Category Archives: Orillia News

On Sunday, February 5th shortly after 10:00 p.m., officers from the Barrie Police Service attended with the County of Simcoe Paramedic Services for a person who was reportedly in crisis at an apartmen...

Barrie is hosting Winterfest in the downtown core this weekend. Meridian Square and Heritage Park will be taken over by activities for the whole family. There are ice sculptures, lumberjack shows, and...

OPP have laid charges in relation to a fatal single-vehicle collision that took place last week in The Blue Mountains. On January 26th a grey-colored Mitsubishi Outlander SUV was traveling northbound ...

On January 28th at 9:15 p.m., OPP responded to an emergency call from a resident on First Street South in Gravenhurst. The caller fled after a person entered his home, harassed several people inside, ...

At Wednesday's Special Council Meeting, Council approved the 2023 Budget which will result in a 2.9% increase to the Town of Gravenhurst share of the tax rate for 2023. This was the first budget appro...

The Orillia Museum of Art & History (OMAH) recently held its Sir Sam's Society membership art exchange. Sir Sam's Society membership is an annual membership that is valued at $365, of which member...

On January 26th around 5:45 pm, Orillia OPP officers were dispatched to a theft in progress from a Monarch Drive area business. With the assistance of store staff, police were able to locate two indiv...

Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital is lobbying the province to get moving on plans for a new facility. Officials have launched their "Start Today, Serve Tomorrow" campaign, and they're looking for 5 ...

On Wednesday, January 11th the Barrie Police Service Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit arrested a 34-year-old Barrie man after a yearlong investigation. The male is now facing charges of Accessin...

Orillia is going back to the drawing board in its plans for a new greenhouse at Couchiching Park. The need to replace the building was first identified in 2015, and at the time council approved a desi...