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Barrie Burger’s Priest, Orillia Harvey’s help community with burger deals

With #GivingTuesday here, Harvey’s Orillia has announced it is partnering with Big Brothers, Big Sisters Orillia to offer 10 per cent of its sales to the charity today (Dec. 1).

Orders also count if made through or .

And is kicking off a 10-day contest today, to celebrate the chain’s 10th anniversary. In Barrie, the restaurant is at .

Wanting to give back to customers, they are giving away $10,000 cash as a prize. But the winner can’t keep the money themselves, they must give away to a deserving recipient.

The winner of the ‘give-away give-away’ will also be awarded free Burger’s Priest burgers for a year.

And for the 10th anniversary, the chain has reimagined the burger with a new invention, the First Ten burger, which is the ultimate COVID comfort food: a burger served between two full soft-baked doughnuts grilled with butter and topped with a dusting of icing sugar.

As part of their 10th anniversary plan, The Burger’s Priest will also be releasing a limited-edition series of “Have Faith” Canada logo branded hats, T-shirts and hoodies in-store and online.

“2020 has been an incredibly difficult, personally challenging and frustrating year for all of us, including the Burger’s Priest family and staff,” president and CEO of Crave It Restaurants Alex Rechichi said. “We are very fortunate to be in a position where we can pay it forward to our struggling peers and help support the Canadian restaurant industry that we love so much.”

Enter the contest by sharing or following #Firsten between Dec. 1 — Dec. 10 and sharing who they would give the $10k prize to, and why, in 140 words or a 15-second video.

The winner of the $10k cash award will be named on Dec. 14. Additional prizes include nine giveaways of free burgers for a year. Random giveaways will be awarded to customers that order the #Firsten burger in-store and online. Full details are available on .


Orillia councillor eyes Conservative nomination

A two-term Orillia councillor has his eyes on the seat occupied by Simcoe North’s longtime MP.

Mason Ainsworth hopes to secure the Conservative Party nomination for Simcoe North in advance of the next federal election.

“I just want to help more people in our communities,” he said.

Ainsworth is filling out the nomination package and hopes to follow in the footsteps of incumbent MP Bruce Stanton, who is not seeking a sixth term in Ottawa. 

An individual must secure party approval before throwing his or her hat into the ring as an official candidate.

Once an application is approved, candidates must undergo an interview process.

“If you get through all of that successfully, then you are approved to run as a candidate in the nomination process,” Ainsworth said.

“As there is a minority government, we are unsure of when the federal election will be,” he added. “As a result, at this point in time, we are not sure when the nomination date will be.”

Should he secure the nomination, Ainsworth said he would continue to fulfill his council duties, but would likely take a leave of absence during the election period.