Author Archives: Laura Hampshire

The Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (CWLB) is open for applications. Expanded access to CWLB is now in effect and Canadians in designated regions affected by lockdowns or qualifying capacity restrictio...

The New Year will bring a new and improved way to pay for Orillia Transit with the introduction of the Smart Pay Fare System. The Smart Pay Fare System will officially launch on Sunday (Jan 2), allowi...

You can celebrate "New Year's Eve with Mariposa". This past October, the Mariposa Folk Festival held the "Mariposa Satellite Concerts" series at various venues in and around Orillia. Various selection...

Another pandemic year is coming to an end. It's New Year's Eve, but due to the spread of the Omicron variant, many big celebrations in the region have been cancelled this year. To mitigate the transmi...

The County of Simcoe has been awarded a grant through the "New Horizons for Seniors" program. This $25,000 federal grant will be used to purchase additional Smart TVs and tablets to increase virtual p...

A R.I.D.E. check stop in Midland has resulted in the arrest of a 51 year old man. The OPP says a vehicle was stopped on Angela Schmidt Foster Road on Wednesday, when a drinking and driving investigati...

Temporary measures go into effect today at long-term care homes across the province. They include: Access to long-term care homes by general visitors will be paused. Designated caregivers may continue...

The City of Orillia is temporarily pausing public programming at its recreation facilities for at least two weeks, starting Friday. It says the impacts of COVID-19 have led to a staff shortage. "Simil...

Some footprints in the snow have helped the OPP arrest a theft suspect in Collingwood. Police responded to an alarm at a business on First Street in the early hours of December 10th, when officers fou...

If you're one of many last-minute shoppers, you might want to hit the malls sooner rather than later. Here's a look at some of your options on Christmas Eve Georgian Mall 8:30am-5pm Bayfield Mall 9:30...