![]() It grew in popularity over two summers.īut, at their April 12 meeting, the Downtown Orillia Management Board (DOMB) voted to reduce the program to just three "special event" nights over the course of the summer - a decision that has since sparked outrage from residents and business owners who value the program. Initially rolled out amidst stringent public health measures in 2020, the program closed stretches of Mississaga Street to vehicles on Friday and Saturday nights, which brought restaurant patios out to the roadside and encouraged pedestrian traffic throughout the downtown area. ![]() ![]() on Friday and Saturday nights, from the first weekend in July through to Labour Day. Three city councillors will be looking for support from their city hall colleagues Monday to resurrect the popular 'See You on the Patio’ program this summer.Ĭouncillors Ted Emond, David Campbell, and Ralph Cipolla will introduce a notice of motion at Monday evening's council meeting that calls for the program to once again run from 5 to 10 p.m. ![]()
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