'Once the result of a reconsideration motion is available, we will see what the next steps would be.' 'Due to the overwhelming public feedback in support of the previous years' See You on the Patio program, I am going to bring forward a reconsideration motion at a special meeting on Wednesday, April 27 with the possibility of financial support from the city,' he said in a statement to OrilliaMatters. The DOMB previously expressed financial concerns about continuing the program, but DOMB chair Michael Fredson said today he is going to bring forward a reconsideration motion at a special meeting of the board next week. 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.

Beast-man by Michael Fredson