wondering what can be done in response? Us too! Mark your calendars for September 12th @ 7:00 PM and join us at Grace United Church in Barrie for a special public forum. …

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Orillia Climate Strike

?SEPTEMBER 15TH @ 4PM ?TIME TO TURN UP THE HEAT ON CLIMATE ACTION ORILLIA This historic mobilisation renews and reinforces global efforts focused on ending the era of fossil fuels. The scale of this mobilisation and the urgency of the moment underscore the devastating impacts of recent record breaking heat, deadly floods, wildfires and other …

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An Evening with Dr. Ellen Field: Young People and the Climate Crisis

Creative Nomad Studios 23 Mississaga St W

Dr. Field, an assistant professor at Lakehead University and a leading researcher in this field will present her findings and recommendations from her recent study of 1000 Canadian young people - ages 16 to 25. A study that captured young people's perspective on the climate crisis, their futures and what we, the older generations can …

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Special Film Screening: Orange Shirt Day

Orillia Public Library 36 Mississaga St W, Orillia, Ontario

Join us in the Program Room on Tuesday, September 26 at 1:30 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. for this special screening of "Orange Shirt Day".  In honour of the 10 year mark of Orange Shirt Day, Phyllis Webstad shares the Orange Shirt Day origin story by reliving what it was like growing up in an Indigenous …

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Truth and Reconciliation Film Screening: Birth of a Family

Midland Cultural Centre 333 King St, Midland, Ontario

In this deeply moving feature-length documentary, three sisters and a brother meet for the first time. Removed from their young Dene mother during the infamous Sixties Scoop, they were separated as infants and adopted into families across North America. Betty Ann, Esther, Rosalie, and Ben were only four of the 20,000 Indigenous Canadian children taken from their …

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Parklane Landscapes Free Native Plants event

250 Matchedash St S 250 Matchedash St S, Orillia, Ontario

Who doesn’t want FREE NATIVE PLANTS for their shoreline or garden? SAVE THE DATE ALERT September 29th from 4-7pm at our yard in Orillia, we will be hosting a complementary night thanks to @orilliamuseum & @parklanelandscapes. Bring your family or friends to 250 Matchedash St, South. Stay a little to collect your plants & mark …

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Sustainable Orillia Urban Planning Walk

First Session:- 9:30am Second Session: 2:00pm Gathering Location:- Mnjikaning Fish Weirs Historical Site, Bridge Street, by Blue Beacon Marina, Atherley

OMAH Elevating Indigenous Voices Event

This one hour presentation focuses on the work of Ziigwen Mixemong, an Anishinabek youth from Beausoleil First Nation.  Performed by her mother, Kelly Brownbill, it will include excerpts from plays, poems and children’s books written by Ziigwen and Kelly that focus on the issues facing Indigenous people in our area, while underlining the importance of an ancient culture in …

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