Orillia

Orillia, (2006 population 30,259 ; CA population 40,532 — 133rd largest Canadian city and 72nd largest metropolitan area in terms of population) pronounced ōrĭl'ēə, is a city located in Simcoe County in Southern (South-Central) Ontario, Canada, between Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe, 135 kilometres north of Toronto. Originally incorporated as a village in 1867, the history of what is today the City of Orillia dates back at least several thousand years. Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of fishing by the Huron and Iroquois peoples in the area over 4,000 years ago as well as sites used by Native Americans for hundreds of years for trading, hunting, and fishing. Known as the "Sunshine City", the city's large waterfront attracts many...