Ralph Cipolla News Today

Orillia city councillors have finalized a bylaw that will now ban backyard fireworks in the city.

Jimmy Fallon even joked about it on The Tonight Show.

The response to Orillias annual Christmas tree lighting has been anything but festive and jolly.

In Orillia, the ongoing challenges posed by the opioid crisis and the lack of affordable housing took center stage at a special council meeting Monday, eliciting a sense of desperation among residents eagerly awaiting a resolution.

After more than a decade, the City of Orillia will once again allow ice cream trucks on city streets.

The controversy surrounding whether or not to allow ice cream trucks on the streets in Orillia continues this week, with a vote determining if the truck ban will be lifted.

The controversy surrounding whether or not roving ice cream trucks in Orillia should be allowed continues, with some city councillors hoping to reverse the ban.

The City of Orillia is hoping more businesses will jump on board a program aimed at making the downtown core a safer place for residents and businesses.

Orillia city councillors are working to address the issue surrounding opioid-related overdoses.

Three Orillia organizations are receiving grant funding as part of the city’s 2022 General Grants Program.