Orillia City Council

Orillia City Council is the governing body of the city of Orillia, Ontario.

Orillia City Council
Type
Type	City Council
Term limits	None
History
New session started	December 1, 2022
Leadership
Mayor of Orillia	Donald McIsaac since December 1, 2022
Structure
Seats	9
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Municipal Act 2001
Elections
Last election	October 24, 2022 (9 seats)
Next election	October 19, 2026 (9 seats)
Meeting place
Orillia City Hall Orillia, Ontario
Website
Mayor and City Council

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

• 
  Orillia City Hall, Tudhope Building
• 
  Orillia City Hall/Town Hall

References

1. "Orillia...A Picturesque Summer Resort". Toronto Star, August 6, 1898.
2. "Mayors Elected". Hamilton Spectator, January 3, 1900.
3. "See Little Hope Of Settlement In Orillia Strike". The Globe and Mail, May 16, 1949.
4. "Dry Since 1907, Orillia Vofes For Beer and Liquor Stores". The Globe and Mail, November 29, 1950.
5. Arthur Cole, "Mayor of Orillia Is Fined $10 In Assault Case". The Globe and Mail, May 16, 1951.
6. John Brehl, "Orillia's Children Find St. Laurent Good Friend Greets Pal, 9, Hugs Girl". Torotno Star, August 29, 1952.
7. "Orillia Votes Down Plan to Erect New Hydro Plant". The Globe and Mail, September 15, 1953.
8. Dave Jensen, "50 Watch Orillia Demonstration: Doctor Turns on Brain Power, Clouds Disintegrate". The Globe and Mail, September 13, 1954.
9. "From Depression Era: Funny Money in Orillia Expires". The Globe and Mail, January 25, 1957.
10. "Six Cities Return Mayors By Acclamation". The Globe and Mail, November 24, 1958.
11. "McLean Elected Orillia Mayor In 2-Way Fight". The Globe and Mail, December 16, 1960.
12. "Major Election Results in Ontario". Kingston Whig-Standard, December 4, 1962.
13. "Orillia's mayor plans to retire". The Globe and Mail, November 14, 1968.
14. "Mclsaac first mayor in new city of Orillia". The Globe and Mail, November 19, 1968.
15. "Ontario Results". The Globe and Mail, December 2, 1969.
16. "Orillia mayor resigns office, cites bylaw case". The Globe and Mail, June 6, 1974.
17. "Mayor to Run". The Witness, November 20, 1974.
18. 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.
19. Dave Dawson, "Former Orillia mayor remembered as a 'true gentleman'". Orillia Matters, August 10, 2018.
20. Rudy Platiel, "Several long-serving mayors step down this year". The Globe and Mail, November 12, 1985.
21. Greg McGrath-Goudie, "'Making a difference': Ted Emond reflects on career in local politics". Orillia Matters, May 5, 2022.
22. Maureen Murray, "Orillia Mayor John Palmer was known as 'the big guy". Toronto Star, September 29, 1990.
23. Frank Matys, "Clayt French ‘left his mark on Orillia,’ says daughter". Orillia Today, December 27, 2017.
24. "Across the Province". Windsor Star, November 11, 1997.
25. "'True community leader': Orillia's longest-serving mayor mourned". Orillia Matters, October 21, 2024.
26. Frank Matys, "Orillia Mayor Angelo Orsi won’t seek re-election". Orillia Today, September 10, 2014.
27. Greg McGrath-Goudie, "'Fond memories': Steve Clarke reflects on eight years as mayor". Orillia Matters, November 5, 2022.
28. Greg McGrath-Goudie, "'Balancing act': Orillia Mayor reflects on first two years at city's helm". Orillia Matters, January 1, 2025.
29. "History of the Opera House". 17 March 2017.
30. "History of the Opera House". 17 March 2017.

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