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Cause it’s still being investigated. So trying to cause as little damage so the fire marshal can investigate. It’s not I. Full demo until otherwise

The following is from OrilliaMatters article, titled 'Owner vows to build 'something beautiful and meaningful' in wake of devastating downtown fire', written by Tyler Evans. ----------------- Pitcher is now faced with the financial burden of demolition, which is expected to cost between $400,000 and $500,000 - a cost not covered by his insurance. “The demolition company was contracted by the firefighters, so I had no choice in the matter,” he said, noting the expense will significantly impact the funds set aside for rebuilding.

Thank you.

As for the surrounding business, some have had to close, like Meridian Bank, due to smoke and water damage, but I know other business who have been affected have talked about reopening. Dr. Comics, who lost everything has said they look forward to hoping to reopen and even have had people reach out to offer comics. Time will only tell.

Thank you, and much appreciated!!

@ConnorEarlProductions 💖

Once this is all done and the demolition is fully complete, I will be compiling all my footage into one full length video and will post that. Will probably be a couple weeks before that is posted but stay tuned.

The entire historic Downtown Orillia and its buildings are filled with beautiful brick work, timber work, designs, and a true image of how life was over the years. The trick is to look up as a lot of this work is at the top of the buildings and not ground level.

The area was deemed unsafe due to the building so they couldn't move anything in the are till the area got safe. The letter 'A' and 'S' have been saved but the letter 'T' was damaged.

If you have never had to give credit to a large group of people who worked together on a task, I can assure you that it is easy to unintentionally miss giving credit where credit is due, and it certainly can be embarrassing, especially when it is a prepared statement. I would not be surprised that other groups and businesses were also not mentioned because Mayor McIsaac is not answering questions from a script, and he acknowledged his list was incomplete by referring to "so many other groups". We don't know if this was an arranged interview, or if Mayor McIssac was given the questions in advance. Just after Mayor McIssac was elected, I was with a group a restaurant, and one of the people in our group approached him and congratulated him. BUt my friend also asked the new mayor a question that was thoroughly answered. Mayor McIssac's answer flowed off his tongue without needing research and rehearsal, and that demonstrates the depth of his knowledge, and to me, his concern and care for our community. I would not be surprised that if Connor saw Mayor McIssac on the street and asked for an interview, our Mayor would step up to the plate unprepared. Connor's questions, sometimes hard to hear, focused on the fire department, not deaths or injuries. It was reported early in the media that there were no reported injuries. Mayor McIssac's answers focused more on the issues of displacement because he did not talk about the other issues related to infrastructure, such as ice on the roads from runoff, transit issues, and when local businesses can reopen. From the "About" section on his KZbin channel, I see that Connor started a television broadcasting and video production course at Canadore College in 2020, and that is not a journalism program. I tip my hat and say kudos to Connor for venturing into journalism, as this might be his first production. A seasoned journalist might have asked questions that would confirm there were no injuries, and that might have prompted and opened the door for Mayor McIssac to focus on the group you noted was missed. The bottom line is that Connor gave his best effort, and I am satisfied with, and appreciate his report. I am also satisfied with Mayor McIssac's responses.

It really is!

It is a sad time in Orillia's history.

The entire building will be demolished, however, because they have opened up the roads, the "fall area" is smaller, so they have to clear the current debris away before continuing the demo

As far as I know from what I've heard and have confirmed with the building owner, the second floor was commercial office space and not apartments.

I thought the coach in Canada were smarter than to do something so stupid as to let this guy out what was his excuse for starting a fire or do we have one?

The history will live on and stories like this are what will help tell the history of the building