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Environmental issues: I feel like I am reading someone's essay. A political statement. This is very slanted towards a certain group's politikin!
I should use the Orillia Transit section for my own personal soap box then hmm? Maybe I should mark up the entire "environmental issues" section with "citation needed" "citation needed" and "neutrality?"
The sign I took a picture of says the city of Orillia incorporated in 1867, while the article says it founded in 1867 and was incorporated in 1875 - someone should probably look into that discrepancy. Janizary 22:18, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
Although it was quite antagonistic throughout the process, I have to admit that we have hammered out a rather nice wiki page. Any thoughts on what we should tackle next? :-) 70.31.66.22 04:12, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
Wow, good job on the article. Paul 15:41, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
A very pleasant little city where I was fortunate enough to live for one year in the early 1970's while in my last year of high school.....met some excellent people, made some good friends....John Palmer was a great teacher, a real educator, while others such as Mr. Fraser were in my opinion pompous and self-absorbed...I believe he thought he was the second coming of Irving Layton....it seemed like a place everyone was trying to leave, but the quality of life was excellent....as I recall, more drug oriented than my hometown of Hamilton....Atherley Arms Hotel was a real education in itself with some good times...... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.210.12.95 ( talk • contribs) 16:10, February 12, 2006
It would be interesting to know if the Casino has had any significant economic and social impact on the City of Orillia. As the city was already a summer tourist destination, has the economy been improved on a year-round basis as a result of gambling?..has there been the creation of good jobs?.....C.S Jeffery —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.210.13.210 ( talk • contribs) 01:48, 13 March 2006
I would like some discussion on whether or not it is felt valuable and relevant to have information on the Lakehead Campus coming to Orillia. This is a major step for Orillia in revitalising the downtown core, and providing a strong economic and education impact towards the town. Anyone that's lived in Orillia for a significant period of time will be well aware that the quest for a University in Orillia has been long standing, therefore I feel it is relevant to note the information about the University in the article. There is another user who feels that it is a form of advertising or vandalism. This needs to be resolved.
Also, There is the issue of mentioning that there are a lot of Tim Hortons, but that there aren't really. The "coffee town" section, I feel is completely irrelevant as it clearly states that Orillia has a lot of Tim Hortons, but then states that the number is not disproportionately high for the size of the town. In that case, what's the point of its inclusion. This seems more like Advertising to me than the Lakehead piece, with none of the relevance. Orillia does not have many more Tim Horton's locations than other cities of its size, so why is this part of the article? This also needs to be resolved.
After we can come to some sort of an agreement on this, we can remove the NPOV tag. -- 141.117.22.127 01:22, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
I looked through the history of the discussion page and am unable to locate the resolution stating why the "coffee town" section warrants inclusion. Can someone point out the reasons for this? It serves absolutely no purpose and basically just says that there are a lot of coffee stores, but then says it's normal that there are that many, and it is NOT disproportionately high. I have removed the parts of this section that aren't verifiable. The rule is: Articles should contain only material that has been published by reputable sources. I left the part of this section that is verifyable, but without the hearsay dribble and references to jokes that someone made, you can begin to see why this section is useless. Anyone still think it needs to stay? If not, I say we remove it soon. -- 141.117.22.127 07:19, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
I added Cumberland Beach and Happyland to the community area - they're not spefically Orillia, but anyone from there describes themselves as Orillians. As far as Happyland goes, I dont know how to make a non-existent page, but someone should note that it has no relation to the band that it links to. (Check a map if you believe me that is exists!) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.158.110.11 ( talk • contribs)
I removed the reqmapin|Canada tag from this Talk: page, since a map was added in July by Earl Andrew.
Most of the statistics are useless. My thoughts are; so? It would be better presented with textual explanation. Ex: Orillia is X.XX% white. I feel these statistics are a hokey cut and paste job from Stats Can. If I want to know about Orillia from Statistics Canada, I'll goto stats Canada.
Coffee town? Is that all we can say about Orillia? If we are trying to advertise the town with these silly statements, try the Casino, or the Orillia Opera House, the three main shopping centers, Downtown, the Mall and the SW corner of Highway 11&12. What about the Farmers Market, the Mariposa Market?
What about the economy of the town? I think there should be some focus on the jobs, and the economic history. How are the wages of workers? The education level?
How about some depth into the relationship with other municipalities?
Most of the issues are not important to me or anyone I know, this article about Orillia, is trite, and I think it represents the opinions of very few.
The photo of the welcome to Orillia sign, hardly gives anyone an idea of what Orillia is about.
'Incinerators'? When was this suggested? Source? It seems as if someone providing exposure to little known issues to advance some kind of agenda.
'Bob Rae'? Can we have more information about the Mayor's political agenda. Local politics are more important in the context of Orillia, than provincial politics.
I feel dumber after reading this article, much of the information is useless, and the credibility of information is questionable, this entire article needs a rewrite. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.115.213.155 ( talk • contribs)
Reverted back to the previous OPP page, with some added detail about the Tudhope building and a year for the switchover from the City police to the OPP. There's nothing particularly notable about the OPP providing contract policing services - this has happened all over Ontario in municipalities larger and smaller than Orillia. And the offers of OPP jobs for City constables is standard practice. What is unique here is the OPP headquarters. Blotto adrift 01:57, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
The result of the proposal was move. Mind matrix 12:52, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
Rename: Orillia, Ontario → Orillia
Per WP:CANSTYLE. An internet search of non-Wikipedia mirrors suggests this term is overwhelmingly associated with this city. Excluding terms such as Barrie, Ontario and Canada, only 30,000 hits are found, and the first ten pages are all related to the city (eg - businesses operating there etc.). Further, the undisambiguated title currently redirects here. Mind matrix 15:55, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Has anyone heard of the Bethel Baptist's academy in Orillia? We have a church but I have never heard of this school. http://www.bethelorillia.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oreeya ( talk • contribs) 18:46, 11 May 2013 (UTC)