Huronia Regional Centre
The Huronia Regional Centre (previously the Ontario Hospital School, Orillia, and initially the Orillia Asylum for Idiots) was an institution for developmentally disabled people operated by the government of Ontario, Canada between 1876 and 2009. After the closing of the school, and prompted by a class-action lawsuit, the government apologized for decades of neglectful abuse of the facility's residents and paid a settlement to surviving victims.
| Huronia Regional Centre | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Orillia, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 44.5798°N 79.4283°W |
| Organization | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Hospital school for developmentally disabled children |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Ontario Hospital School, Orillia; Orillia Asylum for Idiots |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
The Ontario Hospital School, Orillia served Central Ontario, including the Counties of Halton, Peel, York, Ontario, Simcoe and the Districts of Muskoka and Parry Sound.: 35
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