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A black paneled cottage with a long deck that juts out into green-blue water
$1.5 million for a cottage compound on Lake Simcoe with 6 dwellings and 233 feet of waterfront
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Record snowfall in Orillia causes property damage; local steps in to help
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Man found dead on the shore of Lake Couchiching
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fireworks going off on Canada Day at Orillia's Couchiching Beach park
City of Orillia introduces new bylaw banning fireworks
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One person dead, one survivor after vehicle sinks in Lake Simcoe, Ont.
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Listing of the week: A winterized log cabin-style bungalow on Bass Lake listed for $980K
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Sisters of St. Joseph
Catholic congregation seeks charity to buy its eight-acre retreat on Lake Simcoe
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Orillia’s Island Princess cruise ship up for sale on Facebook Marketplace
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Petition to rename Ontario highway in honour of Gordon Lightfoot surpasses 11K signatures
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OPP recover body of missing kayaker
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PWC driver injured in crash with dock
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