Author Archives: Laura Hampshire

A Coldwater resident is celebrating a recent lottery win. Andrew Price won 100-thousand dollars playing Encore, by matching the last six of seven numbers in exact order in the December 19, 2020 LOTTO ...

A traffic stop in Orillia has resulted in drug charges. Shortly after midnight, officers stopped a vehicle with a potentially dangerous defect on Matchedash Street North and recognized the passenger. ...

Students in Simcoe County and Muskoka will return to in-person learning on Monday. Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced today that the decision was based on the advice of the province's chief me...

February is WinterActive month in Orillia and the City has plenty of activities available for residents to stay active at home, including new virtual programs, events and activity boxes. "Staying acti...

Starting today, Public Health Ontario is ramping up capacity to screen all positive COVID-19 tests in Ontario for known variants. This new measure was announced earlier this week by Premier Doug Ford ...

A suspicious vehicle in a church parking lot in Bracebridge, has resulted in the arrest of an Orillia man. Police say they were called on Tuesday morning, about a man possibly sleeping in the vehicle,...

The latest update by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit includes 36 new COVID-19 cases, along with five deaths related to the virus. Three of the victims were from Barrie, while one was from Wasa...

The Township of Muskoka Lakes has retained The Planning Partnership to lead the development of a Community Improvement Plan (CIP) for the communities of Bala and Port Carling. A CIP identifies improve...

Registration is now open for the 2021 Virtual Polar Plunge in support of Special Olympics Ontario. The event encourages residents to get cold and creative for a worthy cause. All funds raised will sup...

A Go Fund Me account has been set up for an Orillia couple who lost their home in a fire. It broke out last Thursday night, destroying a home on Jameson Street and causing about 600-thousand dollars i...