Category Archives: Orillia News

A home in Severn is a total loss following a fire Sunday night. 34 firefighters battled the blaze on Brennan Line with mutual aid provided by Ramara Fire. The family that lived in the home was evacuat...

Work will begin soon on transforming the outdoor recreation space in foundry park which surrounds the Orillia Rec. Centre. Two new amenities will be built - a skatepark and pickleball courts. The Foun...

Orillia OPP are investigating a collision involving a pedestrian in the city, where the driver failed to remain at the scene. At around 5:45 on Friday afternoon, police were called to the scene after ...

The time it takes to get police record check done with the OPP has dramatically improved. Last year a significant backlog was creating a processing time of 12 to 14 weeks. After newly allocated resour...

Southern Georgian Bay OPP have charged one motorist with impaired driving after a traffic stop in Perkinsfield. At around 11:30 on Thursday morning, police stopped a vehicle while doing traffic enforc...

The City of Orillia has mobilized additional resources to assist with flood mitigation in the Cedar Island Road and Davey Drive area. As lake waters continue to rise into the weekend, the Province and...

Ninety-nine secondary school teachers in Simcoe County received layoff notices today. The Simcoe County District School Board delivered redundancy letters to 99 full and parttime secondary teachers wi...

Barrie Police have charged a man in connection with a historical sexual assault and believe there may be more victims. Thirty-eight year old Brice Bunn, also known as Brice Jacobs was charged with sex...

A program that trains family doctors in Orillia is growing. Five doctors in training will be coming to Orillia this year in a joint venture between Soldiers Memorial Hospital and the University of Tor...

The Barrie Police Major Crime Unit has released photographs of three women and are looking to the public to identify them. It's in connection with a shooting in the city's downtown early Easter Sunday...