Author Archives: Laura Hampshire
COVID-19, Cold & Flu Clinic At RVH Is Now Open Daily
Starting today, the COVID-19, Cold and Flu Clinic at RVH will begin to operate daily from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. It is located at 29 Sperling Drive, and appointments are required. They can be booked by call...
Nov 30, 2020
Feed Ontario Releases 2020 Hunger Report
A new report by Feed Ontario reveals 1 out of 2 food bank visitors is worried about facing eviction or defaulting on their mortgage in the next two to six months. In its 2020 Hunger Report released to...
Nov 30, 2020
Collingwood Policing Survey Ends Today
Collingwood and The Blue Mountains OPP is looking for resident feedback about safety concerns and police services in their neighbourhood. Today is the last day the police services board will be accept...
Nov 30, 2020
Have Your Say On Collingwood's Official Plan Today
Collingwood is updating its Official Plan - a guide for managing where, when & how the Town should grow. Residents are being asked to share their feedback at a couple of virtual sessions today and...
Nov 30, 2020
Ontario Doctors Say Masks Save Lives
Ontario's doctors say that wearing a mask or other face covering is one of the easiest and most effective things everyone can do to stop the spread of COVID-19 and save lives. Doctors working on the f...
Nov 29, 2020 Nenad Stojkovic / CC
Guns and Safe Stolen in Orillia Break-In
The OPP is investigating a break and enter in Orillia, where seven guns were stolen. Police say a home on Barrie Road was broken into last Thursday afternoon, when a gun safe, containing the firearms,...
Nov 29, 2020
Funeral Today For PC Marc Hovingh: Watch Online
OPP Constable Marc Hovingh is being laid to rest today. The 28-year veteran of the OPP was killed in the line of duty last week, after responding to a call about an unwanted man on a property in Gore ...
Nov 28, 2020 OPP
Orillia Courthouse Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19
An employee at the Orillia Courthouse on Memorial Avenue has tested positive for COVID-19. The Ontario Bar Association revealed the news on Twitter on Friday night. It said an Ontario Public Service e...
Nov 27, 2020 Canada247
Four New Projects Receive Downtown Improvement Grants In Orillia
The City of Orillia has presented more than $81,000 worth of grants to four new projects in the City's core through the final intake of the 2020 Downtown Tomorrow Community Improvement Plan grant prog...
Nov 27, 2020
Goodbye Rogers Centre?
There are reports today that the Rogers Centre could be demolished. The proposal from Rogers Communications is to reportedly demolish the old SkyDome and construct a new "natural grass" ballpark in it...
Nov 27, 2020 Ticketmaster