Author Archives: Laura Hampshire
Best and Worst Treats For Your Teeth: ODA
With plenty of candy being handed out this weekend, the Ontario Dental Association (ODA) is offering a friendly reminder about taking care of your mouth. It says nuts are a healthy snack alternative a...
Oct 29, 2020 Ontario Dental Association
OPP Offers Halloween Safety Tips
As Halloween quickly approaches, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) wishes to remind children and parents to practice safety precautions to make the evening a memorable one. HALLOWE'EN SAFETY TIPS: F...
Oct 29, 2020
Fire Destroys Port Stanton Landmark
A fire has destroyed a local landmark in Port Stanton. It broke out early Thursday morning at The old Stanton Brothers Convenience Store and Snack Bar, which has been located at the government dock fo...
Oct 29, 2020 Facebook: Cottagers Of The Severn River Unite
Arrest Made Following Thefts From Vehicles In Essa and Barrie
Police have made an arrest in connection with a number of thefts from vehicles parked at County forests in Barrie and Essa Township. Police say the thefts occurred during the month of September, and t...
Oct 29, 2020
Lakehead Plants Trees To Honour Pioneers
Lakehead University has celebrated the tremendous legacies of Orillia campus pioneers, Dr. Fred Gilbert and Dr. Kim Fedderson, with the planting of two trees to honour their legacy in leadership. Gilb...
Oct 29, 2020 City of Orillia Mayor Steve Clarke, former Orillia mayor Ron Stevens, and Dr. Dean Jobin-Bevans are pictured with Dr. Kim Fedderson (second from left) at the tree planted in his honour on the Orillia campus.
Police Trying To Identify Woman Whose Body Was Found In Lake Simcoe
York Regional Police are looking for the public's help in identifying a woman whose body was found in Lake Simcoe. Police say the woman was found dead in the lake near the government docks in Keswick ...
Oct 29, 2020 YRPS
Stayner Disturbance Leads To Arrest Of Teen Girls and Seizure of Drugs
A disturbance in Stayner has led to several drug charges against two teen girls. Police were called to a fight at a home on Saturday afternoon, where one girl had jumped from a second floor balcony an...
Oct 29, 2020 OPP
Oro-Medonte Fire Receives Funding Through Project Assist
Enbridge Gas is helping OroMedonte Fire & Emergency Services purchase firefighting training materials, through the Project Assist program. This year's $100,000 donation from Enbridge Gas will be s...
Oct 29, 2020 Town Of Oro-Medonte
Collingwood Museum Hosting Virtual Halloween Event Tonight
Collingwood Museum is offering a virtual Halloween event today. You can explore the spooky side of the Victorian era through a selection of macabre objects from the museum's artifact collection during...
Oct 29, 2020
Search Intensifies For Missing Bradford Teen
South Simcoe Police are intensifying their search for a missing 15-year-old Bradford boy. Siem Zerezghi was last seen at his home on Friday night and was reported missing the next day. Police say a la...
Oct 28, 2020