Author Archives: Laura Hampshire
Submissions Open Today For BMFA's 41st Annual Juried Art Show
Submissions open today for the 41st Annual Juried Art Show by the Blue Mountain Foundation For the Arts Online submissions will be accepted until March 12, 2021 and are open to all Ontario artists wit...
Feb 05, 2021
Public Invited To Muskoka Lakes 2021 Budget Meeting Today
A Special Meeting of Muskoka Lakes Council is being held today to get public input on the 2021 Draft Budget. The Township Budget is an important means of determining services and service levels in our...
Feb 05, 2021
Orillia Student Receives Georgian Acceptance Letter By Drone
Georgian College has used drones to deliver acceptance letters to future students. The #AirGrizzly made special deliveries to three very surprised Georgian College applicants this week who will be att...
Feb 04, 2021
Where's The Beef? Orillia OPP Found It
An alleged meat thief has been arrested in Orillia. Police say on Wednesday afternoon, a store reported that a shoplifter has just fled the business on foot, with a bag of stolen items. Officers atten...
Feb 04, 2021 hmboo Electrician and Adventurer / CC
SMDHU COVID-19 Thursday Update Includes 58 New Cases And Six Deaths
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 58 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths related to the virus in its latest update. The deaths reported today include one Orillia resident, and all are...
Feb 04, 2021
One Man Arrested, After Stolen Vehicle Crashes into Snowbank
A man faces charges after a car crashed into a snowbank in Gravenhurst. Bracebridge OPP were called to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 11 southbound, near Highway 118 on Wednesday afternoon. Pol...
Feb 04, 2021
Wastewater and Winter Maintenance Workers Going On Strike
Some wastewater and winter maintenance workers in Orillia are going on strike. Unionized staff in the Environment and Infrastructure Services Group represented by the International Brotherhood of Elec...
Feb 04, 2021 Source: City Of Orillia
Barrie Police Accused Of Excessive Force In Videos Posted Online
The Barrie Police Service has released a statement, after a video of an arrest downtown starting circulating on social media. In the video, a young man is seen on the ground with an officer on top of ...
Feb 04, 2021
BMVF Accelerated Winter Grant Program Recipients
The Blue Mountain Village Foundation has announced the recipients of its Accelerated Winter Grant Program. It identified 5 key social challenges that need immediate attention in the community: mental ...
Feb 04, 2021
Public Input Wanted At Two Collingwood Transit Meetings Today
The town of Collingwood is hosting two public meetings today on its Transit Service Review. The first will begin at 1pm, while the second starts at 4. The study will complete the following tasks: -Rev...
Feb 04, 2021