Author Archives: Laura Hampshire
Blue Rodeo Added To Mariposa Folk Festival Line-Up
Blue Rodeo has been added to the line-up at The Mariposa Folk Festival. The festival is set to return to Tudhope Park in Orillia, July 8-10 and tickets are on sale now. The Canadian band just performe...
Apr 12, 2022 Source: Mariposa Folk Festival
Graffiti Incident In Barrie Results In Two Arrests
Two 18 year olds have been arrested for mischief in Barrie. Police say a night of tagging and spray painting ended abruptly on Sunday night, when officers responded to a Commerce Park Drive business f...
Apr 12, 2022 Source: Barrie Police
Charges Laid Following Highway 11Crash In Oro
Charges have been laid following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 11 in Oro-Medonte that sent two people to hospital. It happened on northbound lanes of the highway just past Line 13 between a tractor t...
Apr 12, 2022 Source: OPP
Two Women Arrested In Orillia Shoplifting Investigation
A shoplifting investigation in Orillia has resulted in the arrests of two women. The OPP were called to a theft in progress at a business on Murphy Road on Saturday night, when officers located two su...
Apr 12, 2022 Source: OPP
Be Prepared For School Closures Due To Staff Shortages: SMCDSB
Dear Staff and Families, For many, the loosening of restrictions in Ontario was a welcome step forward. Unfortunately, it has also presented us with new challenges to overcome. As the virus continues ...
Apr 12, 2022
Two Impaired Drivers Arrested, One Who Went Through Police Barricades: OPP
Two people have been arrested and charged with impaired driving by Huronia West OPP. During the road closure for the fatal crash in Wasaga Beach, police began a separate investigation involving a car ...
Apr 11, 2022 Ontario Criminal Lawyers
Street Sweeping Begins In Collingwood and Wasaga Beach
Street sweeping and sand clean-up has started in Wasaga Beach. The Street Sweeping Program will take approximately five to six weeks to complete all of the streets in town. Motorists are requested to ...
Apr 11, 2022 Source: Town of Wasaga Beach
Register For This Year's Hike For Hospice
The Orillia Hike for Hospice will be taking place in-person this year. Hospice Orillia and Mariposa House Hospice are once again collaborating to host the annual fundraising event that helps ensure th...
Apr 11, 2022 Source: Facebook
Major Construction Project Begins In Duntroon
Major road construction and improvements are shutting down a portion of Concession 10 in Duntroon. It will be closed from former County Road 91 to 30/31 Sideroad starting today and the construction is...
Apr 11, 2022 Source: Clearview Township
Collingwood Foundry Hosting Pitch Night For Local Entrepreneurs
The Collingwood Foundry is giving aspiring entrepreneurs in South Georgian Bay a chance to promote their business idea. It is presenting Rising Tides - A Pitch Night on Tuesday, May 10th, when selecte...
Apr 11, 2022 Source: Collingwood Foundry