Orillia City Council is the governing body of the city of Orillia, Ontario.
Council is made up of one mayor and nine councillors (two per ward):
- Mayor Donald McIsaac
- 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
- John Thompson
- T.H. Shepherd[1]
- James Brockett Tudhope - 1900[2]
- Crawford Goffatt
- William Sword Frost
- John Good
- W. M. Seymour — 1949[3]
- J. Austin Cook – 1950[4]
- Wilbur Cramp — 1951[5]
- J. Austin Cook — 1952[6]
- Wilbur Cramp — 1953[7]
- John R. MacIsaac – 1954-1955[8]
- Wilbur Cramp — 1956-1957[9]
- Arthur J. Truman — 1958-1959[10]
- George McLean — 1960-1962[11]
- John C. McDonald – 1963[12]
- Isabel Post – 1963-1968[13]
- Albert McIsaac – 1968[14]
- David G.R. Brown – 1969-1972[15]
- Jack Andre – 1973[16]
- Graham Card – 1973-1974[17]
- Frank Dolcort – 1974-1978[18]
- David MacDonald – 1978-1982[19]
- Patricia MacIsaac – 1982-1985[20]
- Ted Emond – 1985-1988[21]
- John Palmer – 1988-1990[22]
- Clayton Albert 'Clayt' French – 1990-1997[23]
- Ken McCann – 1997-2000[24]
- Ron Stevens – 2000-2010[25]
- Angelo Orsi – 2010-2014[26]
- Steve Clarke – 2014-2022[27]
- Donald McIsaac – 2022-present[28]
Town and City Halls
- Tudhope Building 1997– present
- 35 West St N ? - 1997
- Orillia City Hall 1895-1997 - multi use building; rebuilt after 1915 fire (completed 1917 and now Orillia Opera House)[29]
- Orillia Town Hall and Jail 1874-1890s - 1st permanent home and demolished to make way for 2nd city hall
- Temperance Hall 1867-1874[30] - temporary home
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Orillia City Hall, Tudhope Building
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Orillia City Hall/Town Hall
References
- ^ "Orillia...A Picturesque Summer Resort". Toronto Star, August 6, 1898.
- ^ "Mayors Elected". Hamilton Spectator, January 3, 1900.
- ^ "See Little Hope Of Settlement In Orillia Strike". The Globe and Mail, May 16, 1949.
- ^ "Dry Since 1907, Orillia Vofes For Beer and Liquor Stores". The Globe and Mail, November 29, 1950.
- ^ Arthur Cole, "Mayor of Orillia Is Fined $10 In Assault Case". The Globe and Mail, May 16, 1951.
- ^ John Brehl, "Orillia's Children Find St. Laurent Good Friend Greets Pal, 9, Hugs Girl". Torotno Star, August 29, 1952.
- ^ "Orillia Votes Down Plan to Erect New Hydro Plant". The Globe and Mail, September 15, 1953.
- ^ Dave Jensen, "50 Watch Orillia Demonstration: Doctor Turns on Brain Power, Clouds Disintegrate". The Globe and Mail, September 13, 1954.
- ^ "From Depression Era: Funny Money in Orillia Expires". The Globe and Mail, January 25, 1957.
- ^ "Six Cities Return Mayors By Acclamation". The Globe and Mail, November 24, 1958.
- ^ "McLean Elected Orillia Mayor In 2-Way Fight". The Globe and Mail, December 16, 1960.
- ^ "Major Election Results in Ontario". Kingston Whig-Standard, December 4, 1962.
- ^ "Orillia's mayor plans to retire". The Globe and Mail, November 14, 1968.
- ^ "Mclsaac first mayor in new city of Orillia". The Globe and Mail, November 19, 1968.
- ^ "Ontario Results". The Globe and Mail, December 2, 1969.
- ^ "Orillia mayor resigns office, cites bylaw case". The Globe and Mail, June 6, 1974.
- ^ "Mayor to Run". The Witness, November 20, 1974.
- ^ John Leblanc, "East York's Blair first to step down: Most mayors planning to seek re-election as Dec. 6 marks first, Ontario-wide civic vote". The Globe and Mail, August 11, 1976.
- ^ Dave Dawson, "Former Orillia mayor remembered as a 'true gentleman'". Orillia Matters, August 10, 2018.
- ^ Rudy Platiel, "Several long-serving mayors step down this year". The Globe and Mail, November 12, 1985.
- ^ Greg McGrath-Goudie, "'Making a difference': Ted Emond reflects on career in local politics". Orillia Matters, May 5, 2022.
- ^ Maureen Murray, "Orillia Mayor John Palmer was known as 'the big guy". Toronto Star, September 29, 1990.
- ^ Frank Matys, "Clayt French ‘left his mark on Orillia,’ says daughter". Orillia Today, December 27, 2017.
- ^ "Across the Province". Windsor Star, November 11, 1997.
- ^ "'True community leader': Orillia's longest-serving mayor mourned". Orillia Matters, October 21, 2024.
- ^ Frank Matys, "Orillia Mayor Angelo Orsi won’t seek re-election". Orillia Today, September 10, 2014.
- ^ Greg McGrath-Goudie, "'Fond memories': Steve Clarke reflects on eight years as mayor". Orillia Matters, November 5, 2022.
- ^ Greg McGrath-Goudie, "'Balancing act': Orillia Mayor reflects on first two years at city's helm". Orillia Matters, January 1, 2025.
- ^ "History of the Opera House". 17 March 2017.
- ^ "History of the Opera House". 17 March 2017.