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Orillia City Council
Orillia City Council is the governing body of the city of Orillia, Ontario. Council is made up of 1 Mayor and 9 Councillors (2 per Ward): * Mayor Steve Clarke * Ward 1 - Whitney Smith and David Campbell * Ward 2 - Luke Leatherdale and Ralph Cipolla * Ward 3 - Jeff Czetwerzuk and Jay Fallis * Ward 4 - Janet-Lynne Dunford and Tim Lauer Mayors and Reeves * Steve Clarke 2014-Present * Angelo Orsi 2010-2014 * Ron Stevens 2003-2010 * Ted Emond 1986-1988 * Ken McCann * Clayton Albert 'Clayt' French * John Palmer * Isabell Post * Wilber Cramp * James Brockett Tudhope - Reeve and Mayor Town and City Halls * Tudhope Building 1997– present * 35 West St N ? - 1997 * Orillia City Hall Orillia is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is in Simcoe County between Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. Although it is geographically located within Simcoe County, the city is a single-tier municipality. It is part of the Huronia region of Cent ... 1895-1997 - multi use building; rebuilt after 1915 fire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Clark (politician)
Stephen or Steve(n) Clark(e) may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stephen Carlton Clark (1882–1960), art collector and president of the Baseball Hall of Fame * Steve Clark (tap dancer) (1924–2017), member of the tap-dancing duo The Clark Brothers * Stephen Clarke (writer) (born 1958), British journalist and novelist * Steve Clarke (drummer) (born 1959), British rock and heavy metal drummer * Steve Clark (1960–1991), British guitarist for rock band Def Leppard * Stephen Clark (playwright), British playwright, librettist and lyricist * Steven A. Clark, American pop and R&B singer, active 2011–present * Stephen Clark (musician), American bassist for heavy metal band Deafheaven * Steve Clarke, British rock bassist for Dumdums * Steve Clark (animator), animator and director of animated television series * Stephen Clarke-Willson, video game and software developer * Steve Clarke (''EastEnders''), fictional character in the British soap opera ''Eastenders'' Politics * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Act, 2001 (Ontario)
The ''Municipal Act, 2001'' (the Act) is the main statute governing the creation, administration and government of municipalities in the Canadian province of Ontario, other than the City of Toronto. After being passed in 2001, it came into force on 1 January 2003, replacing the previous ''Municipal Act, 1990''. This act and others before as Municipal (Corporation) Act are linked back to Baldwin Act, 1849, which replaced the ineffective District Council Act by establishment of responsible government. Functions There are complex rules as to which municipalities have authority to act on any given subject, which are summarized as follows in Section 11: See also * Revised Statutes of Ontario Revised Statutes of Ontario (RSO; French: Lois refondues de l'Ontario, LRO) is a consolidation of public acts in the province of Ontario. Each volume contains a consolidated version of all amended statutes in force, incorporating amendments passed ... References External links * Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tudhope Building
Tudhope Building is a multi-use building with western wing home to Orillia City Council since 1997 while the eastern wing is used as condominiums and as a satellite location for Lakehead University. From 1909 to 1990s it was a manufacturing facility. The building is named for James Brockett Tudhope, who founded the Tudhope Motor Company and later served as reeve/mayor of Orillia. Car Plant The building was formerly home to Tudhope Carriage and Motor Company built in 1909 and became home to the Tudhope Anderson Company'' from 1910 to 1936. War Production The building was a war plant supply military parts during World War I and World War II. OTACO/Redlaw Industries Tudhope Anderson Company was renamed as Orillia Tudhope Anderson Company (OTACO) in 1936 and switchted to producing consumer goods, sold to R.M. Barr (later as Bartaco) in 1961 and later sold to Redlaw Industries in 1984 which closed the plant in 1990. OPP Headquarters During the early 1990s the building was used as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orillia
Orillia is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is in Simcoe County between Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. Although it is geographically located within Simcoe County, the city is a single-tier municipality. It is part of the Huronia region of Central Ontario. The population in 2021 was 33,411. It was incorporated as a village in 1867, but the history of what is today the City of Orillia dates back at least several thousand years. Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of fishing by the Huron and Iroquois peoples in the area over 4,000 years ago, and of sites used by Aboriginal peoples for hundreds of years for trading, hunting, and fishing. Known as the "Sunshine City", the city's large waterfront attracts many tourists to the area every year, as do a number of annual festivals and other cultural attractions. While the area's largest employer is Casino Rama, overall economic activity in Orillia is a mixture of many different industries including manufacturing, government services, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada's most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast, and to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United States f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Brockett Tudhope
James Brockett Tudhope (March 21, 1858 – February 3, 1936) was a Canadian manufacturer and politician. Tudhope was born in Oro Township, Canada West in 1858, the son of William Tudhope, a carriage manufacturer, and Mary Reid. In 1897, he formed the Tudhope Carriage Company in Orillia with his brothers. In 1902, with partner Harry Anderson, Tudhope established a company which manufactured agricultural implements. Following a fire at the carriage factory, in 1909, he formed the Tudhope Motor Company which manufactured automobiles. Production was converted for military use during World War I and vehicle production was not resumed following the war. In 1928, a new company was formed that produced specialty metal products, such as electrical appliances. Following his death in 1936, his son took over the operation of the company. Tudhope was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1902 for the provincial riding of Simcoe East. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1905 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orillia Opera House
Orillia Opera House is a historic building in the city of Orillia, Ontario, Canada. It has been listed as a historic property under the Ontario Heritage Act. History The Richardsonian Romanesque building was built in 1895, replacing the first permanent town hall built in 1874, to house Orillia City Council and the local jail. The original structure was designed by Toronto architecture firm Gordon & Helliwell and completed in 1895. A fire in 1915 destroyed much of the building and was rebuilt (with plans from Burke, Horwood and White) less the south tower when it re-opened in 1917. The rebuilt structure retains Richardsonian Romanesque style. A new front entrance was completed in 1958. The building's interior consisted of Council chambers, a 905-seat auditorium, city hall offices, library, market stalls and jail. Orillia City Council vacated in 1997 and Orillia Opera became the sole tenant in the building. Gordon Lightfoot Auditorium The 700 seat auditorium served as a movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Councils In Ontario
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special district (United States), special-purpose district. The term is derived from French language, French and Latin language, Latin . The English language, English word ''municipality'' derives from the Latin social contract (derived from a word meaning "duty holders"), referring to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction (area), jurisd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
